Any of you Android users tempted by the new iPad Mini?

[onthecouchagain]

OK I picked up the iPad air 64gb today and I'm bored already. Given it to a relative for their chrimbo present.

iOS 7?

 

[mclld]

OK I picked up the iPad air 64gb today and I'm bored already. Given it to a relative for their chrimbo present.

Damn you must be a nice guy lol

 

[Dontazemebro]

OK I picked up the iPad air 64gb today and I'm bored already. Given it to a relative for their chrimbo present.

MRU, how do you do it? And here I was thinking I had some sort of compulsive device habit

 

[MRU]

MRU, how do you do it? And here I was thinking I had some sort of compulsive device habit

Lol.... I know I'm terrible

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iOS 7?

Yeah pretty much.

It also things like because I've been using Android solely for a number if weeks I missed simple things like being able to go back in a logical hierarchical manner.

I kept reaching for the back button on the bezel doh. But also things like the fact that iOS's animations are more annoying than Samsung's touchwiz and that's saying something. Also despite the A7 chip the way it hiccuped and stutters when rotating the homescreen in iOS and that just irks me.

I also realised that I just enjoy using my Note 3 which is not a tablet for the things I would use the iPad for; I suspected as much before I bought the iPad to be honest.

So yeah I've given it to my relative I live with and I will sell off their (my previous that I also bequeathed) iPad 3 64gb cellular iPad to GameStop against my PS4 at the end if the month.

So I didn't waste too much money all told and they get a nice upgrade for chrimbo.

I've seen enough to resign myself tge knowledge that currently I don't need two devices and going forward I'll probably stick to Phablets.

And yeah I really don't like iOS 7 for me.

 

[SurferMan]

I considered it, but I've pretty much moved away from Apple stuff except Macbooks where I greatly prefer over Windows laptops (still run Win7 in a virtual system for certain stuff). Woman uses the iphones though. I wanted a new tablet that wasn't big or small, I had an ipad2 and 4 and barely used either and flipped them on craigslist lol. I thought about the Mini and some others like the new Galaxy Tab 8, didn't know when retina would be coming so didn't want to wait, after using different ones I went with the Galaxy Tab 8 and love it. Use it way more then I ever did the iPads even just kicking back and relaxing. I don't know why, I found myself going more for my phone or the 13" vs the iPads for whatever reason.

Only thing that sucks about the Tab 8 is there's very little dev support right now, you can root it, but no roms yet or anything. Hopefully there will be. But otherwise I love it, pretty smooth, good battery life, and very comfy to use and hold with it's size and form factor.

I never owned an Android tablet prior b/c imo, I prefer Android on the phones vs iOS, but on the tablets I felt iOS ran much better vs Android tabs. Least till now, new Android tabs are really nice to use and they did a great job sorting Android to work on tablets.

 

[gkarris]

Not right now.

Just upgraded my Nook HD+ to Android 4.2.2 ($10 for the OS tailored to Nook HD+ and $20 for the 32Gig microSD card) a few weeks ago - lovin' it. A couple of my apps that didn't work on Nook now work with the Nook on stock Android (they worked fine on my Nexus 7 but the screen is too small for me).

I'll wait for the new iPad regular or Mini until we see what OS8 looks like - no thanks with iOS7…

 

[jsw]

Not right now.

Just upgraded my Nook HD+ to Android 4.2.2 ($10 for the OS tailored to Nook HD+ and $20 for the 32Gig microSD card) a few weeks ago - lovin' it. A couple of my apps that didn't work on Nook now work with the Nook on stock Android (they worked fine on my Nexus 7 but the screen is too small for me).

I'll wait for the new iPad regular or Mini until we see what OS8 looks like - no thanks with iOS7…

The Nook HD+ with a 4.2.2 micro SD card is, I think, the best deal going for large tablets, bar none. In fact, it's pretty good just stock. You lose out on the camera and a few other hardware features, but... $149. That's unbeatable.

 

[Irishman]

Nope. You're overpaying for the Apple branding. Besides, I don't think I could ever go back to iOS from Android - it feels (and now looks!) like a operating system for kids!

