Brilliant video Mark 👍 Your opening scene is certainly what happened at Apple Park, the bare minimum update for the iPad mini. I love the size and form factor of the mini but I really wanted an updated screen.
I kept my mini 6 because it has data. I grabbed a mi I 7 higher storage to replace my 8 year old iPad that’s finally crapped out. I usually use 2 iPads for different use cases so now I’ll have 2 minis and I’m fine with that. I love the mini
Great as always Mark! I think you're spot on. Apple didn't go above and beyond on this one. I also have the M4 11 and I just don't see the Mini fitting in anywhere. Be interesting if they were to make a Mini Pro. Might consider that.
I´m about to purchase, is this Penoval iPad Stylus confirmed to work with the IPad Mini 7, I´m asking because the Amazon link mentions IPad mini 6 but not the 7. Could you please clarify?
If the Mini 7 had a brighter display I might just have replaced my M2 iPad Pro with it. I still might though as I love the Mini form factor and it perfectly suits how I use my iPad. But that display still being 500 nits is a bit of a dealbreaker. I’m already having a hard time using my iPad Pro outside as it only has 600 nits, what more with 500 nits?
If it’s any help, to my eyes it only really makes a huge difference with HDR content and in bright bright sunshine. Which, in the UK isn’t that often 😁
@ I live in the Philippines so bright sunshine is basically everyday here except for rainy months 😂 I’ll check it out in store to see how it looks under bright lights
@ It’s a fair hesitation. It’s one of the only reasons NOT to buy it. But I’d urge you to take a look for yourself in an Apple Store before making your mind up.
Would this be a worthwhile update from the normal iPad 8 for general use. A bit of everything. Just a bit more future proof but need something for flights
@ yeah. I think so, I had an M1 iPad Pro but sold it because it felt a bit too big and awkward despite the high specs. Just feel I would get more use out of a smaller one alongside an iPhone 15 pro max
Bought my mini 6 Folio case in Burnt Orange from a reputable supplier on eBay for £25.00. Brand New and box fresh! Don’t pay Apple Tax if you can avoid it😊 Picked up my Mini 7 yesterday and loving it…but was upgrading from a mini 4!
@@ThatMarkGilroy Thanks. I don’t understand the hatred for the tablet with some You tubers out there. Not everyone wants an M4 chip in a huge screen that will not fit in a pocket. Doctors and small plane pilots are two examples that spring to mind. This fits the gap between my iPhone 13 and my Mac. Plus, I get the chip for Apple Intelligence without having to pay more money to upgrade my phone.
I bet. It must be like motion sickness. It seems like it’s a neurological thing in the way some people just can’t see it and others can’t stop seeing it.
There are a great many pilots and aviators that use the iPad mini 6 in the cockpit for ForeFlight and other GPS and weather radar software. Do you know how this new iPad mini 7 compares in regards to performance when running applications like ForeFlight? As a student pilot I’m thinking about upgrading but I’m not sure if the performance boost is worth it. Although ForeFlight is starting to run slower on the iPad mini 6 so I may be forced to upgrade here in a year or so.
I don’t have a direct test to show you, but I saw another report showing that the iPad Mini 7th gen performs similarly to the new M2 iPad Air in terms of gaming and multi core performance. I bet you’d see a big jump in Foreflight. I also had the iPad Mini 6th gen up until recently and know what you mean, it was starting to run slow. You’ll see a difference even jumping between apps.
Good spot! I swapped them round by accident when I was talking. The mini (slightly) underperforms the iPhone 15 Pro Max even when both are running the A17 Pro chip. The one in the iPhone has more cores, hence the difference.
From what I can tell the battery size across the range for iPad Mini/iPad Air 11”/iPad Pro 11” is exactly the same. That seems mad but all the specs quoted on Apple’s site give the same expected usage.
@@ThatMarkGilroy I saw an video that opened and compared the components and found both battery to be exact same part. I hope 17 pro chip is more efficient. How is the Apple Intelligence working on the mini 7? Especially for business type use cases such as sending more professional emails and generating more professional documents etc?
