So it's useless in Europe
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Apple introduces iPad mini built for Apple Intelligence
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Re: Apple introduces iPad mini built for Apple Intelligence
#62Earlier quoted context omitted.
Some of it is available in the beta's, but no, it's not released to stable yet.
Which boggles the mind… did nobody tell the software team that a release was coming?
Apple doesn’t have a reputation for letting engineers slack. I have to guess they are working like dogs to meet some standard before they are willing to release.
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#63Ugh, that bezel. Will full coverage screens with a software driven, virtual bezel every be a thing?
Ugh, my batteries need recharging.
Will nuclear powered phones with built-in fusion reactors that never need recharging ever be a thing?
Re: Apple introduces iPad mini built for Apple Intelligence
#64Looks really nice, wish could afford it, but Apple products are so expensive... Commodity products for premium price
There is a definite lack of worthy competitors to the iPad Mini in the market.
Most other tablets are 10" or larger. The only other contemporary tablets I've found in that size have had very low-end specs in comparison.
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#65I still remember the Steve Jobs era when people would praise Apple for having a simple lineup of devices, in contrast to Android, which had some crazy amount of variants of every device. How times have changed.
Regarding variants, it continue to be more complex to buy a Microsoft Windows notebook.
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#66It's sad that "ultraportable iPad" marketing works, but "ultraportable iPhone" does not make sense for most people. iPhone 13 mini was the last flagship smartphone with such dimensions.
The typical iPhone Mini product cycle: Make iPhone Mini -> Mini only accounts for 10% of sales -> Cancel iPhone Mini -> Notice that 10% of iPhone customers haven't updated for 3 or 4 cycles -> Make iPhone Mini -> Suffer crippling corporate amnesia -> I'm expecting the brain worms to reach step 4 of the corporate consciousness cycle around the next generation or so.
I wonder if that was their attempt to make the iPhone SE have a legitimate place with the other iPhones? Not sure, but it is interesting that no matter what, they always sell the SE.
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#67The mini is the absolute sweet spot for me - enough portability that I don’t mind the many restrictions of iPad OS. But the A-line chips and low-quality screen are problems, and not being able to properly dock it at a monitor is a real hinderance. None of those are addressed here, unfortunately.
> and not being able to properly dock it at a monitor is a real hinderance
Can you expand on that? It seems to support DisplayPort over USB-C, and there are a number of 1st and 3rd party adapters that have DP out, power in, and a USB2.0 plug for your other devices. What does “properly” docking it look like?
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#68Nice choice, always been my favorite size. Surprised though that they don't have an option with cellular so you can have always-on data access (i.e., with a data-only plan). Updated: my bad, it does come with cellular -- it's just not advertised on the main product page
I'm seeing it on the Ireland store, for 170 eur.
Same in US, $150.
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#69Is there somewhere where this Apple Intelligence can be used ?
You can get it in the public betas, but it’s very underwhelming and not useful. I’m surprised they’re talking this up so much to be honest.