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Re: Apple introduces iPad mini built for Apple Intelligence

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Post by FirmwareBurner »

Tagbert wrote: post #317
metadat wrote: post #182

Why is the bezel so thick? A 1-2cm bezel around the entire "mini" device seems a bit odd, given that the iPad Mini is a relatively tiny device and phones these days come with a 1-2mm bezel (10x less useless border). Is it a cost saving measure / sneaky margin increaser, or what might be the motivation? Edit: Touch interference is a good idea. Still, from the picture, it looks like the bezel could be half as thick and…

Bezels are useful for devices that you can’t just hold in the flat of your hand. Provides a place to hold on to. Also, this is an LCD screen. The substrate is rigid. An OLED, like on the iPhone is on a flexible substrate and can be bent at the edges to connect to the circuit board. That lets you put the screen closer to the edge.

I have had phones and tablets with IPS displays with way thinner bezels so that argument is void.

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Post by FirmwareBurner »

JimDabell wrote: post #376
1oooqooq wrote: post #256

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> overwhelming with 5 sizes already. without jobs it's just a matter of time they go back to being "just an expensive dell" like before

Steve Jobs has been dead for 13 years. Whatever was going to happen without him already has.

It can take a long time for corporate culture to rot. It took Google about 15-20 years to fully reach their villain arc.

Currently they have Tim Cook at the helm whi is good at continuing Job's vision as the two worked very close for a long time, so the big question is what happens after Cook leaves.

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Post by c120 »

ChuckMcM wrote: post #108

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 a…

The combination of an Iphone Mini and an Ipad Mini really works well - alas apple decided that they no longer will make reasonably sized phones...

Re: Apple introduces iPad mini built for Apple Intelligence

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Post by L3viathan »

cujo wrote: post #383
joha4270 wrote: post #368

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What better system can you think off? That allows calling the doctor, a restaurant, or that friend-of-a-friend who is selling a tractor? Without requiring people self-host a brunch of infrastructure (I like self-hosting stuff, most people wouldn't) Also, inertia

i think the problem isn't the phone number, but the special hardware/vendor lock in that is required for it. if you travel a lot or live in a country where it is just easy to cross borders as a part of life, it quickly becomes obvious that being tethered to a regional provider for your phone number is a problem. you end up paying ridiculous roaming fees to keep your number active in the other country, or you lose any…

> if you [] live in a country where it is just easy to cross borders as a part of life, [] providers still charging ridiculous fees

What places other than the EU does the "easy to cross borders as a part of life" apply to?

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Post by lnenad »

qnleigh wrote: post #322
ChuckMcM wrote: post #108

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 a…

A pro of foldables is that you mostly use the outer screen, but the battery is big enough to handle the inner screen. So you get excellent battery life for daily use. If you only use the inner screen for reading in dark mode the battery life is also excellent. Also at least for the Galaxy Fold, when folded the phone is narrow enough to use one-handed and hold securely.

I've gotten myself a Honor Magic V3 and I am blown away by how good this phone is. Screen quality, battery life, camera. For me this is the holy trinity. Unfortunately now I can never go back to normal phones. I am waiting for the Huawei Mate XT second gen and making the switch.

Re: Apple introduces iPad mini built for Apple Intelligence

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Post by Etheryte »

c120 wrote: post #392

Looks like this is eSIM only - which is a show stopper. I'll have to research if they release a SIM mobile option somewhere on earth, if not, I'll probably stick with my current Mini 5 a bit longer (or pick up a discounted Mini 6 for the wait)

Why would that be a show stopper? eSIM is incredibly widely available (see [0] and [1]), you have a number of choices in most countries these days.

[0] https://support.apple.com/en-us/101569

[1] https://esim-world.com/

Re: Apple introduces iPad mini built for Apple Intelligence

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Post by Etheryte »

Aeolun wrote: post #207

Can I just get a a flagship iPhone sized like an iPhone SE please?

My theory is that this will only ever happen if battery technology improves enough that they can get the same battery life as current flagship models, but in that smaller form factor. People may say they don't care about battery life or charging, but if a year or two in you have to charge every night, it is an inconvenience, even if not front and center. I suspect this is one of the main reasons they don't want to do that right now, they don't want to create this image of oh damn, my Apple device is out of battery again.

Re: Apple introduces iPad mini built for Apple Intelligence

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Post by donatj »

metadat wrote: post #182

Why is the bezel so thick? A 1-2cm bezel around the entire "mini" device seems a bit odd, given that the iPad Mini is a relatively tiny device and phones these days come with a 1-2mm bezel (10x less useless border). Is it a cost saving measure / sneaky margin increaser, or what might be the motivation? Edit: Touch interference is a good idea. Still, from the picture, it looks like the bezel could be half as thick and…

I upgraded to an M2 Air from an iPad 7 a couple months ago, My biggest complaint apart from the worse battery life is that there is no way to safely hold the thing one handed while walking while not be interacting with the screen.

Give me somewhere to hold the thing!

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