Thank you for your comment because this was my deciding factor to upgrade my 6 to the 7. I’m a digital planner so I would enjoy the pencil pro and Hoover but that was it besides battery for me.
It's early days yet but happy to report that all the email integrations and summarising notifications etc work as advertised. It hasn't got the wider OpenAI integrations yet though, so the context and talk-to-Siri stuff is quite limited still.
@@ThatMarkGilroy if I want to reply to office emails in Outlook, can I use these features or it requires apple email client? Do these features work on MacBook M1 as well?
I have the iPad Pro 12.9 with 2. gen pencil and thinking to buy the mini 6 on Black Friday with hopefully a low price. I don’t want to buy the new pencil. Any thoughts ?
Actually the chips of the iPad mini and the iPhone 15 pro/max isn’t the exact same. The chip of the phone has 6 cores and the chip of the iPad mini has only 5. I don’t understand why apple did that but sadly it’s the way it is
That explains the minor difference in the geekbench tests. I know I was joking at the beginning about them having 'binned' them but maybe there's a bit of truth in it...
Same amount of CPU cores, one less GPU core. Unlikely you’ll notice it. Maybe was done to reduce heat or improve battery life. Or maybe they had thousands of chips with one failed GPU.
@@jellobrindle7140the A17 Pro was prone to overheating. So they disabled 1 GPU core on the Mini to avoid overheating while improving battery life in the process. Because the iPad Mini has a much bigger screen than the 15 Pro Max at 8.3 inches compared to 6.7 inches, but its battery is not that much bigger. The 15 Pro Max has a 4,441 mAH battery, the iPad Mini has a 5,078 mAH battery, that’s only a 637 mAH difference for a significant screen size increase of 24%. Plus both the iPhone 15 Pro Max and the iPad Mini 7 have nearly identical screen resolutions. It’s why we don’t have the M series chips inside of the iPad Mini, because even just the M1 will have a huge negative impact on the iPad Mini’s battery life, as that is a laptop level chip.
I have the iPad Pro 12.9 with 2. gen pencil and thinking to buy the mini 6 on Black Friday with hopefully a low price. I don’t want to buy the new pencil for so much money and not much new things. Any thoughts ?
That’s a big step down in terms of screen size - whether you’re keeping both or switching between the two. Are you 100% sure you want the mini 6 form factor? You could sell both and keep the pencil and get maybe an 11” iPad Air 5th gen or 11” iPad Pro 4th gen, with some spare change?
@ I was in Apple Store today. Air weight is 600 g with case and pen and feels too heavy for my jointpain to hold long. But journals looks weird in landscape on the mini because their is so much weird empty space in landscape modus. Like the goodnote journals are not fitting and are lot using the whole page. Still don’t know which one I should buy.
@@kerstinjansen6041 Did you pick up one of the new M4 iPad Pros? The 11” is 444g which isn’t much more than an iPad Mini. I know what you mean about the spacing in landscape. I’m hoping this does get sorted in a software update as you’re right- so much dead space.
@ yesterday the Apple Store worker said that the Apple intelligence VISUALS are only made for silicon (M Chips) so the mini can do allot of Apple intelligence but not the stuff with the pictures ? That would be stupid as well. Do you know something about it ? Thank you
for my use case of reading pdfs, gaming like Marvel Snap and Ragnarok and light video editing on Capcut, along with web surfing of course, which memory should I get? im torn between 256 and 512
There’s not much between them to be honest. Things you get on the iPad Mini 7th gen that aren’t in your iPad Air: - Ability to run Apple Intelligence when it drops - Apple Pencil Pro compatibility - True Tone flash - Centre stage on front facing camera - 5G cellular - Options of 128/256/512GB storage
I had mentioned in a different video that I think the new iPad mini has become the victim of cancel culture. Everyone is talking about What it does NOT do. I agree with you with the scrolling up and down fast and then putting it in slow motion just to see something that many (if not most) won’t with the natural eye we won’t see. Something else that bothers me about all of these review videos. Things seem to be the way of the world that if one person says that the sky is red then you are going to have dozens if not hundreds or more people say that the sky is red. Frustrating as a consumer.
