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The iPad Mini
- Thread starter Radec
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iPhone 5: For everything on the road and as my GPS.
iPad 2: Is my game hub. Will ONLY be used for games.
iPad Mini: For reading books, writing notes, editing PDFs and for all my regular apps.
I also ordered a 16GB mini, as I'm using Spotify, Netflix, Dropbox and such cloud services anyway.
A bit of everything.
Gaming is the reason I bought a mini rather than a Nexus 7 or something, so definitely some gaming. Web browsing and content consumption as well I guess, particularly music and TV.
Pretty excited.
WordAssassin
Member
This is kind of a bizzarre question, but will I be able to sync the backups from my iPad to my iPad mini? Obviously iPhones/iPods and iPads can't share backups, but I want to keep all my current game saves from the stuff that's on my OG iPad and transfer it to the mini. Will that be possible in any way, or is there even any way to know right now?
Also, I wonder what iPhone apps will look like on the mini, both in normal view and in 2X mode?
Also, I wonder what iPhone apps will look like on the mini, both in normal view and in 2X mode?
yes. also, iphones and ipads can share backups. incompatible apps would be excluded form the restore, though
CoachKevin
Member
Trying to decided between the iPad mini and Nexus 7.
Really just want it for browsing and video playback on flights...
Really just want it for browsing and video playback on flights...
I got my Nexus 7 and it's a very nice tablet and love Jelly Bean (more than iOS in a lot of ways) but man the app situtation is really really terrible. I can't handle being stuck using all these phone apps on a tablet, especially when most android phone apps aren't even as good as the iOS phone apps. iPad mini even with the lower rez is the better option just for the iPad apps. That and the Nexus 7 feels really cheap, the iPad mini I doubt will have that cheap build quality feel.
Ken Masters
Banned
Anyone else surprised only the white is sold out? I thought these would've all been gone in an hour
I think anything will do that well enough whether it be Kindle, Nexus or iPad. Here's some things to consider:
-Nexus will have the best performing browser
-iPad Mini cannot play HD movies
-Kindle Fires in general are built for movie playing including better audio and a better screen as well as better movie content options (also available on iOS but not currently Android) though your other app selection is a bit bare.
I'd say a mini isn't what you're after here unless you have a large iTunes library. If you have your heart on a Nexus get a Nexus but for your use cases you may also consider a Kindle Fire. I'd also say if size is less of a consideration to look at other models as well as they will still be plenty carry-on portable.
Safai on iOS performs a lot better than Chrome on my Nexus 7 in my experience. Nexus 7 despite project butter is still quite a bit more sluggish than iOS and Safari.
And as for movies the screen quality despite the resolution on the iPad minis bound to be far better, the screen on the Nexus 7 is pretty cheap and had washed out colors.
Betta Lines
Member
It can, just not natively. And at that size, it's not really a big deal. A 720p movie scaled to the Mini will look fine. That HTC 1080p phone? Cool tech, but am I gonna get a blu-ray experience on a 5" screen? No, I want to watch movies on a big TV. I would prefer to watch a 480p movie on a 40" TV than a 1080p movie on a 5" phone.
And the iPad Mini can output HD movies to a TV if you want that.
Depends on the device. An iPad 3 or iPhone 5 should beat out a Nexus 7 in render speed due to the faster CPU/GPUs but an A5 does not bench faster in javascript performance.
Not talking about bench speeds, but just overall smoothness. iPhone 4S/iPad 2 are still a lot less laggy in just general usage than my experience with my Nexus 7 running Jelly Bean.
This argument makes no sense especially in context but cool, buy yourself an iPad Mini.
I haven't noticed this but I have less time with a Nexus 7. Worth noting.
WordAssassin
Member
Holy shit! I had no idea you could cross-platform backup. That is amazing.
Betta Lines
Member
In the context of what? Life? I'm not really in the market for a Mini, quite happy with my iPad 3. I was trying to say that the quality of a movie experience is always compromised by screen size in all portable devices, and seeing a 720p movie natively on a 1280x800 7" screen is not going to be a significantly better experience than the same 720p movie scaled to a 1024x768 7.9" screen.
Indeed, going from an iPad 2 to an iPad 3, the massive increase in resolution made barely any difference to 720p video content. The improvement in colour quality was much more significant. And the iPad 3 still sucks for watching movies compared to a TV.
Please note that I'm talking just about video content here. I'm not saying PPI doesn't matter in general - the Nexus 7 clearly has an advantage there and will deliver a more 'retina' like image quality for still images and text. I just think that for video content, the lack of native 720p is not an issue, and the colour quality would have a bigger effect on the content. I'm interested to see the in-depth display tests.
LTE one has GPS, not wi-fi.
Assisted GPS is accurate enough but only the LTE version has anything, base models don't.
thanks!
And ffs Apple even though I don't like you I tried to help out and you screwed me.
