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I have an M1 12.9 with ProMotion and a Mini 6 without and don't see enough difference to matter.
Deal breaker, bring on mini pro motion and no jelly
did you here when you buy a iPad mini 6 it will come with free jelly with every iPad purchased
I have the mini and 12.9 6th generation and can’t really tell the difference.
I've been back and forth on whether I should get the Mini. God knows how many times I've almost caved. The sticking point always comes down to the lack of Pro Motion.
It's not so much about whether I can tell the difference (I absolutely can), or whether I could live without it (I guess I could) but more about whether I'm willing to forego it. I'm currently on a 2018 11" iPad Pro which has Pro Motion so this is not exactly new or cutting edge technology. There is no reason this feature couldn't have been included in the Mini 6 or the latest Air for that matter. There are still plenty of other features to differentiate these models from the Pro iPads.
It's not so much about whether I can tell the difference (I absolutely can), or whether I could live without it (I guess I could) but more about whether I'm willing to forego it. I'm currently on a 2018 11" iPad Pro which has Pro Motion so this is not exactly new or cutting edge technology. There is no reason this feature couldn't have been included in the Mini 6 or the latest Air for that matter. There are still plenty of other features to differentiate these models from the Pro iPads.
Count me in as one who has both and can't really tell the difference. If I use both back to back and invoke App Switcher, I can see the difference.
But in my day to day usage I don't notice going back and forth and never once thought "I wish the Mini had Pro Motion".
Me neither. I’m perfectly content with my mini 6 and it has been awesome to have. I have promotion on the Pro so I’m fine with it not being on the mini 6.
I've wanted to get the Mini, but trying it out in the store, the screen is just so dim, and combined with the lack of ProMotion I just can't justify it.
I'm used to the iPad Pro and 14" MacBook Pro screens, as well as the 14PM. I'll be interested if they put a better screen in the next one, otherwise, no thanks.
I'm used to the iPad Pro and 14" MacBook Pro screens, as well as the 14PM. I'll be interested if they put a better screen in the next one, otherwise, no thanks.
How is it too dim in the store?! No winder half the world is gonna be blind in a few years. Everyone wants to burn their damn retinas out at max brightness.
The display gets far less bright than the Pro iPads. It's got nothing to do with the store.
No idea what you're talking about.
A slightly bigger iPad mini with promotion would be my dream device.
I feel exactly the same as I can’t tell the difference. However, I just got the 14 pro max with the pro motion and I can really tell the difference and I love it.
Is it meant to be more noticeable on smaller screens?
I had the exact same observation. I had the 14 Pro for a week and it felt way more smooth than the 13/12 mini. But I don't see a difference (except for directly comparing them side by side) between an iPad Pro 11" M1 and iPad Air 4 or a 13" MacBook Air and 14" MacBook Pro.
Either it's more prominent on smaller screens or it hast something to do with the new display engine of the A16.