How is that overpriced? You're basically getting the same hardware that the full-size iPad has, but in a smaller form factor (for those who prefer a lighter device)! You get a $100 price break over the full size iPad.

I remember in the lead up to the original iPad announcement, we all thought it would be priced closer to $799 to $899 as a starting configuration! THAT would have been an "Apple taxed" device, and it would have been overpriced!

 

[AAPLinc]

How is that overpriced? You're basically getting the same hardware that the full-size iPad has, but in a smaller form factor (for those who prefer a lighter device)! You get a $100 price break over the full size iPad.

I remember in the lead up to the original iPad announcement, we all thought it would be priced closer to $799 to $899 as a starting configuration! THAT would have been an "Apple taxed" device, and it would have been overpriced!

For what you get with a mini, it is sort of expensive compared to the competition. The fact that Apple raised the price is kind of annoying. $329 was doable and appropriate for an 8" tablet, now that its $400 you mine as well get the air. The Nexus 7 is $229, which is appropriately priced, its actually cheaper than many tablets but still outperforms them.

Will people still buy the mini? Of course, they will sell like hotcakes. What Apple product doesnt sell well? But people DO pay for the Apple brand. I personally would never buy an 8" tablet for $400. So I am thankful for the N7. I'm not bashing anyone who will buy the mini, but there are equally good products for almost half the price so to me it's a no brainer.

 

[cynics]

I went to the Apple store to just play with the iPad air and see if it's something I'd be interested in. I use mostly Android tablets, Xoom, N7 and N10.

While there I played with the Mini. Instantly preferred it to not only the Android devices I've been using but the iPad air (I have an iPad 3).

It's size and weight are perfect and it's integration into my Apple ecosystem is top notch. IMO of course.

Point is I'm an Android (tablet) guy that is interested and going to buy the new mini per the OP.

 

[aneftp]

The iPad mini retina will be the highest selling iPad/tablet in the world. The is so much high demand.

Even at $399. You are getting retina plus same exact processor as iPad Air.

This isn't the gimped iPad mini original using 2011 iPad 2 processor.

This iPad mini retina has of course retina screen plus using the lastest 2013 Apple A7 processor. It's the real deal.

Add portability of 7.9 inch.

Also apple tablets generally seem to get the best tablet apps compared to android.

FYI. I am not apple fan boy. Owned all androids devices windows phones and iOS devices.

Just saying even if you are hard core android fan. Right now. Apple's iPad is still leaps and bounds better than any android device. And at $399 people will still buy it in masses.

 

[RickTaylor]

For me, the big selling point of the Ipad mini is it's form factor: the 4:3 ratio 7.9 inch screen.The Nexus 7 looks like a great machine and a sweet deal, but it's too tall and thin for comfortably reading pdf documents and such. If an Android device ever comes out in the same form factor as the mini when I need to upgrade, I'll seriously consider it, but until then, for me there doesn't seem to be any competition.

 

[AAPLinc]

For me, the big selling point of the Ipad mini is it's form factor: the 4:3 ratio 7.9 inch screen.The Nexus 7 looks like a great machine and a sweet deal, but it's too tall and thin for comfortably reading pdf documents and such. If an Android device ever comes out in the same form factor as the mini when I need to upgrade, I'll seriously consider it, but until then, for me there doesn't seem to be any competition.

Might be too tall & thin for the older folks to read, but I can read on the screen perfectly fine, and most of the time I don't even have to zoom. You're saying the Nexus 7 isn't competition for the mini just because of the ratio? Come on. Go buy a mini, that's fine. I have an excellent tablet for half that price. I could upgrade every year with the Nexus 7 and still spend almost as much money as you would on the mini, upgrading every 2 years.

 

[HishamAkhtar]

I had always assumed that Apple had priced the original Mini higher with the future cost of a retina screen in mind, so that when came to update it they could do so without upping the price or deceasing their margins. Oh well...

Makes me love Google's pricing strategy all the more.

Google makes money from ads, not hardware. Apple makes their money upfront from hardware.