iPad mini iPad Mini 6 vs iPad Pro 11 for media consumption [Youtube & Netlifx]

[UBS28]

For media consumption, the 12.9 iPad Pro is the best, especially for Netflix and Youtube.

If you need something small, you got your smartphone.

 

[UltimateSyn]

For watching 16:9 videos, the Mini is almost the same as the 11" iPads. The Mini has a wider aspect ratio.
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Errrr... There's absolutely no way the scale on this photo is accurate. Here's what the tried-and-true DisplayWars website shows for 8.3" vs 11" screens with the aspect ratios set to the resolution from Apple's website:

Visual TV Size Comparison : 8.3 inch 2266x1488 display vs 11 inch 2388x1668 display

Visual size comparison of a 8.3 inch 2266x1488 display vs 11 inch 2388x1668 display

www.displaywars.com

Note the 69% larger area on the 11" Pro for 16:9 video content.

Additionally, here's a real life photo of the mini and 11" Pro side-by-side. That scale isn't even close.

 

[GhostOS]

Lame, actually embarrassing to of said that

Yes, I can see it being embarrassing for you to have said that, because questioning a random stranger on the internet why they would hold a personal device in a certain way has to be one of the most dumbest things I've ever read.

 

[ericwn]

Lame, actually embarrassing to of said that

You write that while at the same time freely interchanging the words “have” and “of”?
Brave!

 

[darngooddesign]

Additionally, here's a real life photo of the mini and 11" Pro side-by-side. That scale isn't even close.

You're right, looks like my source image was incorrect; upon reflection I should have realized that. Here is the image that @Dealmans had asked for; 16:9 on each screen.

 

[boak]

Here is a 16:9 video displayed normally on each device.

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Ah okay. I must have been thinking about watching the video on the iPad mini in portrait.

 

[Digitalguy]

Errrr... There's absolutely no way the scale on this photo is accurate. Here's what the tried-and-true DisplayWars website shows for 8.3" vs 11" screens with the aspect ratios set to the resolution from Apple's website:
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Visual TV Size Comparison : 8.3 inch 2266x1488 display vs 11 inch 2388x1668 display

Visual size comparison of a 8.3 inch 2266x1488 display vs 11 inch 2388x1668 display

www.displaywars.com

Note the 69% larger area on the 11" Pro for 16:9 video content.

Additionally, here's a real life photo of the mini and 11" Pro side-by-side. That scale isn't even close.

Thanks for correcting that wrong post, I was going to do the same but your post did it better than I would have done.
The original post should probably be edited to specify that it is wrong.

 

[Dealmans]

Yes, I can see it being embarrassing for you to have said that, because questioning a random stranger on the internet why they would hold a personal device in a certain way has to be one of the most dumbest things I've ever read.

You still don’t get it lol, in those situations you don’t hold it lmaf

 

[LibbyLA]

You still don’t get it lol, in those situations you don’t hold it lmaf

I am lying in bed on my back holding my Mini 6 a few inches above my torso. I often hold an iPad when I’m sitting, especially when I’m using my Mini 6 while I’m riding in a vehicle. You apparently don’t get that different people use their devices in different positions And some of us hold ours a lot.

 

[Crow_Servo]

You still don’t get it lol, in those situations you don’t hold it lmaf

What does the “f” stand for?

 

[Dealmans]

I am lying in bed on my back holding my Mini 6 a few inches above my torso. I often hold an iPad when I’m sitting, especially when I’m using my Mini 6 while I’m riding in a vehicle. You apparently don’t get that different people use their devices in different positions And some of us hold ours a lot.

maybe be read the comments, was in regard to holding a 12.9" lol not a mini

 

[rogueGT]

I think we’ve got the muscle memory to rest a larger iPad (11 or 12.9”) on our tummy .. while sitting on the couch or in bed..

so while the iPad mini is great , if you’re resting or balancing the bigger iPads , you really don’t feel the weight ?

still torn .. as I’m learning to get used to the iPad mini

 

[weeesss]

I switched from an 11 Pro to a Mini 6 and I mainly use it in bed. Balancing on my stomach or a beanbag with the smart keyboard was not too bad, but now I use a stand next to my bed that holds the Mini over my stomach. Might want to consider one of those.

 

[Nebell]

For media consumption you get Samsung Tab S8 (11" LCD) or S8+ (12.4" OLED).
Or something in that aspect ration. You don't need an expensive tablet.
iPad is not good for watching videos as the aspect ratio is completely different.

 

[darngooddesign]

For media consumption you get Samsung Tab S8 (11" LCD) or S8+ (12.4" OLED).
Or something in that aspect ration. You don't need an expensive tablet.
iPad is not good for watching videos as the aspect ratio is completely different.

If you are ONLY watching videos the wider screens are better; however, if you also plan on using a browser full screen, amongst other things, they are not.

 

[Nebell]

If you are ONLY watching videos the wider screens are better; however, if you also plan on using a browser full screen, amongst other things, they are not.

If you read magazines, I think they are. Web browsing can be done on any.

