iPad or iPad mini?
As a owner of a first generation iPad I am anxiously awaiting news on the iPad 5 and iPad mini 2. I am curious to those that have owned both as to which one you preferred most.
Visiting the Apple store I like the feel of the mini but I haven't ever thought my iPad 1 was to big. Just looking for opinions as well as pros and cons for both.
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What are you looking for?
Meaning they're totally different things.
As someone who has been able to use both extensively (but who only owns the iPad), the real iPad is the only iPad worth using. But apparently it depends on personal preference rather than knowing the tiny one isn't better at anything it does except weighing less. It's better at weighing less.
Oh, that's a given. The iPad mini has an A5 and the iPad has an A6X. That means the next ones will have A6 and A7X, respectively.
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Oh, that's a given. The iPad mini has an A5 and the iPad has an A6X. That means the next ones will have A6 and A7X, respectively.
Probably A6X for the ipad mini 2. The iPad mini 2 is expected to be a retina ipad shrunk down to 7.9", which means it needs 1gb ram and A6x processor to power that retina display properly.
I expect A7x and 2gb ram for ipad5.
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As someone who has been able to use both extensively (but who only owns the iPad), the real iPad is the only iPad worth using. But apparently it depends on personal preference rather than knowing the tiny one isn't better at anything it does except weighing less. It's better at weighing less.
As someone who owns both, the iPad mini is the only iPad worth using. Weighing less is precisely what makes it much better than the bulky one for nearly everything (except, perhaps, watching videos). To each his own
Doing work, playing games, using apps…
I don't play games. Doing work and using apps is exactly what the mini is best for, whenever I'm on the coach, bed, or public transport. The macbook, mini and iphone are the perfect combination for me.
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Oh, that's a given. The iPad mini has an A5 and the iPad has an A6X. That means the next ones will have A6 and A7X, respectively.
Not necessarily. The 32nm A5 was chosen for the iPad Mini as Apple did not have an inexpensive SoC alternative at the time of launch.
An A7 and A7X will likely use IT's PowerVR Series 6. The PowerVR Series 5 inside previous Apple SoCs do not offer key API support for new industry standards.
I believe the iPad Mini 2 will likely use a new variant such as the A7. It would be strange of Apple to fragment devices launching so close together.
The A6 SoC is rather outdated, even the S4 Pro inside of the 2013 Nexus 7 can offer higher performance than the A6, as well as offer support for the latest APIs.
Just my 2 cents.
Do you think the iPad 5 will have the same new features that the 5S is supposed to have? ie the fingerprint security or anything else Apple may have up its sleeve?
I would hope the iPad Mini 2 would also have the same features that the iPad 5 will receive but I have my doubts.
Giving this thread a bump. Hoping for some more opinions now that the event is just days away
Giving this thread a bump. Hoping for some more opinions now that the event is just days away
A Bay Trail + Windows 8.1 tablet is your best option for a tablet these days. Leagues ahead of any iOS or Android device in terms of software and API support. Companies such as ASUS, Dell, Lenovo, HP, Sharp, Fujistu, etc. already have devices on the market or in the works that would fit just about anyone's needs at 8inch up to 10inch.
Bay Trail is x86-64 hardware running a complete version of Windows, this is not to be confused with Microsoft's ARM version of Windows (Windows RT 8.1), that's just useless along with any RT device (ex. Surface 2).
Take a hike! No one cares about Windows tablets. Go find another forum to troll in.