Time to e-mail her before she pre-orders and go back to pimping out the Nexus
I say get the Nexus 7, if your just browsing and using it for movies its the best option,
-cheaper
-can display HD natively
-can put your own movies on it without using proprietary software(itunes)
-cheaper
The Fire would have better movie content options than the Nexus, but not the mini. The Mini would get both iTunes and Amazon.
killertofu
Member
How much would first gen iPads be sold now?
I'm in a campaigns course where we have to turn in a book and we want to make an interactive ebook
I'm in a campaigns course where we have to turn in a book and we want to make an interactive ebook
The black one is sold out here in Denmark.
I'm actually thinking what I would use a GPS inside the Cellular version for. I mean for showing where I am on Facebook, as a GPS and for location based services I guess. I don't think I would be using that a lot on my Mini, rather on my iPhone 5.
I'm actually thinking what I would use a GPS inside the Cellular version for. I mean for showing where I am on Facebook, as a GPS and for location based services I guess. I don't think I would be using that a lot on my Mini, rather on my iPhone 5.
I think the 10" ipad screen is better for comics than any other size. they can be read with no zooming.
the retina screen and high quality comic images makes for a awesome experience but the retina model is noticeably heavier than, say, an ipad 2. Either way, I tended to use two hands holding the ipad while reading comics and it was never an issue.
-Pyromaniac-
Member
Ken Masters
Banned
Those can be done even better on the retina iPad, get the mini if being small and thin are a absolute must
Betta Lines
Member
I'd be sorely tempted by the Mini if not for the fact that comics are just so much better on my iPad 3. The iPad 2 was pretty poor for comics - I was always zooming in. I never have to zoom in on the iPad 3. If I want to see more detail, I just hold it closer to my face. Sounds trivial, but it's a remarkably different experience to zooming in.
Gamecocks625
Member
....
I caved.
iPad mini Black 32GB Wifi ordered.
I knew I would miss my iPad.
I caved.
iPad mini Black 32GB Wifi ordered.
I knew I would miss my iPad.
Macbook with a retina display
A laptop for reading comics?
and limited gaming too
Yeah, that's terrible advice.
Battlezone
Member
This is exactly where I am with my N7. I love Jellybean, but the app experience is just terrible, and I keep finding myself returning to my iPad for just about everything sans reading books on the Kindle app, browsing, and email.
I bought the Mini for my wife, but I'm going to wait until the inevitable Retina refresh, because I just can't see myself going back to reading at that resolution-it's bad enough on the N7, which is significantly better than what the Mini is going to be.
fluffydelusions
Member
I was just in the apple store and totally agree. My gf has the iPad 3 and looking at the 2 screen was meh
Gamecocks625
Member
Ok, the screen tech...does it have the same lamination process as iPhone? I know it's not "in cell" like the latest iPhone and iPod touch, but was hoping it would still implement the same lamination technique used as the iPhone 4 and 4S. That'll at least make the screen look better even with lower res.
AlphaTwo00
Member
Don't do it? iPad 1 does not have iOS6, and is essentially truncated as far as being development goes from this point onwards for apps.
Gamecocks625
Member
Don't go for a 1st gen iPad. This isn't some "gotta have the latest" tech talk or whatever...it just straight up isn't a good purchase right now. Try to find a used iPad 2 if you can.
When I read comics I generally use the panel zooming, so the iPad mini will be perfect for it. Instead of flipping through pages you flip through panels. The lighter mini will be awesome for it.
Same, sold my N7 because of the app sitation. Jelly Bean was great but the apps made all of their effort on the OS front pointless.
I'll probably wait until Mini reviews start coming out to see if it's worth it for me (the Google event may also change things).
true enough but I read enough comics with page-sized panels that I needed to see a full page fairly often
tempted to cancel my iphone order, not sure on why i would need both, icloud seems pretty weak and nothing amazing, part of the problem is that I will have two devices that will do pretty much the same thing and the benefits of syncing isn't that great to keep both devices.
All I want from a phone is 4g and to be able to tether it really, the ipad mini seems perfect and makes a ios phone redundant considering the ipad will be with me everywhere.
can anyone change my mind>
All I want from a phone is 4g and to be able to tether it really, the ipad mini seems perfect and makes a ios phone redundant considering the ipad will be with me everywhere.
can anyone change my mind>
tempted to cancel my iphone order, not sure on why i would need both, icloud seems pretty weak and nothing amazing, part of the problem is that I will have two devices that will do pretty much the same thing and the benefits of syncing isn't that great to keep both devices.
All I want from a phone is 4g and to be able to tether it really, the ipad mini seems perfect and makes a ios phone redundant considering the ipad will be with me everywhere.
can anyone change my mind?
whoops: double post.
All I want from a phone is 4g and to be able to tether it really, the ipad mini seems perfect and makes a ios phone redundant considering the ipad will be with me everywhere.
can anyone change my mind?
whoops: double post.
The_Inquisitor
Member
Well fuck a duck. Just ordered a 16gb iPad mini. I apparently have 0 respect for my financial well being...