iPad mini What resolution does the Mini 6 mirror at on an external display?

[Stuart in Oz]

Does anyone know what resolution the iPad Mini 6 displays at on an external monitor via the USB-C port? I can’t find any details anywhere in the forums or on the web.

I know it mirrors the primary display, it doesn’t extend it, but does it give pin-sharp display on a 1440 monitor, for instance, or does it rescale and look ordinary if the mirrored external monitor is a significantly different resolution to inbuilt display? Does anyone have any first-hand experience?

 

[sparksd]

I have the Mini 6 and the 2021 12.9 M1 Pro. Connecting both to an LG 4K monitor, I can't see any difference in the displayed images, either with standard mirror view of the display or when playing 4K video utilizing the full widescreen display. My monitor doesn't explicitly show quality values but I couldn't see a difference looking at the displays.

 

[Stuart in Oz]

Thanks sparksd, that’s great to know!

 

[rmanbike]

I have the Mini 6 and the 2021 12.9 M1 Pro. Connecting both to an LG 4K monitor, I can't see any difference in the displayed images, either with standard mirror view of the display or when playing 4K video utilizing the full widescreen display. My monitor doesn't explicitly show quality values but I couldn't see a difference looking at the displays.

The M1 Pro supports 60Hz the Mini 6 only supports 30Hz, and you still could not tell the difference??

 

[sparksd]

The M1 Pro supports 60Hz the Mini 6 only supports 30Hz, and you still could not tell the difference??

No.

 

[UltimateSyn]

The M1 Pro supports 60Hz the Mini 6 only supports 30Hz, and you still could not tell the difference??

Where is your source for this claim? I was not aware of that difference.

 

[rmanbike]

Where is your source for this claim? I was not aware of that difference.

It should (https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210205) but I have not found any usb-c hub that will support 60Hz on a Ipad mini 6? So that was my question, Apple says it can but I havent found it, even Apples USB-C Digital AV Multiport Adapter specs for the mini is 30Hz https://www.apple.com/shop/product/...aos-us-kwgo-pla-btb--slid---product-MUF82AM/A

 

[XIO[-]OIX]

SO noone knows of supported resolutions? I want to buy a new monitor for my iPad specifically - and have no idea what resolution to hunt down for

 

[Stuart in Oz]

SO noone knows of supported resolutions? I want to buy a new monitor for my iPad specifically - and have no idea what resolution to hunt down for

In the end I bought the Apple USB-C Digital AV Multiport Adapter and tried it on my 27" 2560x1440 Dell. It is sharp and clear but is an exact mirror of the built-in display - so you get no more screen real estate, just a bigger version of what's on the ipad. But is is a good, sharp, bigger version.

EDIT - plus it pillar-boxes the monitor, as the iPad display is not as wide-screen.

 

[sparksd]

In the end I bought the Apple USB-C Digital AV Multiport Adapter and tried it on my 27" 2560x1440 Dell. It is sharp and clear but is an exact mirror of the built-in display - so you get no more screen real estate, just a bigger version of what's on the ipad. But is is a good, sharp, bigger version.

EDIT - plus it pillar-boxes the monitor, as the iPad display is not as wide-screen.

I connected both my 2021 12.9 and Mini 6 to my LG 4K monitor - USB-C to USB-C - and could not subjectively tell a difference in the display quality. I don't have a way to show what the actual resolution is, though. Interesting side note: with the USB-C to USB-C connection, besides the expected side bars on the display, there are smaller bars top and bottom; the entire vertical display is not used. However, if I use USB-C to DisplayPort, the upper and lower bars are gone and the entire vertical display range is in use.

 

[vadering]

The iPad mini 6 can mirror a maximum of 2560x1440 (2K) at 60fps to an external display throughout the entire UI. This is either black bars on the sides. When a photo is displayed through the photos app or when a movie is played through the Apple TV app, the mini 6 switches to outputting to the external display in full screen 4K at 24fps with no black bars.

Stage Manager is not supported on the iPad mini 6 or 7 but can be enabled using the computer program misakaX or Nugget found on GitHub. When enabled, Stage Manager on the mini 6 works on the iPad itself and on a 1080p external display. On a 2K or 4K display, the Stage Manager mode displays a black screen on the external monitor. I am curious to see what the mini 7 does with the unsupported Stage Manager. I bet it would work with 2K but I doubt it will work on 4K for the same reasons that the mini 6 fails. Too bad you can’t manually select 30fps mode.