100%. No point reviewing something for what it ISN’T. You have to review what you get. Which, as many predicted that Apple would kill off this model, isn’t bad at all.
@@ThatMarkGilroy And on the mini 6, when you open the control center or even when the Airpods Pro connection widget is displayed, the connection to the game will be lost for two seconds. And if you switch to another app and come back after 20 seconds, the game often restarts. Is it 4 GB of RAM or is Call of Duty: Warzone so raw?
@ lol unfortunately im in South Africa. I’ve yet to receive my pre order 😂 But I use my mini daily. I use to read my Quran, I use it at work and then for random smaller things. So my EXPECTATION is that I will enjoy the extra speed and ram coz the old one is defo sluggish at times
schedule *exists* americans: ssked-jual british: shed-jual actually, isn't one a more latin pronouncaition, the other one more germanic pronounciaotin.
It's not like someone use to read while scrolling but that jelly scrolling really is a thing like causing headache to someone. Otherwise informative video!
Samsung/Android needs an 8.X "pro" tablet with 120Hz, OLED, and Fingerprint scanner on Power button or in-display. The mini size is so nice, I had the 6 and ended up selling it. I wanted an eReader size tablet to compliment my 11 in tablet I use in landscape for writing and video. These companies don't seem to get what consumers want, and for Apple their followers justify buying their BS - until that changes - they wont innovate or get competitive - consumers should NEVER be satisified and KEEP your FOOT on these companies NECKS - we should have FLEW into a rage and boycotted when they started to charge over $1,000.00 for cellphones - and over the last several years the "upgrades" have been "meh" - so the cost should have decreased - nope. Consumers need to take back their power, these companies stopped competitng and we suffer for it
Samsung could clean up this area of the market with that type of device. Odd though...they've had opportunities to collar Apple users on a few occasions now (thinking of their M-series monitors as a Studio Display competitor)...they've not quite done it yet.
Yeah I think that's it. It's the bare minimum they could have done without raising the price. I do think people would have been happier paying more to get more though....perhaps I'm in the minority there. If you're dropping $600 on an iPad and you have the choice of the new M2 iPad Air or this...the only reason you're going for the iPad Mini is because you like the size. In which case you've got a captive audience of people who would spend a little more to get a better/brighter screen.
Did you say that about the iPad Air or base iPad when they updated them? Same type of upgrade but the popular message with the Air was that it was the iPad for most people while this tablet is getting 💩 on for no reason
That’s right. The difference between a 256GB iPad Mini and iPad Air is negligible. You have to really want the iPad Mini form factor to consider that over an iPad Air.
I think that some people had unrealistic expectations. It’s just taking the previous Mini and upgrading the internals to more modern specs. Nothing more, nothing less. It’s not meant to be some kind of Mini Pro like some people are dreaming of. That’s probably never going to be a thing, because I don’t think there’s enough people willing to pay what that would cost.
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Thanks; just picked up the mini 7 w/ 256gb and it's a HUGE upgrade from my 8th gen ipad. Great video.
Thanks Tony!
Brilliant video Mark 👍 Your opening scene is certainly what happened at Apple Park, the bare minimum update for the iPad mini. I love the size and form factor of the mini but I really wanted an updated screen.
Luckily I managed to get access to exclusive footage from Apple Park. Don't tell them I published it though 🤫
I was hesitant to buy this product. After watching your video, I think I have the answer in my heart! Thank you
Ah, don’t keep us in suspense! Are you upgrading?
