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Re: Apple introduces iPad mini built for Apple Intelligence

#101

Post by fckgw »

tiffanyh wrote: post #87
jerojero wrote: post #3

I wish they had improved the screen a little bit as well. It makes sense to update the model with apple intelligence but that might not be enough for a lot of people to upgrade. Perhaps we're looking at a device that simply will be out of lineup soon (next few years). I do like this form factor a lot though, well, eventually we'll get foldable phones to become mainstream I hope.

> I wish they had improved the screen a little bit as well. What do you mean, the iPad mini has a higher ppi (326) vs iPad Air (264). I think the issue is that, iPad OS is scaling the display to a weird resolution. https://www.apple.com/ipad-mini/specs/ https://www.apple.com/ipad-air/specs/

Probably a 120hz screen like the Pro has

Re: Apple introduces iPad mini built for Apple Intelligence

#103

Post by volemo »

bananapub wrote: post #83
jerojero wrote: post #3

I wish they had improved the screen a little bit as well. It makes sense to update the model with apple intelligence but that might not be enough for a lot of people to upgrade. Perhaps we're looking at a device that simply will be out of lineup soon (next few years). I do like this form factor a lot though, well, eventually we'll get foldable phones to become mainstream I hope.

> It makes sense to update the model with apple intelligence but that might not be enough for a lot of people to upgrade. that's fine? it's a very mature segment - medium-price small screen tablet. it hasn't even really been updated since 2021, and that was basically new case+usb-c.

I thought the case and USB-C were in iPad mini already?

Re: Apple introduces iPad mini built for Apple Intelligence

#104

Post by michpoch »

fckgw wrote: post #101
tiffanyh wrote: post #87

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> I wish they had improved the screen a little bit as well. What do you mean, the iPad mini has a higher ppi (326) vs iPad Air (264). I think the issue is that, iPad OS is scaling the display to a weird resolution. https://www.apple.com/ipad-mini/specs/ https://www.apple.com/ipad-air/specs/

Probably a 120hz screen like the Pro has

Then it’d also get the IPad Pro price?

Re: Apple introduces iPad mini built for Apple Intelligence

#106

Post by michpoch »

fckgw wrote: post #102
hnburnsy wrote: post #51

Ugh, that bezel. Will full coverage screens with a software driven, virtual bezel every be a thing?

iPads need to have some sort of bezel, else how are you going to hold the thing? iPhones you can grip the sides, iPads not so much.

iPhone 16 pro max is almost there with the screen size, also a two-hands device

Re: Apple introduces iPad mini built for Apple Intelligence

#107

Post by NotYourLawyer »

smileybarry wrote: post #95
marbletiles wrote: post #7

The 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.

Speaking of screens, I wonder if they fixed the jelly scroll. It doesn’t bother me that much on my mini, but it would be ridiculous to keep that flaw as-is in the newer gen.

The what?

Re: Apple introduces iPad mini built for Apple Intelligence

#108

Post by ChuckMcM »

In many ways (no pun intended :-)) I would relate to having an iPad mini and a much much dumber phone which was just text/chat and voice. I have gotten there because I'm constantly in this weird tension between wanting a bigger screen on my phone because the app I'm using and wanting a smaller phone so that it is easier to pocket and carry around. A friend of mine did the folding screen phone thing and that has its advantages but I really like a small phone (and ideally with a long battery life so no 1000 nit screens on it). Definitely first world/21st century problems :-). I do find engineering tradeoffs in product design an interesting thing though.

Re: Apple introduces iPad mini built for Apple Intelligence

#109

Post by macintux »

tommica wrote: post #98
JumpCrisscross wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What’s with the sour grapes? I can’t afford a Pagani. Doesn’t mean I can’t appreciate the engineering.

Not sure why you're calling me "sour grapes"? I only lamented the fact that I could not afford the thing

"Commodity products for premium price" definitely sounds like sour grapes.

If the products are actually commodity, just buy something else.

Re: Apple introduces iPad mini built for Apple Intelligence

#110

Post by zie »

dumbo-octopus wrote: post #47
zie wrote: post #39

Earlier 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?

It clearly wasn't ready. My guess: the powers that be decided they had to make a public showing of being an AI company, hence the giant marketing push ahead of release.

It's unknown how useful any of this will be in day to day use-cases.

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