I have to applaud you. While I don't doubt your opinion, it just seems a little too convenient. Oh 7" tablets, I am only about 90% satisfied with your size. If only .... oh thank you Tim Cook! 7.85" is the perfect size.
It's not only the size, but also the fact that the ipad mini has a 4:3 aspect ratio while the nexus 7 has a 16:9 or 16:10 (forgot which).
Obviously, if you're going to read a webpage in landscape, you'll see more with 4:3.
What Tim doesn't tell you, is that the Nexus 7 is MUCH better at TV, Movies, Youtube because that's how they do their aspect ratios.
The solution to this, of course, is to view websites in portrait mode.
The rumors of Steve jobs and Ive spending months settling on the right size/aspect ratio for the iPad seem truer everyday.
People watch vids on their tablets, but that's not the majority. So....16:9 is not optimal. 16:10 is better but I prefer the iPad aspect ratio.
Something to note, android tabs lose a lot of space from the footer software keys. It's a thick bar for 3 buttons.
What Tim doesn't tell you, is that the Nexus 7 is MUCH better at TV, Movies, Youtube because that's how they do their aspect ratios.
As long as you're willing to deal with the fact that you're wasting more screen real estate on the iPad Mini playing 16:9 content, you're still getting a bigger viewing area as an end result.
you are getting a bigger viewing area, but if you're watching an HD movie e.g. 720p, aren't you also losing quality due to the iPad mini having to downscale to fit the width of 1024 pixels, whereas the nexus 7 or kindle fire can play it with full quality?
you are getting a bigger viewing area, but if you're watching an HD movie e.g. 720p, aren't you also losing quality due to the iPad mini having to downscale to fit the width of 1024 pixels, whereas the nexus 7 or kindle fire can play it with full quality?
Did you just post this? Please, I'll give you some time to edit it because it seems awfully hypocritical considering the difference in screen size between 4 inches and 4.8 inches is smaller than the difference between 7 inches and 7.85 inches. Aren't you the same people salivating over the GSII screen and the GSIII screens because how big they were? Wasn't bigger better? Or was it bigger is better when Apple doesn't do it?Oh. My. God. A larger screen can show more stuff? STOP THE PRESSES. That extra .85 inches was the PERFECT AMOUNT to increase the size of the screen by. Apple has shown to be perfect once again.
Yeah 3.5" screen phone and 10" tablet are the perfect size. I guess that's why Apple made 4" screen iPhone 5 and 7.9" iPad Mini. Apple was tired being right and wanted to make some imperfect products too.
Where did Apple find a 16:5 aspect ratio screen, as seen on the left?
The rumor was for tablets. Also the mini and iPad shows the same amount of content.
If you look at the majority of tablets out there, the screen is not optimal for its use.
Initial impressions:
I just got mine in Black , the physical design of the iPad Mini is pretty damn nice. It looks very well build and it's really light. The black back is IMO one of the best things Apple has done with their devices, it just looks beautiful. Performance is par with iPad 2 which wasn't bad but it's obviously slower than the iPad 3/4. This shouldn't really be a problem since it's pushing less pixels than the iPad 3/4 so I can't really complain about that but I would have loved the A6 in this.
Now the bad part, I have been using the iPad 3 since it launched in March and I got pretty accustomed to it's retina display. When I sold the iPad 3 I knew that I was moving to a lower quality screen but I didn't think much of it since I really wanted a smaller iPad. So today it finally got shipped to my house and as soon as I turned it on I could see the pixels on the screen. I don't know how I survived before the iPad 3 came out but these pixels are annoying as hell to look at and I miss the retina display which was really crisp and clear. Hopefully Apple refreshes this in 6 months with a retina display (lol Samsung ad) and I'll be very happy with it.
Other than the screen the performance is nice, the size is perfect for me (I can grip it with one hand), and the build is beautiful. If they included a better display it would have been much better but at least we have an option for a smaller iPad now. If you guys want to ask me anything about it post here and I'll check it out for you.
So now the rumor was only for the tablet. Reality distortion field in full effect.
Screen on Nexus 7 is not optimal for its use? I only use landscape for games, videos, and pictures. Rest of the time it's in portrait view held with one hand. Pretty much exactly like how you use your 16:9 iPhone 5... Oh wait, I see the point you're trying to make now. You're unhappy with your iPhone 5 screen as it's not optimal for its use.
Yep can't argue with that, it's a pretty bad display lol.DisplayMate goes in-depth on the iPad Mini display, get's clobbered by the Kindle Fire HD : http://www.displaymate.com/iPad_mini_ShootOut_1.htm
iPad mini + Retina Display = no one buying the larger iPad.
The resolution is what you hear about the most, and it's true that you'll notice the difference between it and true retina. Letters look slightly jagged, not perfectly smooth. Videos, because of the 4:3 aspect ratio that was so good for reading blahgs, look downright bad. They play in 1024x576, which is basically standard definition. This is where the difference between the (1280x720) Kindle Fire HD and Nexus 7 is most stark.
And it gets better! Because of the iPad's reading-friendly dimensions, when you watch a movie in landscape there's almost more letterboxing than actual video. Seriously. It. Looks. Ridiculous.
Wait, we're not done. Do you like to read outside on a warm spring afternoon? Good luck, chuckles. The iPad mini has one of the most reflective displays I've used. Even with brightness cranked all the way up, I could barely make out the NY Times on my (shaded!) porch on a sunny morning. What I mostly saw was my big stupid face...
...If you are in desperate need of a small tablet, and already have thousands of dollars sunk into iOS, and don't watch much video, and have never used a retina display, and have Scrooge McDuckian levels of disposable income, then yes. You should buy the iPad mini.
But what most of us should do is wait. The iPad mini costs $130 more than the competition, but there's no way that it's $130 better.