My mini is on its way back to Apple. To me the screen is the most important part of a tablet, it does not matter how good the rest is. I’m back on my mini 5 the screen is so much more clear
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iPad mini Returning my iPad Mini 6
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Like I said upward a bad screen invalidates everything else that might be good, because your eyes will always be looking at it
I'm getting mine on Wednesday - I'll wait and see. I may not even notice it. At near-70 and retired, a lot gets by me ...
Damn!
I'm impressed that at near 70 you enjoy the mini form factor and how small everything on screen is!
I have no problem with that size. Nice complement to my 2021 12.9 Pro. I'm a retired S/W & H/W engineer - these are my toys.
I’m mid 60s and like the mini form factor. It fits in my purse, it’s great for using while riding in the truck on the way to and from our camp, it’s a good size for hauling with me when we run our trail cameras. It’s what I use at night when I got to bed. I can’t imagine doing any of that with my larger iPads.
Oh, and glasses make a huge difference in being able to read things on the screen. I guess you’re not old enough to have experienced that yet.
You’d guess wrong
Been a glasses wearer for last 23 years
Justice Abe Fortas when asked what his health problems were: "I'm old!".
apple is more punitive than microsoft who tends to price fairly close to exchange rates, apple always overprices to canadians
Then you should know that a good prescription takes care of some serious vision problems…You’d guess wrong
Been a glasses wearer for last 23 years
I should be getting mine later in the week. It's not going to be a replacement for anything but a new addition for me.
Still doesn't alleviate physical size of device or on screen elements, but yes, your point is taken
Yes you need good vision for the iPad Mini. Mostly everything is basically shrunk down in size from the regular size iPad, without adjustment for the smaller screen.
In some ways this is unusual: this is not typically done for computer displays. My 13" MacBook display is not simply a shrunk down version of my 27" iMac display. If it was, everything would be too tiny to read
In some ways this is unusual: this is not typically done for computer displays. My 13" MacBook display is not simply a shrunk down version of my 27" iMac display. If it was, everything would be too tiny to read
Is it possible the bezels look bigger due to the screen size and hence makes the iPad mini screen look a toy or one of those cheap digital photo frames?
Well, I just returned from BestBuy. I looked over the iPad mini 6 thoroughly and couldn’t see the jelly scroll. Also, the screen was fine, to me. Once I get paid, I’m trading in my mini 5 (excellent iPad) to Apple and getting the mini 6. I see it as nice upgrade.
And guess what? Almost everyone in the real world will agree with you, I don’t see the jelly scroll and the screen looks absolutely fine to me.
I don’t have the new mini. I have the mini 5 and have had all the previous generations. I don’t have good eyesight. I have one long sighted eye and one shortsighted. The vision in my shortsighted eye is significantly worse but I’ve never struggled with the mini.
I had previous mini and upgraded to 6, but ended up returning it.
I just couldn’t use this screen… not sure what’s going on but I had eye strain/pain just trying to read anything on it. I fiddled with font size and stuff like that but gave up after 3 days.
I even compared side by side with my mini 4th gen, and switching to old one was like an instant relief.
Totally agree. I don't have vision problems at all but they are getting older, like I do
So my vision is not the best anymore but I never had a problem with the Mini 5. More so with the iPhone 12 mini and apps were you can't set any specific text size. Then yes. But not so with any iPad mini.
But iPadOS15 is not at all adjusted to the Mini I think. I love the new calendar widget, it changed. But somehow on my iPhone 12 mini I can read the appointments when on the Mini 5 or 6 it is hard to read. They could have done a little more adjusting. iPadOS15 on the Mini somehow seems "Mini". Text size etc. Of course now you can adjust every app separately in the control center which I love but that doesn't apply to the homescreen f.e. But this is a iPad Mini and iPadOS15 problem in general. maybe if the Mini 6 will become very popular they do adjust iPadOS15 more to the Mini section.
That's the biggest issue I have with it just now and I think why I will return it. I have tried adjusting some of the accessibility settings, but I'm not getting on with the size for web browsing either. I keep finding myself zooming in, rotating the device etc.
At the moment its an expensive digital notebook and eReader, so I guess its just not for me.
Totally agree. I don't have vision problems at all but they are getting older, like I do
So my vision is not the best anymore but I never had a problem with the Mini 5. More so with the iPhone 12 mini and apps were you can't set any specific text size. Then yes. But not so with any iPad mini.
But iPadOS15 is not at all adjusted to the Mini I think. I love the new calendar widget, it changed. But somehow on my iPhone 12 mini I can read the appointments when on the Mini 5 or 6 it is hard to read. They could have done a little more adjusting. iPadOS15 on the Mini somehow seems "Mini". Text size etc. Of course now you can adjust every app separately in the control center which I love but that doesn't apply to the homescreen f.e. But this is a iPad Mini and iPadOS15 problem in general. maybe if the Mini 6 will become very popular they do adjust iPadOS15 more to the Mini section.
Then again that is why I like the mini, a small device that can fit a lot on the screen because things just become smaller. I could even go for making everything slightly smaller on the mini to be honest so it could fit even more.
Even in US dollar the iPad mini is clearly overpriced. The 11' iPad pro is clearly the better choice with almost double specs. Better screen, better camera, 2x more RAM, 2x more storage space for the base model... You only pay for the small factor and Apple knows it.
Just buy an iPhone 13 Pro Max instead if you want a very portative tablet-like device.
Don’t blame you for returning it, apple has really payed peanuts for these displays, even my 13 pro max display isn’t as bright or good as the iPhone 11/12 pro max.
1000 nits, no chance 🤦♂️😂
It pains me to write this, but I have owned ever Mini since the original, except for the Mini 3. I have loved every one of them. When the Mini 6 was announced, I eagerly pre-ordered it and picked it up at an Apple Store on Saturday. It is great in every way, except that I seem to get eyestrain every time I look at the screen for an extended period of time. I have see no jelly scrolling or any other malady described in this forum, it is just that my 65 year old eyes seem to generate a headache when I use it, and that is with glasses. I still have my Mini 5 since I have yet received my trade-in return kit for it. I copied my information back onto the "5" last night (i had previously wiped it), and the screen looked totally different and doesn't cause eyestrain. It just doesn't irritate me the way the Mini 6 screen does. I am afraid I may have to return the Mini 6 and keep the Mini 5. Is it just me or is this is an issue for many other readers of this forum?
I have exactly same problems. I am 40 and never had any eye/sight issues before.
I just cannot use mini 6 - big eye pain leading to headache and even dizziness.