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MagicTorch

macrumors regular
Sep 8, 2007
139
193
UK
Received delivery of my Mini 6 at 2p.m. Not opened it as yet, but will open/set up tomorrow, once I have the folio case.

I held back on ordering the folio case from Apple, as I had a £40 John Lewis gift card burning a hole in my pocket. Was not 100% sure if John Lewis would have stock of the folio case today, but was pleased to be able to order via the John Lewis website this morning (collecting tomorrow)....and surprisingly, John Lewis are selling the folio case for £49 (it is £59 from Apple)
 
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MrGimper

macrumors G3
Sep 22, 2012
8,904
12,807
Andover, UK
Am unsure whether to buy the purple or the starlight, both look great.

Am going to mull it over, have got one in my basket to check out on a retailer website. Think I will keep my Air 4 and sell the 12.9. I love it, but it is too damn big for me and I tend to reach for my MBA more.
I looked at them all when I collected my 13 Pro Max from Apple today. If I was going to get one I was going for the purple, until I saw how light the colours are. Now I think I like starlight more as it looks like the old iPhone 5 gold, which was a light "champagne" gold. Think it's more versatile case-wise too.
 

limesmoothie

macrumors 6502a
Apr 20, 2009
919
697
Edinburgh, Scotland
Can't get hold of AO on the phone, Live Chat is just a bot, no delivery or tracking details...

Can't even cancel my order online.

Have ordered from John Lewis for delivery by 10:30am tomorrow and will send the AO Mini back if it ever gets here.
 

L T

macrumors 6502
Feb 24, 2013
433
108
UK
Posting this from my new iPad Mini, was a bit worried a signature would be required but thankfully left in my safe place by DPD.

Coming from an iPad Pro 11 it’s so tiny! But perfect for my use case. Look forward to exploring it this weekend
 

RossMacca

macrumors 6502
Mar 31, 2009
373
378
Mine arrived while I was out collecting my iPhone, of course. BUT, my neighbour got it!

I had the 2nd gen mini and I don’t remember it being this dinky. It’s perfect for what I need.

iPad Pro 10.5 is getting sold over the weekend to pay for most of it too.
 
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judethat

macrumors 6502a
Nov 16, 2007
575
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Macintosh101

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Nov 23, 2017
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I’ve got a purple mini arriving tomorrow, but had the chance to check out the new minis in an Apple store this afternoon when I was picking up a 13 Pro.

Purple was (for me) the nicest colour. The nicest folio was the dark cherry I felt.

However the screen of the mini was a disappointment. I’m spoilt with the Promotion displays of my iPad Pro and now the new iPhone Pro, and the lag in the animations and scrolling on the new Mini was very noticeable and off-putting. I would have happily paid more for a Promotion version. I’ll see if I get used to it though, because I love the form factor.
 
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neil1981

macrumors member
Oct 3, 2012
47
0
Southampton, UK
For anyone still waiting for a certain colour or capacity O2 have all cellular versions in stock online for next day delivery. Ordered a 256gb space grey last night and was delivered today.
 

martin2345uk

macrumors 65816
Jan 6, 2013
1,489
1,258
Essex
Woohoo my purple has arrived! My god it’s tiny…

I have to say iPad OS 15 is terrible - SO much wasted space all around the edge of the screen, what were they thinking?!
 
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*~Kim~*

macrumors 65816
May 6, 2013
1,175
468
UK
Is it true that gift cards can’t be used on reservations for in store pickup? Looking at the dates it feels like the only option. I don’t want to get the bus in these times and come away empty handed, but my Mini 5 is an absolute joke at this point. Charged to 100%, fell asleep listening to a podcast and when I woke up this morning it was on 61% 🙁
 

AVBeatMan

macrumors 603
Nov 10, 2010
5,965
3,846
Screen protectors anyone? I usually apply the Paperlike but they are expensive. Any recommendations ? Or don’t you bother?
 

bronksy

macrumors 6502a
Oct 5, 2006
735
469
London
Space grey arrived today - with black folio case. I also ordered the orange case today but it wont arrive for a few days yet- Does anyone have this combo (not sure it really matters!)
Only concern is that it's really bright and 'obvious' when travelling - and possibly a bit of a dirt magnet?

Other than that - I vowed not to get a new iPad every again because my 2nd gen IPP is now really only used for Netflix etc - but the mini 6 I think has given me new cause to use the pencil I bought and never used.

seems a great size for taking everywhere rather than 'I'm not taking that big iPad with me'.
 
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i-aamir

macrumors 65816
Jul 7, 2010
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UK - London
Posting this from my new iPad Mini, was a bit worried a signature would be required but thankfully left in my safe place by DPD.

Coming from an iPad Pro 11 it’s so tiny! But perfect for my use case. Look forward to exploring it this weekend
How are you finding the screen difference in terms of quality? I’m downgrading from a 11” pro so good to know what you think 👍🏽
 

blaugrana69

macrumors 6502
Sep 23, 2012
468
280
So those who have bought the cellular version - who do you use for a SIM ? PAYG ? Contract ? Long time since I’ve had cellular in an iPad (2013 Air I think) so bit out of touch. Thinking I might have some usage cases for the cellular mini.
 

Mobileadam

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Apr 22, 2015
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How are you finding the screen difference in terms of quality? I’m downgrading from a 11” pro so good to know what you think 👍🏽
I’m down grading too. Although I’ve still got my 12.9 pro and the 11 is sitting on the side. The screen is definitely different but I need to play with it some more. It is really small though!
 
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