iPad mini Mini 6 “improvements”

[ratsg]

In two months, you might be regretting this purchase.
Not for the reason you gave but OS16 is needing an M1 chip to deliver all functions.
I have a Mini and love it but if the new OS if going to mean a 12 month old device can't run the latest OS properly, there was something wrong last year ;(

Would still love a little Apple Magic Folio keyboard for it.
Yes it would be somewhat cramped but it would be soooooo portable and easier to type on.
If they added a second power/keyboard connector and suitable magnets you could even turn it 90 degrees and have a small portrait device for writing documents.

Is there someone in particular you are addressing this comment to? Or is this a general comment to all who've posted here in this thread?

 

[wbeasley]

Is there someone in particular you are addressing this comment to? Or is this a general comment to all who've posted here in this thread?

general comment to anyone thinking about buying a Mini now including the original poster.

 

[darngooddesign]

...with the removal of the headphone jack it’s quite a hassle to listen to wired headphones. All those 3.5mm and lightning earbuds are useless now. I dug around my drawer and found a usb-c to usb-a dongle which I then daisy chain with a usb-a to 3.5mm. It looks very elegant with 3 different colored dongles plus earbuds.

Most USB-C/headphone adapters have a DAC which means that music will sound better.

New cables aren't particularly expensive, treat yourself.

 

[ratsg]

general comment to anyone thinking about buying a Mini now including the original poster.

fair reply. Chances are my wants and needs are unique vs most users.

Truth be told, If the apps I needed would run correctly, I'd be happy to be running my iPad Mini 6 with iOS 6. My personal preferences of course here, but the aesthetics on iOS 6 were awesome. I think the only thing that could top that for me would be a functional Mac OS 9 Platinum theme for my Mini 6.

 

[wbeasley]

fair reply. Chances are my wants and needs are unique vs most users.

Truth be told, If the apps I needed would run correctly, I'd be happy to be running my iPad Mini 6 with iOS 6. My personal preferences of course here, but the aesthetics on iOS 6 were awesome. I think the only thing that could top that for me would be a functional Mac OS 9 Platinum theme for my Mini 6.

had to dig up images of those...

for the computing power at the time, they were good.

and we've had a few fingers in the UI pie since then.
skeumorphic --> transparent/glossy --> flat... and the move away from too flat.
i like a button that looks like a button and you dont have to hover to work it out.

and Jony Ive kept making fonts thinner and thinner. thankfully we've moved back to readable again.