Do not care for Touch ID nor its placement. Love Face ID on my iPhone and don’t understand why it was not included in the mini 6.
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iPad mini The mini 6 is not perfect. What would you change?
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Tjhe only thing annoying about FaceID is (1) masks (FaceID sucks fior IDing if you are wearing a mask) and (2) if it's on a desk, you can't use it to unlock, you have to use the code, since FaceID's scan range is not great. Not a problem with TouchID.
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Just pull your mask down briefly. Face ID's scanning distance is further than your arm can reach which means that if you can touch your iPad you can unlock with Face ID.
Face ID is reserved for Apple's premium iPad Pros which is why the 11" Air also has TouchID.
I'm sure it's been mentioned ad nauseam: add my name to the list - minimum storage should be 128 Gb.
I'm fine with touch ID here. For what I use the mini for ( mainly reading downloaded books ) this device is virtually perfect for me.
I'm fine with touch ID here. For what I use the mini for ( mainly reading downloaded books ) this device is virtually perfect for me.
Agree on 128GB base model. I don’t like to get even close to 80%. I think 20GB free is full.
My mini 5 is cramped with 3GB memory. I think 6 is sensible.
support wireless charging.
I only had new IPP 11” for two days but Face ID was a pain to use. The angel it needs, worse in landscape mode. Hello on Surface Laptop is easy to use as are iPhones
If they cut thickness and weight that would be nice.
I’ve had a couple of 7 and 8” tablets over the years, and Surface as well as old 10” iPad - the mini is great device and design, but a few tweaks would be nice.
I was appalled to see still came in 64GB / left over stock to unload on us?
My mini 5 is cramped with 3GB memory. I think 6 is sensible.
support wireless charging.
I only had new IPP 11” for two days but Face ID was a pain to use. The angel it needs, worse in landscape mode. Hello on Surface Laptop is easy to use as are iPhones
If they cut thickness and weight that would be nice.
I’ve had a couple of 7 and 8” tablets over the years, and Surface as well as old 10” iPad - the mini is great device and design, but a few tweaks would be nice.
I was appalled to see still came in 64GB / left over stock to unload on us?
Better display in every regard (better colors, higher contrast, no jelly scroll, 120Hz) and 128GB as the base storage option.
On the surface, this was the Mini I'd been waiting for for years. Bought the Pencil2 last year already in anticipation. But it's also the first one that, when I went to drop 80 more dollars than the last one on it, turned out to have more issues (already listed in this thread) than my last 5 minis. I'm sitting on this mini5 for now.
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Same.
Once I realized it was a lateral move (at best) from my Mini 5, I was out.
I’ll ride my 5 until the 7
I was SO anticipating this year's mini. It was a day one purchase for me. But after using it for about a month or two, I ended up selling it. The main reason is the GUI and how it is not optimized for the screen size. I couldn't stand all the extra space around the apps on the screen, and how the apps at the bottom would become miniscule, etc. etc. I also detest Touch ID. I get that others love it and it works for them, fine, but for me personally Touch ID has never been reliable. I live in the Midwest where it's cold most of the year, and constantly have dry hands. Between constant handwashing, use of hand sanitizer, and use of hand lotion, Touch ID doesn't work for me, but Face ID always does.
I also wish it had ProMotion and better/higher storage tiers. I have the 12.9 and 11 iPad Pros --basically I wish they'd come out with an iPad Pro mini, and I'd gladly pay the higher price for it.
I also wish it had ProMotion and better/higher storage tiers. I have the 12.9 and 11 iPad Pros --basically I wish they'd come out with an iPad Pro mini, and I'd gladly pay the higher price for it.
I agree
I hope they consider shortening the normal cycle this time and getting to that sooner rather than later.
They changed the body to "look" like a next gen, higher end, Mini -- but it really isn't one.
As an owner of an M1 11 Pro - I'm biased.
For me? 120hz, 128GB base storage, and Face ID - and I'd have been sold. Imo, it should have had those for the cost.
For me? 120hz, 128GB base storage, and Face ID - and I'd have been sold. Imo, it should have had those for the cost.
I prefer Face ID, although as far as Touch ID implementation goes I think the Air 4 and Mini 6 both do a good job. Touch ID on Samsung devices have been hit or miss, but the A14 and A15 chips get it done quickly.
In future I would love Apple’s top tier and mid tier iPads to have both forms of biometric authentication, so all bases are covered.
OLED in its current state is better than ever and if you're talking about the iPhone 13 Pro display it's better than any miniLED display currently out in the computer world and even OLED TV's. If Apple could make bigger OLED panels that would be killer.
iPhone 13 Pro = OLED w/2M contrast, 1200 nits, and 2.4ms response time only OLED can provide which makes ProMotion buttery smooth.
IPP 12.9" 2021 = miniLED w/1M contrast, 1600 nits, and a terrible 45ms response making ProMotion almost a requirement to make up for it and isn't even in the same class as smoothness vs the 13 Pro. IPP ProMotion panels regardless of size are blurry compared to the new 13 Pro models. (IPP 11" has a 27ms response time btw)
Comparing these two, the only "benefit" of miniLED is the 400 extra nits which may or may not even be used so I'll take the much better and always in use contrast and response time vs the occasional 400 nit bump.
I honestly don't understand how the camera bumps even came into life. Make the back flat and larger and slap some more battery in there!
I literally would not change anything about the Mini 6 except to switch the magnets for the pencil to the other side. I’m left-handed, so I either use my iPad Mini upside down (but then the buttons can accidentally be pressed) or else reach across my screen for the pencil with my left hand.
I don’t care about the jelly-scrolling. It’s a complete non-issue for anything I do with the Mini. (Mostly reading in portrait and watching tv shows in landscape.)
This is the first iPad I’ve had cellular on. I love being able to take it anywhere and still have internet.
I also love being able to swap the Pencil with my 12.9” iPad Pro.
I don’t care about the jelly-scrolling. It’s a complete non-issue for anything I do with the Mini. (Mostly reading in portrait and watching tv shows in landscape.)
This is the first iPad I’ve had cellular on. I love being able to take it anywhere and still have internet.
I also love being able to swap the Pencil with my 12.9” iPad Pro.