I kept my mini 6 because it has data. I grabbed a mi I 7 higher storage to replace my 8 year old iPad that’s finally crapped out. I usually use 2 iPads for different use cases so now I’ll have 2 minis and I’m fine with that. I love the mini
Marc, your video was a hoot as well as being very informative. So glad I found your channel. Thanks a bunch! Subscribed.
I’ll be reaching for that blonde wig again I think….!
Welcome 🤗
Its like being a fly in the room. Love the skit and the review overall.
Thanks Leslie!
Great as always Mark! I think you're spot on. Apple didn't go above and beyond on this one. I also have the M4 11 and I just don't see the Mini fitting in anywhere. Be interesting if they were to make a Mini Pro. Might consider that.
@@jimtipton8888 Thanks mate. I think a lot of people would love a Pro Mini, even with a price tag to match.
Dave Apple will return. As will more iPad Mini content. What else do you want to know about Apple's latest palmable tablet?
Love your sketch at the beginning. ……. I got this, couldn’t help myself! So portable ….
Thanks mate. What colour did you go with? I felt like the most boring choice was space grey so…obviously that’s what I got.
I´m about to purchase, is this Penoval iPad Stylus confirmed to work with the IPad Mini 7, I´m asking because the Amazon link mentions IPad mini 6 but not the 7. Could you please clarify?
Yes it works using Bluetooth so will work fine with the iPad 7
@ThatMarkGilroy thanks !
If the Mini 7 had a brighter display I might just have replaced my M2 iPad Pro with it. I still might though as I love the Mini form factor and it perfectly suits how I use my iPad. But that display still being 500 nits is a bit of a dealbreaker. I’m already having a hard time using my iPad Pro outside as it only has 600 nits, what more with 500 nits?
If it’s any help, to my eyes it only really makes a huge difference with HDR content and in bright bright sunshine. Which, in the UK isn’t that often 😁
@ I live in the Philippines so bright sunshine is basically everyday here except for rainy months 😂 I’ll check it out in store to see how it looks under bright lights
The display looks downright dim to me. My bienestar hesitation to buying it is the brightness.
@ It’s a fair hesitation. It’s one of the only reasons NOT to buy it. But I’d urge you to take a look for yourself in an Apple Store before making your mind up.
@@ThatMarkGilroy yup, I definitely will go check it out in store to see if the display is bright enough for me.
Would this be a worthwhile update from the normal iPad 8 for general use. A bit of everything. Just a bit more future proof but need something for flights
For sure. If you’re OK with the smaller screen it’s a decent upgrade.
@ yeah. I think so, I had an M1 iPad Pro but sold it because it felt a bit too big and awkward despite the high specs.
Just feel I would get more use out of a smaller one alongside an iPhone 15 pro max
Bought my mini 6 Folio case in Burnt Orange from a reputable supplier on eBay for £25.00. Brand New and box fresh! Don’t pay Apple Tax if you can avoid it😊
Picked up my Mini 7 yesterday and loving it…but was upgrading from a mini 4!
Yep that’s a great upgrade! Nice work on getting the case for a bargain price too.
@@ThatMarkGilroy Thanks. I don’t understand the hatred for the tablet with some You tubers out there. Not everyone wants an M4 chip in a huge screen that will not fit in a pocket. Doctors and small plane pilots are two examples that spring to mind. This fits the gap between my iPhone 13 and my Mac. Plus, I get the chip for Apple Intelligence without having to pay more money to upgrade my phone.
@@michaelwoolcock5600 Totally agree. Some Apple fans (especially Mini fans) will never be happy!
link pleaseeeeeee
Jelly Scroll is a real thing for some of us, it gave me headaches
I bet. It must be like motion sickness. It seems like it’s a neurological thing in the way some people just can’t see it and others can’t stop seeing it.
Completely off topic but… where did you get your hat from? 🤔
It’s from Stetson. I think it’s called a Docker hat. 👀
Thanks for answering my question!
@@khalyeleytr You’re welcome!
Great rundown, thanks.
Glad you liked it!
