Apple introduces iPad mini built for Apple Intelligence

Post by nathanasmith » Wed, Oct 16, 2024, 5:47 PM UTC

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…

Post by tcdent » Wed, Oct 16, 2024, 5:57 PM UTC

tigereyeTO wrote: post #464

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 good. Bezels are GREAT. They give you something to hold without interacting with the screen. If you've ever used a device with edge-to-edge, you know you have to hold it like a diva with 10-inch nails—it is neither comfortable nor effective. In my opinion, the industry's trend towards smaller-and-smaller bezels has made it MORE difficult to interact with them than the advances gained by having a few millim…

Post by kmeisthax » Wed, Oct 16, 2024, 8:24 PM UTC

nimar wrote: post #426

kmeisthax wrote: post #153

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If you meant "not having Stage Manager", I'm genuinely surprised the A18 Pro wasn't considered powerful enough to run it, given that it outperforms the M1 that was. The only thing I could think of is that Apple thinks the smaller screen is too small for Stage Manager. I still think they should support it anyway, even if only for three apps at a time on the primary display. iPadOS is weirdly bifurcated into two differ…

check out: https://github.com/straight-tamago/misakaX it allows you to enable stage manager on an ipad mini without problems and without needing to jailbreak or similar :). the only gotcha is, that the ipad mini doesn't support more than 1080p output, therefore, if you connect a 4k screen it will remain blank. would love to know if the ipad mini 7 now supports 4k - would actually be a meaningful upgrade then.

Post by mulderc » Wed, Oct 16, 2024, 8:34 PM UTC

a9a wrote: post #326

mulderc wrote: post #159

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I am moving away from my phone to just using my Apple Watch/AirPods then pulling out the mini when I need something it can't cover.

I would love to do this.. if only there were Uber/Lyft options on the watch

Post by mbirth » Wed, Oct 16, 2024, 10:24 PM UTC

paul7986 wrote: post #325

Apple Intelligence more like Apple Idiotic as ... - Today the summary it gave to an iMessage was "Going to sleep, talk to you tomorrow." The girl and I scheduled a video chat date and she said nothing of the sort rather, "Getting ready for tomorrow (along with some other stuff), talk to you soon." - Siri is still stupid especially compared to ChatGPT on the same iPhone. I use ChatGPT.. speak to it to count my calorie…