Won't the resolution on the iPad mini be a problem?

It's the exact same resolution on a smaller screen.. Developers have to do absolutely nothing to their existing apps..

 

Resolution won't be, but screen size might be.

Developers will probably start developing apps with both screen sizes in mind.

I can't see it being a massive issue though.

 

The size difference isn't dramatic enough to warrant UI changes in 99.99% of cases.

One of the big reasons they went with this size screen is so that developers wouldn't need to do anything, and customers get instant gratification.

 

No, because it's only 2 inches which is not that very much.

If you're talking about games, I can say (because I have the Kindle Fire), that something on a 10.1 inch screen looks just as great on a 7". Being that the Mini has almost an inch more, it's going to be much better even.

 

Here is a post from Gruber on this issue. http://daringfireball.net/2012/08/ipad_mini_even_througher

 

It sounds like it shouldn't be an issue of screen size shrinking, but the PPI and the physical size of the icons and such. If I read all the info correctly, the iPad mini's PPI is the same 163 as the iPhone 3GS, so there should be no problem with the majority of the tappable areas in most apps. That PPI worked on the iPhones prior to the 4 just fine, so it shouldn't be a problem here.

 

That's a good point about the minimum size of the buttons. The numbers all made sense before all the retina era. The resolution war feels alot like the camera megapixel war. I'll be happy when it's to the point we don't worry about it anymore. Maybe after the iphone goes to 4k. The thinness issue is getting to be a bit much now too. Can we agree everything is thin enough? Next time add more battery.

 

i won't be satisfied with thinness until I'm holding razor blade shaped iphones and iPads

 

My first impression when I saw the iMac during keynote, "will it cut?"

 

Here's what the text looks like:

 

Its the same pixel count, layout as an iPad 2 and they work just fine

 

it will be somewhat sharper than the ipad 2 since the pixels are more densely packed

 

It's EXACTLY like an iphone 3GS - just look at an ipod 2nd gen if you have one laying around. See the pixels? Now the same pixels will be present but spread all around at 7.9".

 

It looks great on an ipad2, it will look even better on a mini.

 

iPad mini is 163 PPI. Same PPI as original iPhone and iPod touch. Meaning 44x44 px touch targets are the exact same physical size.

It is smaller than the original iPad's larger 132 PPI, but it is a smaller device.