There are a great many pilots and aviators that use the iPad mini 6 in the cockpit for ForeFlight and other GPS and weather radar software. Do you know how this new iPad mini 7 compares in regards to performance when running applications like ForeFlight? As a student pilot I’m thinking about upgrading but I’m not sure if the performance boost is worth it. Although ForeFlight is starting to run slower on the iPad mini 6 so I may be forced to upgrade here in a year or so.
I don’t have a direct test to show you, but I saw another report showing that the iPad Mini 7th gen performs similarly to the new M2 iPad Air in terms of gaming and multi core performance. I bet you’d see a big jump in Foreflight.
I also had the iPad Mini 6th gen up until recently and know what you mean, it was starting to run slow. You’ll see a difference even jumping between apps.
Did you misinterpret the geek bench? I thought it said that the iPhone won?
Good spot! I swapped them round by accident when I was talking. The mini (slightly) underperforms the iPhone 15 Pro Max even when both are running the A17 Pro chip. The one in the iPhone has more cores, hence the difference.
Lol, I was thinking, “man I really dont understand how this scoring works!”
Yeah sorry for the confusion!
You’re so cute 🥰 hit all the right notes 🎶(I did the same tweak on 18.2 Βeta from Singapore to play with AI, still no Genmoji early access 😅)
@@anglenghong Wah lau!! I used to live in Singapore back in the day. Image Playground is the one I’m waiting for. That and (of course) Genmoji. 🍑
i have a good idea for a keyboard to try its super good trust me its the 400PRO 75% Wireless Mechanical Keyboard
God why did i pay for this upgrade. Could Google make a Pixel Mini tablet, please!!
Battery is exactly same that was there in mini 6. It's just a spec boost
From what I can tell the battery size across the range for iPad Mini/iPad Air 11”/iPad Pro 11” is exactly the same. That seems mad but all the specs quoted on Apple’s site give the same expected usage.
@@ThatMarkGilroy I saw an video that opened and compared the components and found both battery to be exact same part. I hope 17 pro chip is more efficient.
How is the Apple Intelligence working on the mini 7? Especially for business type use cases such as sending more professional emails and generating more professional documents etc?
Thank you for your comment because this was my deciding factor to upgrade my 6 to the 7. I’m a digital planner so I would enjoy the pencil pro and Hoover but that was it besides battery for me.
It's early days yet but happy to report that all the email integrations and summarising notifications etc work as advertised.
It hasn't got the wider OpenAI integrations yet though, so the context and talk-to-Siri stuff is quite limited still.
@@ThatMarkGilroy if I want to reply to office emails in Outlook, can I use these features or it requires apple email client? Do these features work on MacBook M1 as well?
I have the iPad Pro 12.9 with 2. gen pencil and thinking to buy the mini 6 on Black Friday with hopefully a low price. I don’t want to buy the new pencil. Any thoughts ?
Hi Kerstin. Happy to help! That’s a big downsize- are you 100% sure you want that form factor rather than for example the 11” air or pro?
Thanks for another informative video!
Thanks for the questions buddy!
Actually the chips of the iPad mini and the iPhone 15 pro/max isn’t the exact same. The chip of the phone has 6 cores and the chip of the iPad mini has only 5. I don’t understand why apple did that but sadly it’s the way it is
That explains the minor difference in the geekbench tests. I know I was joking at the beginning about them having 'binned' them but maybe there's a bit of truth in it...
Because they had a bunch of chips with one failed core lying around, and wanted to use them
Same amount of CPU cores, one less GPU core. Unlikely you’ll notice it. Maybe was done to reduce heat or improve battery life. Or maybe they had thousands of chips with one failed GPU.
@paulwoodward8265 I suspect the latter.