 

[darngooddesign]

If you read magazines, I think they are. Web browsing can be done on any.

Web browsing is better on the iPad because in landscape it displays more vertically and in portrait text isn't as small.

 

[sunking101]

I know but iPad are more reliable devices with longer support and you can sell it after years, not really the case of Android tablet, overall better tablets but still i might take a look into Samsung tablets, thanks

Yeah loose buttons, insufficient RAM, bad scaling and jelly scrolling is a much better bet than a Samsung with none of those issues...

 

[subjonas]

I don’t think it matters what you’re doing on your iPad—watching videos, web browsing, emailing—a bigger screen is always going to better. But obviously a bigger screen always means a bigger, less portable device. So it seems to me the more relevant question you should be asking (yourself) is simply ‘how big of a device am I willing to handle?’ Because there’s your limiting factor.

Personally, I don't like holding anything larger than a Mini for any length of time, so I have a Mini. I have a 12.9” as well, but I don’t really use that for any casual consumption, because I only casually consume on either my couch or bed, and I don’t find it convenient having to rest the 12.9 on something, which then always means I’m locked into one position (and usually not the comfortable position I want) in order to see and use it. With a Mini, I can hold it in any position I want, and I can change positions freely. If I want to watch something on a bigger screen than the Mini, then that usually means it’s a show or movie I actually care about watching. And for shows and movies that I actually care about watching, any iPad screen (or any computer screen) isn't going to suffice for me. I’ll only watch on my home theater, while I relax on my comfy couch, not holding anything except maybe a remote.

 

[subjonas]

Most drops are due to RAM, the A15 Mini 6 has 4GB and the M1 Air 5 8GB. The Pros would expect longer support and the M1 is a Pro chip. The A15 might go into the base iPad in time, but the clock will be ticking from that point - and the variant in the Mini is downclocked.

But weren't all the lower RAM devices that were dropped also using older chips? So it could have been the combination of lower RAM and older chip, right? Unless we have one or more examples of Apple dropping support for a device solely because of lower RAM, even though it had a newer chip, how do we really know? In Macs, there have been lower and higher performance chip options and lower and higher RAM options. Is Apple known to drop support only for the lower specced Macs, while continuing support for higher specced older generation Macs?

 

[SirAnthonyHopkins]

I don’t think it matters what you’re doing on your iPad—watching videos, web browsing, emailing—a bigger screen is always going to better.

Don't agree with this. For web browsing and reading I much prefer an iPad mini size to anything bigger.

 

[callihan_44]

I love the mini for reading books and being able to hold it easily in one hand, however I think the air / pro (11) size would be better for consumption of videos and general web browsing - light work tasks....anything bigger and I find it annoying to hold and just rather have a full (14") laptop sitting on my lap.

 

[subjonas]

Don't agree with this. For web browsing and reading I much prefer an iPad mini size to anything bigger.

Do you actually mean screen size and not device size (hope my post was clear about the distinction)? I much prefer the Mini device size too and I’m content with its screen size for those things, but if there was some magical way to have a bigger screen than the device, why not have more screen real estate for bigger text/less scrolling? So do you mean, even if say there was some crazy AR or holographic technology which allowed any screen size, you wouldn’t want a web page or book page to be bigger than 8.3”? Again, the reason I made that distinction was because I think if given a choice, and if portability was theoretically a zero factor, most people would usually choose a larger screen, so I don’t find the specific tasks nearly as relevant to size as one’s tolerance or expectation for portability.

 

[sparksd]

Do you actually mean screen size and not device size (hope my post was clear about the distinction)? I much prefer the Mini device size too and I’m content with its screen size for those things, but if there was some magical way to have a bigger screen than the device, why not have more screen real estate for bigger text/less scrolling? So do you mean, even if say there was some crazy AR or holographic technology which allowed any screen size, you wouldn’t want a web page or book page to be bigger than 8.3”? Again, the reason I made that distinction was because I think if given a choice, and if portability was theoretically a zero factor, most people would usually choose a larger screen, so I don’t find the specific tasks nearly as relevant to size as one’s tolerance or expectation for portability.

Agree here. I like my Mini 6 for its portability and do read on it but my preferred reading device for books is my M1 12.9.

 

[SirAnthonyHopkins]

Do you actually mean screen size and not device size (hope my post was clear about the distinction)? I much prefer the Mini device size too and I’m content with its screen size for those things, but if there was some magical way to have a bigger screen than the device, why not have more screen real estate for bigger text/less scrolling? So do you mean, even if say there was some crazy AR or holographic technology which allowed any screen size, you wouldn’t want a web page or book page to be bigger than 8.3”? Again, the reason I made that distinction was because I think if given a choice, and if portability was theoretically a zero factor, most people would usually choose a larger screen, so I don’t find the specific tasks nearly as relevant to size as one’s tolerance or expectation for portability.

I want my eyes to be able to take in a line of text like I do when reading a book, so I do mean screen size. Reading a book on a bigger screen feels janky to me. It’s more comfortable to move my eyes vertically down a page than horizontally across it.