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iPad mini iPad mini 5 Display Issues
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I totally agree with Coconutcreampie
I do not have ipad mini 4, but I now compare with ipad mini 2. Viewing angles are less than the mini 2, It strains the eye when reading. I am disappointed with the of the display.
Last time, I came across this problem on my Macbook Air 2011, but there was a cheap TFT matrix.
"A beautiful and high-quality picture, P3 and so on .." - this is all there, and this is true, but on one condition - if you look strictly perpendicular to the screen, at an angle of 90 , without moving ipad. This condition is difficult to fulfill on a mobile device.
After six years, the screen is worse ... I can't understand it.Saving Apple on everything, reached the point of absurdity.
I do not have ipad mini 4, but I now compare with ipad mini 2. Viewing angles are less than the mini 2, It strains the eye when reading. I am disappointed with the of the display.
Last time, I came across this problem on my Macbook Air 2011, but there was a cheap TFT matrix.
"A beautiful and high-quality picture, P3 and so on .." - this is all there, and this is true, but on one condition - if you look strictly perpendicular to the screen, at an angle of 90 , without moving ipad. This condition is difficult to fulfill on a mobile device.
After six years, the screen is worse ... I can't understand it.Saving Apple on everything, reached the point of absurdity.
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Yeah, i am coming from the ipad mini 2...but I also own an 11” ipad pro...and although it doesn’t have promotion, i find the ipad mini 5 screen is very comparable. So i dunno what issue you may have with yours, but i really love the screen on my ipad mini 5. It is extremely crisp & sharp with vibrant colors and great viewing angles. Even outdoors in the bright sun. Which is great cause i use mine a lot outdoors.
Yeah, i am coming from the ipad mini 2...but I also own an 11” ipad pro...and although it doesn’t have promotion, i find the ipad mini 5 screen is very comparable. So i dunno what issue you may have with yours, but i really love the screen on my ipad mini 5. It is extremely crisp & sharp with vibrant colors and great viewing angles. Even outdoors in the bright sun. Which is great cause i use mine a lot outdoors.
Does anyone remember the rumors leading up to the Mini 5 release of it having a "low-cost screen"? People interpreted that to mean a non-laminated screen like the 2018 iPad. I thought it simply meant that it wouldn't have ProMotion but the same screen as the Mini 4. Perhaps the truth is that while it is laminated, and no ProMotion, that some compromises were made to include support for the Apple Pencil and keep the price down.
Something to consider...the Mini 5 is the lowest cost iPad with a laminated screen that supports the Pencil.
Maybe for the US it is the lowest cost iPad, America is a rich country.
I paid 599 euros for my ipad (64 gb , wi+cellular) , this is not a small price at all. This is about 670 dollars.
But I would prefer to pay another 10 or 15 percent more, but to get a better screen, without compromise.
I paid 599 euros for my ipad (64 gb , wi+cellular) , this is not a small price at all. This is about 670 dollars.
But I would prefer to pay another 10 or 15 percent more, but to get a better screen, without compromise.
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It might be a matter of language differences, but "lowest cost" does not mean "inexpensive".
My use of "lowest cost" was relative to the other iPads. The iPad Mini 5 costs less than the iPad Pros (that also have laminated and higher quality screens).
A screen for the Mini 5 with identical quality of those 2018 iPad Pros would result in a price that is signficantly more than 10-15%.
No, this is only related to my bad English). Now I understand. I apologize.
That is what I assumed (miscommunication). Your apology isn't necessary, but it is appreciated.
But I get where you're coming from. Apple got so close to perfection (IMO) with the Mini 5 as released, that having what appears a less-than screen is a disappointment. I know that there are those who disagree with me, but I think it may be a bit early to conclude if these display issues are simply part of the low-cost compromises (which won't change) or manufacturing defects (that might be addressed in units manufactured in the future).
I didn't notice it that much at first, but having had the iPad Mini for around 10 days now, I can definitely notice one thing: The black level is pretty terrible. I love using black wallpapers, but with the new Mini, I had to change the wallpaper to something more colorful.
I have a 2015 iPad Pro 12.9", and even though that screen is a few years old now, I can still say the color reproduction and the black levels are better than the Mini 5.
Don't get me wrong, I love the Mini. With the A12 chip now, it's a joy to use. The screen isn't horrible by any means, and it's still very high-res, but I've been a little disappointed with the color reproduction overall. Reminds me a bit of the Mini 2 Retina Display, not as bad though. I just hate how the new Mini produces black.
I have a 2015 iPad Pro 12.9", and even though that screen is a few years old now, I can still say the color reproduction and the black levels are better than the Mini 5.
Don't get me wrong, I love the Mini. With the A12 chip now, it's a joy to use. The screen isn't horrible by any means, and it's still very high-res, but I've been a little disappointed with the color reproduction overall. Reminds me a bit of the Mini 2 Retina Display, not as bad though. I just hate how the new Mini produces black.
