Standard def is 640 x 480. The mini is 1024 x 768 and that is much more then standard def.
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Standard def is 640 x 480. The mini is 1024 x 768 and that is much more then standard def.
I don't believe he meant "standard def" as in the NTSC resolution spec, but as a reference for comparison.
I'd kind of agree: iPad 1/2 to iPad 3/4 is like SD to HD (well, maybe like ED 480p to HD 1080p
), at least in terms of text content. To be honest, for video on a small device, it's about the same!Same goes for many games, educational apps, that's why I think the Mini is still outstanding, even if the Retina models are noticeably better in several use cases (it even has a decent PPI bump over the iPad 1/2).
I'm not a big fan of the bezel on the iPad either. And maybe I'm just not looking at the leaked photos and comparing them to the real photos. The leaked photos made the front of the Nexus 10 look like garbage.
I'm just stating the bezel between the two is very similar (and no I have not measured them). So it isn't like the Nexus 10 has this huge bezel and the iPad doesn't. They both do.
I don't recall me ever saying "I like the iPad bezel and I don't like the Nexus 10 bezel because the iPad one looks better".
No, I just said I wasn't a fan of the way the Nexus 10 looked on the front. Calm down.
So you also don't like the way the iPad looks on the front? Or any tablet for that matter?
Honestly, I have a 15" laptop so I don't need a larger tablet, I sold my iPad 2 and ordered a Mini because of the size. After looking at the Mini so much my eyes have adjusted to the size of it's bezel i suppose, making the iPad and N10 bezels look larger. Even before the mini though, I always wondered why Apple or anyone never made the bezels thinner. They'd be much more attractive. Are you a tablet salesman? You seem awfully flustered and offended about this lolol
Listen I'm not getting into anything with you. I'm just gonna go back to the main thread I'm involved in with the other non-pissy users that aren't jumping down other's throats. Peace
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Do you really not see a difference between the two? One looks good, the other looks terrible. They aren't the same just because they have rounded corners.
Yes it is. It allows you to hold the iPad without covering the screen. I know that Apple has the finger rejection software, but that doesn't help when you have to make an input where your thumb is. The Mini is different because you will likely hold it by the fingertips, not the way you currently hold the full iPad.
My question is why are you on this MacRumors forum if your objective is to just backup Android products and say they're better? There are some android products out there that trump Apple but quit being a troll man, seriously.
My objective is not to backup Android products. I have been on here a lot longer than you have.
Also I'm not being a troll. That distinction goes to you who made a big deal about a bezel size on the Nexus 10 when the iPad has the same type of bezel on its product.
I appreciate your who-ra-ra for what it is, a lot of smoke.
Once again:
I'm not understanding the logic here. The A5X that you're counting as a generation is actually just an A5 with more GPU cores--there's no iterative change in technology there. The Tegra 3 is just as old as the A5. It's just moved down market, just like the A5.
Do you have the same concern about the Nexus 7? Because it is bested by the iPad 2 in overall performance despite arriving on the market almost a year and a half later.