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As long as it will be in addition to Touch ID and not instead of.
HobeSoundDarryl
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Without the notch or island, then the entire blank spot at the top is intruding on the screen.
HobeSoundDarryl
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I prefer the thin bezel to hold the camera than notch or island. I bet I’m not the only one.
+1.
Also, most folks hold the iPad differently from smartphones. I need that bezel as palm rest
I want the biggest display possible out of the smallest unit possible, and that’s what a notch gives you. I’m definitely not the only one.
I would agree. Though, the only way I could see it is if Apple just wants to simplify production and not keep having to make A chips for iPads. Maybe even iPhones will move to M chips some day.
I’m hoping we see A17 Pro. It’s a really nice size for handheld gaming.
The iphone? A and M series sans details of the memory subsystem are very similar architecture-wise and mostly separated by marketing.
The A-series chips have the perfect optimized size for small devices where they fall well on the perf/w scale while you can fit more of them on a wafer. It's the perfect chip for the devices it's put in. Kind of like how the M3 Max isn't getting downclocked to be put in a Macbook Air. It would work, but be sub-optimal from many standpoints.
I think this is the main issue for the A-series, customer perception. Maybe they should change the letter to an M just to please people. Not starting to include ~140mm^2 chips in devices that can't make full use of them.
I mean.. sure. Maaybe they'd get away with it in the Mini. Low-volume product. Perception among customers will be that it's "turbo charged". Though I don't see really how it simplifies things for manufacturing. Regardless, a chip goes on a logic board.
It's been a horrid experience on my iPad Pro to have about 50% of unlocks fail because I need to face it from the perfect angle and distance. So whatever they add I hope they keep that awesome TouchID-button.
I must be doing it wrong and keep my iPad Pro generally pointed at my face and find FaceID works 99% or the time transparently!
It's simply a matter of how you use your device. I use multiple devices on my desk (not just iPads) and the face ID fails most of the time because I am either not at the right angle or too far. I ended up disabling it in my 3 iPad pros. Conversly Windows hello works much better (wider angle, can even unlock while standing, good luck unlocking an iPad on its MK while standing.... and farther away from the laptop)
Same kind of setup here but my M1 12.9 is situated such that face ID works the large majority of the time. But my Surface Pro 7 is amazing in its detection, far better than the iPad. I'm another who would like a face ID option with my Mini 6.
that's exactly the point, in your case it makes sense, but for me the iPads are positioned to the side of my computer, either on a stand or on their Magic Keyboard, so I really need to take the time to position my face properly every single time to unlock each device, which is particularly annoying when you have more than one. So no face id for me. Fortauntely I fully trust people that come to my house and I only enable it when travelling.
Even the correct CPU is more then fine, the biggest minus the Mini 6 having is the lack of RAM, 8GB would be perfect.
Unless you really need the smaller size, the Air would seem a better cost effective choice. 8GB RAM (vs 4GB in the Mini), M1 processor, and a Magic Keyboard option.
The Air is a great device but its to big, and Magic Keyboard is not a feature i care for.
The Mini 6 is the perfect size for my needs, the correct A15 CPU is strong enough, but the only thing its missing is more RAM.
I would think anyone who gets the Mini does so for the smaller size, since it has neither the best specs nor lowest price.
It depends when in the lifecycle it was purchased. When I got mine, the Air 4 was a year old model with an older processor and the same RAM as the Mini 6, but costing £100 more.
I am a fan of the Mini form factor and have learned to wait for the Apple product I’m interested in to be updated before buying. The Mini was the better buy in September 2021, but had I needed an iPad 6 months later, I’d have opted for the Air - the spec improvements outweigh my preference for the form factor and were beyond what was predicted at that time. Given that the Mini tends to lag behind a little, the Air 5 might remain a better buy than a newly launched Mini 7.
I am a fan of the Mini form factor and have learned to wait for the Apple product I’m interested in to be updated before buying. The Mini was the better buy in September 2021, but had I needed an iPad 6 months later, I’d have opted for the Air - the spec improvements outweigh my preference for the form factor and were beyond what was predicted at that time. Given that the Mini tends to lag behind a little, the Air 5 might remain a better buy than a newly launched Mini 7.
Today I went cycling in the wooded area of Naples FL
and saw
2 large male deer
1 brown bear and 2 cubs in the distance
( I tough of a cartoon and could not jot that down)
several hawks
that usual 8 foot alligator still smiling in the creek-pond
and 14 mosquitoes on my legs
since I forget I own an iPhone, and hate being bothered,
im debating getting a
IPAD MINI 6gen
for camera usage
reading outside (we get too music sunshine here)
drawing
apple: pencil gen 1)
and something portable as the iPad gen 10 is too large for this occasion
WILL this take good photos, be visible in sunlight (not direct)
and work with an
pencil gen 1?
Or are they releasing a newer iPod in 2014 spring.
Since the color options sinceI do prefer the blue line of products
as the watchband, iPod and iPhone are in the color
thanks in advance.
and saw
2 large male deer
1 brown bear and 2 cubs in the distance
( I tough of a cartoon and could not jot that down)
several hawks
that usual 8 foot alligator still smiling in the creek-pond
and 14 mosquitoes on my legs
since I forget I own an iPhone, and hate being bothered,
im debating getting a
IPAD MINI 6gen
for camera usage
reading outside (we get too music sunshine here)
drawing
apple: pencil gen 1)and something portable as the iPad gen 10 is too large for this occasion
WILL this take good photos, be visible in sunlight (not direct)
and work with an
pencil gen 1?Or are they releasing a newer iPod in 2014 spring.
Since the color options sinceI do prefer the blue line of
productsas the watchband, iPod and iPhone are in the color
thanks in advance.
I have the mini six
It’s plenty fast, honestly the one before it was also plenty fast, I just wanted more screen
It’s plenty fast, honestly the one before it was also plenty fast, I just wanted more screen