The top right in portrait is a little magenta-y on blacks, but not noticeable on other colors and not magenta-y overall.. so i'm not playing the panel lottery (and likely losing) this go round. I'm counting my blessings.
also took a week for my observant self to notice, not sure if I'm caring less / getting busier, or what
Still really digging my mini5 after a couple weeks and fits in perfectly with my collection
also took a week for my observant self to notice, not sure if I'm caring less / getting busier, or what
Still really digging my mini5 after a couple weeks and fits in perfectly with my collection
That's exactly what I see on mine. I also have a 9.7 Pro and a 10.5 Pro. I might just have been lucky but I'm happy with all of them. Not one single issue of note beyond the fact that I probably waste too much time playing around with them. I suppose if I look hard enough I'll find something, but, as they used to say, what's the percentage in that?
Grow up.
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I returned the mini 5 yesterday to my local Apple Store. I had my mini 4 with me and I compared it to the other mini 5s they had on display on the same web pages and unfortunately each one looked just as bad as the one I returned. With all the same problems I described in my original post. A sickly looking warm (yellow/green) color balance making anything white not look pure white, with lowered color separation as result, lower white levels, resulting in lower contrast and less saturated colors, the same reddish/magenta on blacks, and last but not least, the poor viewing angles. All of which make for a terrible viewing experience. Such a shame.
I also asked about having the battery on my mini 4 replaced and if I would be getting back my mini 4 in the process, and they said no. For iPads they simply give you another iPad with a new battery. Looks like I'll be swapping the battery on my mini 4 myself. I'm not going to risk losing the excellent display I already have to one that may have light leaks or any other defects.
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I described in detail what is w
I described in detail what is wrong with it, especially compared to the mini 4.
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Horrible amount of misinformation and ignorance in those threads. Example, one person saying True Tone on the mini 4 makes the mini 4 display blue. True Tone doesn’t even exist on the mini 4.
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What exactly are you seeing with yours?
Why are you so aggressive? Was it something I said?
My mini5 looks nothing like either of these photos. I must've really lucked out for once!
Yes of course. But I'm not sure that the other will be better. I think this is my last ipad), enough iphone and my macbook
The red tint of the display prevents me from much less than poor viewing angles, it is worse than on my old ipad mini 2.
The red tint of the display prevents me from much less than poor viewing angles, it is worse than on my old ipad mini 2.
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Coconutcreampie, I wonder what is the reason for this magenta/red tint.
My mini5 has noticeable magenta tint of the black when is on high brightness, too. Is this due to shifted white balance?
The first thing my wife said when she saw the new mini5 iPad (turned off) was that the screen looks reddish/brownish. Indeed when compared with my other old iPad(3), the reflection of the screen has a noticable magenta tint. And I am talking with completely turned off display. It seems to me that there is some kind of magenta layer underneath. Obviously it is produced like this and is not about the calibration.
P.S. It seems that the magenta tint gets easily pronounced when viewing from an angle. This is true also for my other iPad, but on mini5 even a slight angle causes a pronounced magenta tint.
My mini5 has noticeable magenta tint of the black when is on high brightness, too. Is this due to shifted white balance?
The first thing my wife said when she saw the new mini5 iPad (turned off) was that the screen looks reddish/brownish. Indeed when compared with my other old iPad(3), the reflection of the screen has a noticable magenta tint. And I am talking with completely turned off display. It seems to me that there is some kind of magenta layer underneath. Obviously it is produced like this and is not about the calibration.
P.S. It seems that the magenta tint gets easily pronounced when viewing from an angle. This is true also for my other iPad, but on mini5 even a slight angle causes a pronounced magenta tint.
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Yep. I noticed that too, with it being off. I didn’t examine that issue in detail because I was already going to return mine because of all the other issues I mentioned.
Yep, the slightest viewing angle shift on the mini 5 not only shows visible color change but also visible darkness change. Really distracting. Just awful compared to the mini 4.
It's a real shame because the performance increase compared to my mini 4 that I’m typing on right now is a huge difference. It was just too painful to look at that awful display and picture on the mini 5. My mini 4 display is such a pleasure to look at. Like the professional display review site Displaymate said about the mini 4 display, it is close to to perfect.
I ordered a new battery for my mini 4 from iFixit and I will be installing myself next week. I'll try again with the mini 5 in a few months or so, but I've already decided to keep my mini 4 permanently even if just to watch videos at home.
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That's what I was suspecting may be causing at least the much poorer viewing angles. I wish they would have simply kept the mini 4 display. I had no need for stylus use. The mini 5 display is such a huge letdown.
I am having the same problem with my new one, its distracting and gives me headaches. I've tested it against every apple device I have and the mini 5 is the only one doing this I joined here just to see discuss and know i'm not alone.. disappointing because one of the best things about apple devices is the gorgeous screen, i'm going to exchange, i hope this isn't how its is and there is just a few small bad batches.
heres my ipad
https://www.reddit.com/r/ipad/comme...een_lighting_magenta/?st=juu6wrwp&sh=56237995
heres my ipad
https://www.reddit.com/r/ipad/comme...een_lighting_magenta/?st=juu6wrwp&sh=56237995