@@jellobrindle7140the A17 Pro was prone to overheating. So they disabled 1 GPU core on the Mini to avoid overheating while improving battery life in the process. Because the iPad Mini has a much bigger screen than the 15 Pro Max at 8.3 inches compared to 6.7 inches, but its battery is not that much bigger. The 15 Pro Max has a 4,441 mAH battery, the iPad Mini has a 5,078 mAH battery, that’s only a 637 mAH difference for a significant screen size increase of 24%. Plus both the iPhone 15 Pro Max and the iPad Mini 7 have nearly identical screen resolutions.
It’s why we don’t have the M series chips inside of the iPad Mini, because even just the M1 will have a huge negative impact on the iPad Mini’s battery life, as that is a laptop level chip.
What brand is that pencil grip in the video? Ty
It’s from Paperlike. Link in description - they come in a few different colours.
I have the iPad Pro 12.9 with 2. gen pencil and thinking to buy the mini 6 on Black Friday with hopefully a low price. I don’t want to buy the new pencil for so much money and not much new things. Any thoughts ?
That’s a big step down in terms of screen size - whether you’re keeping both or switching between the two. Are you 100% sure you want the mini 6 form factor? You could sell both and keep the pencil and get maybe an 11” iPad Air 5th gen or 11” iPad Pro 4th gen, with some spare change?
@@ThatMarkGilroyI was thinking about the pro 4th, but I have a rheumatic disease and pain in my fingers. I’m afraid that even 500 g would be too much.
@ I was in Apple Store today. Air weight is 600 g with case and pen and feels too heavy for my jointpain to hold long. But journals looks weird in landscape on the mini because their is so much weird empty space in landscape modus. Like the goodnote journals are not fitting and are lot using the whole page. Still don’t know which one I should buy.
@@kerstinjansen6041 Did you pick up one of the new M4 iPad Pros? The 11” is 444g which isn’t much more than an iPad Mini.
I know what you mean about the spacing in landscape. I’m hoping this does get sorted in a software update as you’re right- so much dead space.
@
yesterday the Apple Store worker said that the Apple intelligence VISUALS are only made for silicon (M Chips) so the mini can do allot of Apple intelligence but not the stuff with the pictures ? That would be stupid as well. Do you know something about it ? Thank you
Bro the ipad mini looks like an iphone pro max in your hands on the POV parts of the video
Yep it’s pretty much two pro max phones stuck together size-wise.
@ great size imo, I have smaller hands than yours so I find it perfect
for my use case of reading pdfs, gaming like Marvel Snap and Ragnarok and light video editing on Capcut, along with web surfing of course, which memory should I get? im torn between 256 and 512
I think 512 is a lot unless the video files you’re working with are 4K or something like Apple log.
@@ThatMarkGilroy thank you. I was worried as I am already at 300 gb on my phone.
@@gorbysangco You can always use something like this to temporarily add storage if you need to move stuff around. bit.ly/3S6HN4A
Iv got the ipad air 4th gen it worth upgrading to this from the air 4th gen?
There’s not much between them to be honest. Things you get on the iPad Mini 7th gen that aren’t in your iPad Air:
- Ability to run Apple Intelligence when it drops
- Apple Pencil Pro compatibility
- True Tone flash
- Centre stage on front facing camera
- 5G cellular
- Options of 128/256/512GB storage
I had mentioned in a different video that I think the new iPad mini has become the victim of cancel culture. Everyone is talking about What it does NOT do. I agree with you with the scrolling up and down fast and then putting it in slow motion just to see something that many (if not most) won’t with the natural eye we won’t see.
Something else that bothers me about all of these review videos. Things seem to be the way of the world that if one person says that the sky is red then you are going to have dozens if not hundreds or more people say that the sky is red. Frustrating as a consumer.
100%. No point reviewing something for what it ISN’T. You have to review what you get. Which, as many predicted that Apple would kill off this model, isn’t bad at all.
@@ThatMarkGilroy I was saying. Thank you for responding. I am so glad that you understand what I was trying to say.
How long does it take for the brightness on iPad mini A17 Pro to reset in games like Call of Duty: Warzone?
@@ArtPsychologist Do you mean when the brightness flips from full to half if things overheat?
