Isn’t that what sidecar does? Although in this case I remember I didn’t like tiny graphic tablets or tiny editing screens, regardless of the small use case.
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iPad mini iPAD MINI 6 prediction or wishlist
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Isn’t that what sidecar does? Although in this case I remember I didn’t like tiny graphic tablets or tiny editing screens, regardless of the small use case.
The iPad mini should be an iPad Air 4.
Bezel-less design, Touch ID on the top button.
Around 9 inches.
Apple Pencil 2 compatibility.
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With this many people I think would love the iPad mini, as it is now practically the size of an iPhone 12 Pro Max, and, with the reduced bezels, the size of the iPad mini would be similar to the current iPad mini.
Bezel-less design, Touch ID on the top button.
Around 9 inches.
Apple Pencil 2 compatibility.
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With this many people I think would love the iPad mini, as it is now practically the size of an iPhone 12 Pro Max, and, with the reduced bezels, the size of the iPad mini would be similar to the current iPad mini.
Just wanted to correct you on this point, the iPad mini screen is actually almost twice as big as the iPhone pro Max screen.
As someone with a 12 Pro Max and a lovely iPad mini 5 - I'm surprised so many posters say how the screens are the same.
Always wondered how they got those numbers. I think it's one diagonal end to the other diagonal right? So that's why they're so similar? lol
https://www.phonearena.com/phones/c...19,Apple-iPhone-12-Pro-Max/phones/11157,11331
iPad mini 5 on left, iPhone 12 Pro Max on right.
I have no idea. lol.
I’m unsure how this could be mistaken as being the same size as the iPad Mini.
I guess it will be because of the screen ratio (4:3 and 19.5:9), the bezels of the iPad mini and the curves of the iPhone screen (which actually shows less screen than announced).
We don’t need to eyeball, we have the numbers. (And you can’t compare diagonal lengths of screens with different aspect ratios.) The surface area of the iPhone pro Max’s screen is 57% of the iPad mini’s.
It is a little more than one inch difference (6.7 vs. 7.9). In the photo, side by side, the difference can be seen.
Yeah practically the same if they didn’t have like 40% bigger display surface.
While sidecar can add an iPad as an additional screen, there are features found with graphic tablets that could be added via software to some extent to make it a more natural extension of the Mac.
The other day watching a video on Disney+ on my mini and realized that with the aspect ratio of the video, the mini and my iPhone XR is pretty close to me. Made me almost just use the XR since the speakers are much better on it than the mini. I guess if someone primarily watches videos that has black bars on the top and bottom on the mini, the screen size in this case is pretty close between mini and the pro max (any large size iPhones).
That said, for reading-wise, I prefer the screen ratio and the amount of full screen content on the mini vs my XR. I definitely feel more cramped when web surfing or using and full screen apps on the XR vs the mini.
That said, for reading-wise, I prefer the screen ratio and the amount of full screen content on the mini vs my XR. I definitely feel more cramped when web surfing or using and full screen apps on the XR vs the mini.
hmm.. why? because the size is perfect even my ipad mini 1 16gb w/ original battery still usable until now in 2021. Attached to my car stereo as music player, youtube, spotify while waiting for the NEXT ipad mini
Not sure if its been talked about, but I if they go with the new design, I wonder where they'll put the volume buttons (note that pencil 2 is slightly shorter, but not short enough to also accommodate the additional buttons)
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That's where the smart cover or any other accessory/stand would attach.
My guess is it would be on the same side but they would move the pencil magnets down so the pencil sits close to the bottom of the mini.
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Thinking about it more, it's a tight fit and they'd have to keep the length at least the same as the current iPad mini. The current bezels of the mini are huge so just going for the same aspect ratio as the iPad Pro 11" or iPad Air 4 would probably not be enough. Maybe they'll keep the hight and we get an aspect ratio closer to 3:2 or they can just increase the overall size.
Otherwise they can always put the buttons on the top or come up with another solution.
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I had the same though process here, they could put it on the opposite side but that would obstruct stands/accesories. At the same time, Apple might have data that shows the iPad mini is mostly in the candybar format so who really knows. They could put it on top next to the lock button, but AFAIK Apple has never done that in any of their products, it could result in many accidental clicks.
I agree the aspect ratio will most definitely be changed, the mini is already the perfect shape, I hope they make the display bigger.
Another factor is holding the device with the pencil attached, I don't have a mini to compare at the moment. It almost makes me wonder if they will do a compromise and use the Air 4 form factor, but with lightning and the Apple Pencil 1 instead.
Maybe the new mini becomes the smaller pro. With m1, 8 gigs of ram and mini led. One can dream lol.
2 days until March 23rd, could be press releases, or invites to an event, then there is the april rumor. But yeah if none of these pans out then its probably not happening until at least October.
Because it’s a great size I’m going to get rid of my iPad Air for and get a mini