Same stuff. Benchmarks favorably against the current competition.
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The iPad Mini
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Same stuff. Benchmarks favorably against the current competition.
LyleLanley
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Spooky avatar month. Alternatively, insert a joke about Android or iOS here.
Bomber Bob
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way way too expensive
you know that the iPad3 performs worse than the iPad2 right?
Always-honest
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will not even consider one. My iPad3 is perfect. Smaller would be weird.
And, waayy too expensive.
And, waayy too expensive.
KernelPanic
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iPad 2 gets very little IOS6 features ..hmm
Betta Lines
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Yes.
LyleLanley
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Yup.
For real, thats probably the main reason the already update the 3rd gen ipad to a 4th instead of a refresh, so the A6X chip could finally run the retina resolution whitout the hiccups the A5X did
Alligatorjandro
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$329?
LOL
LOL
LyleLanley
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I think the real reason they updated it was to get lightning in there.
Crapple!
UltraMagnanimous
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Using AND holding something with one hand is not the same as holding something in a hand.
What are you talking about bad specs? The iPad 2 still benchmarks faster than almost all tablets. This has the same specs as the iPad 2.
Baconsammy
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Ahead in build quality, so far behind in resolution and processor.
The real reason is both.
Am I the only one who thinks that the bezel is way too thin?
The key feature for a 7" tablet is that you can hold it in one hand, yet with that bezel you either trigger the touch-screen accidentally more than you want or you have to hold it in a way that becomes uncomfortable very quickly.
Just because you make the device smaller doesn't mean that the hand that operates it scales with it.
The key feature for a 7" tablet is that you can hold it in one hand, yet with that bezel you either trigger the touch-screen accidentally more than you want or you have to hold it in a way that becomes uncomfortable very quickly.
Just because you make the device smaller doesn't mean that the hand that operates it scales with it.
Yes it's all fanboy sheep buying these by the millions. lmao
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
Wait... it has a lower DPI than the Nexus 7? That's really disappointing IMO.
Baconsammy
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Heck no it isn't, but it is sheep that defend the stupid price, the removal of optical drives from a 1300 dollar desktop computer etc. Apple haters are bad, but Apple defenders can be just as pathetic.
Vyse The Legend
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What hiccups? I went from an iPad 1 to an iPad 3, and the latter is butter smooth -- not blazingly fast but runs very well.
Baconsammy
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Will iPad Mini get turn-by-turn and Siri? I think that's all most people getting one will care about. It's not like the new iOS is any good or being raved about for its awesomeness.
iPad 3 is definitely not butter smooth. It has huge issues switching perspective, especially with video playing. In comparison, iPad 2 is much much better. The new version of the retina iPad will definitely take care of that.
TOP SHOTTA
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No, to his point they actually talk about thinning the bezel to accomodate using it, not just holding it. This stuck out to me too. It bugged me. Everything is the perfect size down to a fraction of a millimeter... until it isn't.
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
Well what do you expect, really. In marketing speak, every product they release is the most perfect thing ever, all other designs are against nature.... until they design a new product.
Shai-Tan
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I think it's a bit of a form factor fail. One thing I love about my Nexus 7 compared to my ipad 2 is the ability to comfortably palm, especially while walking around, or stick it in my pocket for a few minutes. The new ipad mini is 0.6 inches wider than the Nexus 7. I was never in the market for the mini anyway considering I already have an ipad 2 and feel the N7 isn't even powerful enough on the CPU end but I think they miss the boat on what is compelling about the 7" form factor. I feel like they could even shrink the bezel on the N7 a bit more (it's about as wide as a finger)
Vyse The Legend
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Huh? I've been using one for months. It's absolutely fine. Maybe I'm just not a nitpicker. *shrug*
The iPad 2 has a terrible resolution and a chipset that gobbles it up; the iPad 3, on the other hand, has a chipset that works well -- just well. It may not overpower the resolution, but it's silly to say it cannot handle it.
Not buying one, $330 is asking a lot for a device that is only a marginal step above its' much cheaper competition at this point. It's not a bad product by any stretch of the imagination, it just looks a bit strange when compared to a Nexus 7 or even the $70 more expensive iPad 2.
Baconsammy
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They're obviously scared of the Nexus. Only reason to childishly make those comparisons, which is odd for Apple to do.
It's not remotely nitpicking to point out that the current processor is fast enough to power all the pixels, but has a hard time powering newer apps. It's most likely why they switched to the new chip so fast. The old one was showing its age nearly the same day it was released.
Looks Sexy
That bezel is razor thin on the left and right.
I don't think they are scared per se, it was just... I dunno, odd. I mean, they put the Nexus right up there on the screen during their conference lol. Usually they will make a quip or two about the 'other guys', but these last few years, they have gotten pretty direct. They are ACTING scared, but I dont see any reason why they would or should be. Its amusing though.
WordAssassin
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Oh Jesus Christ I have to have it. I didn't want to because it's $30 more than it should be but holy fuck I just can't help myself.
You went frok a 1st gen to a 3rd, obviously will be better, but the reality is that the low res if the 2nd gen iPad allows for a faster and better performance iPad than the third, and yes, the A5X can handle that hi res screen, but not as well as the A5 handled the iPad 2 one, and in some cases is so noticeable that isn't surprising Apple had to put a new chip this soon
I don't think it's meant to hold it like the current iPads though.
But I have to hold this Mini in person first.
CharminUltra
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Sometimes I wonder if people really believe this, or that the iPad Mini will not steamroll the Nexus >insert whatever name they come up with on the 26th< this holiday season.
LyleLanley
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Yup, we're in an Apple thread.
Shai-Tan
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Did the Trip Advisor Android App seriously regress or something? Thats actually pretty hilarious if it did, or if they are advertising proper tablet layouts for the Android app when they know it doesn't actually have it.
I tried it on the Nexus 7 and it looks like it isn't updated properly to the tablet interface. The screen shot there you posted is on the app page but it looks like it's from a full sized tablet interface (the bar on the bottom is only on 10" or bigger tablets). So they haven't updated it for whatever reason. Most of the apps I use have had N7 updates a long while ago though I guess there are some that haven't bothered to fix yet. It's also a bit misleading however considering almost every app that isn't updated has an alternative that probably is.