@@ThatMarkGilroy Yes, that's exactly what I mean.
@@ThatMarkGilroy And on the mini 6, when you open the control center or even when the Airpods Pro connection widget is displayed, the connection to the game will be lost for two seconds.
And if you switch to another app and come back after 20 seconds, the game often restarts. Is it 4 GB of RAM or is Call of Duty: Warzone so raw?
Got it. I’ll give it a test and let you know. Planning on making a dedicated gaming video with this device in the near future.
Hi Marc, I thought the rehash of the screen would have you running off to a monastery. Instead, you accepted this sad world as it is.
Pre ordered day one.
What are your thoughts so far?
@ lol unfortunately im in South Africa. I’ve yet to receive my pre order 😂
But I use my mini daily. I use to read my Quran, I use it at work and then for random smaller things. So my EXPECTATION is that I will enjoy the extra speed and ram coz the old one is defo sluggish at times
How many frames are there in PUBG? 60 or 120 frames
The absolute max you’re going to get is 60. You’ll need the Pro model for 90+FPS
schedule *exists*
americans: ssked-jual
british: shed-jual
actually, isn't one a more latin pronouncaition, the other one more germanic pronounciaotin.
Some Brits pronounce it in the American style....varies quite a bit!
It's not like someone use to read while scrolling but that jelly scrolling really is a thing like causing headache to someone. Otherwise informative video!
Yep, I think it’s a form of motion sickness. Some brains are really sensitive to it.
Samsung/Android needs an 8.X "pro" tablet with 120Hz, OLED, and Fingerprint scanner on Power button or in-display. The mini size is so nice, I had the 6 and ended up selling it. I wanted an eReader size tablet to compliment my 11 in tablet I use in landscape for writing and video. These companies don't seem to get what consumers want, and for Apple their followers justify buying their BS - until that changes - they wont innovate or get competitive - consumers should NEVER be satisified and KEEP your FOOT on these companies NECKS - we should have FLEW into a rage and boycotted when they started to charge over $1,000.00 for cellphones - and over the last several years the "upgrades" have been "meh" - so the cost should have decreased - nope. Consumers need to take back their power, these companies stopped competitng and we suffer for it
Samsung could clean up this area of the market with that type of device. Odd though...they've had opportunities to collar Apple users on a few occasions now (thinking of their M-series monitors as a Studio Display competitor)...they've not quite done it yet.
@@ThatMarkGilroy Samsung just doesn't get the money they could be making smh
I want ro see a powerful android phone that has the same size as ipad mini... I hate large tablets
😆🤣loved it
Thanks Lorena! 😉 👍🏻
Lazy upgrade from Apple.
They didn’t want to raise the price. There’s nothing else they could’ve done while keeping it at $499.
Yeah I think that's it. It's the bare minimum they could have done without raising the price. I do think people would have been happier paying more to get more though....perhaps I'm in the minority there. If you're dropping $600 on an iPad and you have the choice of the new M2 iPad Air or this...the only reason you're going for the iPad Mini is because you like the size. In which case you've got a captive audience of people who would spend a little more to get a better/brighter screen.
Did you say that about the iPad Air or base iPad when they updated them? Same type of upgrade but the popular message with the Air was that it was the iPad for most people while this tablet is getting 💩 on for no reason
That’s right. The difference between a 256GB iPad Mini and iPad Air is negligible. You have to really want the iPad Mini form factor to consider that over an iPad Air.
I think that some people had unrealistic expectations. It’s just taking the previous Mini and upgrading the internals to more modern specs. Nothing more, nothing less. It’s not meant to be some kind of Mini Pro like some people are dreaming of. That’s probably never going to be a thing, because I don’t think there’s enough people willing to pay what that would cost.
"the poor people" ??
Unless you didn’t spot- my tongue was FIRMLY in cheek there.
It's a powerhouse with an absolute TRASH SCREEN!
That you can’t run in full screen on a decent screen. Sneaky Apple.