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Would you buy an ipad mini without a retina screen?
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Of course. If it had Retina display it would have a ten pound battery and be as fat as the iPad 3 taking twenty years to charge. That's why people prefer the iPad 2 over the New iPad to begin with.
I was going to get a mini if it had Retina. Since it will not, I am no longer interested. iPad 3 for me.
The 10" iPad has Retina, The iPhone has Retina. Apple would be nuts to come out with a non-retina iPad mini.
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It is an Apple product..which means that customers expect something of higher quality than the competition. I don't think a display that is merely the equal of any other 7 inch tablet out there will do. For Apple it needs to be something better.
Instantly! For me the original iPad is redundancy with the MBP and MBA being so great. I want a replacement for my Kindle Fire which is the perfect form factor for my reading off-laptop. The Fire is way too buggy and it would be nice to have a reader that is more like the MB.
Not true. The 7.85" screen would either use the original iPhone's 163 ppi LCD panels to get the same resolution as the original iPad, or use the Retina iPhones' 326 ppi LCD to get the same resolution as the Retina iPad 3. Yes that's right, the same 2048 x 1536 resolution as the 9.7" iPad Retina display, but in 7.85" form. No one has mentioned this yet on the internet that I've seen.
I have an iPad 3 but was fine with my iPad 2 screen so retina is not a deal-breaker for me. In fact, I bought iPad 2's for my parents this summer after release of iPad 3 because I didn't think the difference would be there for them. However, iPad Mini price point < $300 with 16GB is a must for me. I know what my kids will be getting for Christmas 2012 if this is released. In fact, I'm leaning towards Nexus 7 gifts instead if the Mini does not arrive with comparable specs/price point this fall.
Last fall I bought a Vizio Tab (which I returned after a week) which was not a very good tablet, but had the form factor of this rumored iPad Mini. It had an 8" 4:3 1024x768 display. I actually was quite comfortable with that resolution and size. While retina would be better of course, I'd be fine with a screen and res of this spec.
That second part is interesting. I didn't know there were two retina PPIs, and it makes me really not like the "retina" term.
Now I believe the first iPad Mini will be non-retina and the second gen retina. Always got to save something for the next revision!
An iPad Mini with a Retina display would be an instant buy for me. I love the iPad but I'd prefer a smaller screen for games.
What if is like the current ipod touch , not really like the iPhone screen but almost
The ipod touch screen is not retina. Right? Is like one step down
The ipod touch screen is not retina. Right? Is like one step down
non retina would make no sense seeing how the iPad, iPhone, and macbook pro all have it, and we know future macbook air models will be getting it
I wouldn't mind even a full sized iPad without retina. If litterally 50% of the GPU wasn't going toward the retina, the "console quality" games we have now would be eye-sores in comparison to what we could have.
I personally doubt the iPad mini will have retina, it will have the same resolution as either the iPad 1 or iPhone 4. It will still be a very decent resolution whichever they pick, but it won't be true retina.
I personally doubt the iPad mini will have retina, it will have the same resolution as either the iPad 1 or iPhone 4. It will still be a very decent resolution whichever they pick, but it won't be true retina.
Along with my ipad 3 i recently got a google nexus 7. The non retina screen is as clear as the ipad's retina. It's actually better at least to my eyes. Btw the n7 does everything the ipad does including all the same apps. Its only missing the rear camera. If the ipad mini doesnt come with a rear camera i wont buy it.
Make a poll!
I wouldn't either. I would prefer no (rubbish) camera + retina. OR a 8mp iphone4s rear camera + no retina.
One or the other....why have a rear camera that doesn't take adequate photos? Have something worthy or nothing at all.
I wish we could find out from now cause then that will save me the wait and i'll just go straight for a nexus 7. Otherwise i'd happily take a ipad mini
If the 7" is priced as the Kindle, and if I had not an iPad already, I would go ahead and buy it.
However, I am not really getting much of the utility for a mini iPad. The 10" one is already killing the competition in pretty much every market it is in (I can stand corrected on this one
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What would be the point if not to take sales out of the original iPad ?
Yes, someone can break it to me like I'm a 5 year old (thanks Micheal Scott haha).
However, I am not really getting much of the utility for a mini iPad. The 10" one is already killing the competition in pretty much every market it is in (I can stand corrected on this one
). What would be the point if not to take sales out of the original iPad ?
Yes, someone can break it to me like I'm a 5 year old (thanks Micheal Scott haha).
Wont' buy one either way. For my usage habits a 7" screen is too small, just as much as a 4.8" screen is too big.
10" iPad and iPhone with a 4-4.3" screen size is a better combo imo.
10" iPad and iPhone with a 4-4.3" screen size is a better combo imo.
The "better" compared to the 7-8" competition is going to be iOS, usability and battery life.
That's enough "better" to capture this market by storm.
All the retina display would do is make it more expensive. The target audience for the ipad mini is the more cash strapped tablet audience, they want an Apple tablet as cheaply as possible.
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