Hello all! Just purchased the 16gig iPad mini w/retina display yesterday and I thought I'd share a few thoughts.
I have owned all kinds of tablets from the original iPad to a Microsoft Surface and each had their pluses and minuses their individual pros and cons. I'm the type of person who just needs certain devices to perform at a minimum level in order for me to make them my 'daily driver'. As an example my previous tablet was the new Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7". Nice tablet. Thin, light, good feel in the hand, excellent screen and outstanding speakers. The Snapdragon 800 chipset is nice but I still experienced niggling hang ups and didn't feel like the device was any faster than supposedly slower chipsets. Worst aspect of all? TOTALLY locked into the Amazon ecosystem and that just doesn't work for me. I found myself having to compromise with too many missing apps and account connectivity. With the iPad mini I simply don't have to compromise.
The screen on the mini is very sharp and while I wish it were much more vibrant it is still an excellent display. I admit to being spoiled by the HDX speakers but the iPads are terrible no matter how you slice it; even still that's what headphones are for. The build quality of the mini is unquestioned and the A7 chip feels snappy. Hands down best element to owning the new mini? Access to what is still the hands down BEST app ecosystem available today. There simply are no compromises for I can access everything I need or want in an app via Apple's store.
I still have access to my google apps/account/browser as well as my Amazon Prime videos. What more could I want?
Is the experience a perfect one? Wouldn't say that because Apple still extorts the public for what they charge for memory and their hardware as good as it is remains overpriced. However overall on balance you simply get a much better experience with their devices particularly for avid media consumers like me.
Excellent tablet. No compromises when it comes to what I desire in mobile devices.
Good enough for me! CHEERS! :beer:
I have owned all kinds of tablets from the original iPad to a Microsoft Surface and each had their pluses and minuses their individual pros and cons. I'm the type of person who just needs certain devices to perform at a minimum level in order for me to make them my 'daily driver'. As an example my previous tablet was the new Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7". Nice tablet. Thin, light, good feel in the hand, excellent screen and outstanding speakers. The Snapdragon 800 chipset is nice but I still experienced niggling hang ups and didn't feel like the device was any faster than supposedly slower chipsets. Worst aspect of all? TOTALLY locked into the Amazon ecosystem and that just doesn't work for me. I found myself having to compromise with too many missing apps and account connectivity. With the iPad mini I simply don't have to compromise.
The screen on the mini is very sharp and while I wish it were much more vibrant it is still an excellent display. I admit to being spoiled by the HDX speakers but the iPads are terrible no matter how you slice it; even still that's what headphones are for. The build quality of the mini is unquestioned and the A7 chip feels snappy. Hands down best element to owning the new mini? Access to what is still the hands down BEST app ecosystem available today. There simply are no compromises for I can access everything I need or want in an app via Apple's store.
I still have access to my google apps/account/browser as well as my Amazon Prime videos. What more could I want?
Is the experience a perfect one? Wouldn't say that because Apple still extorts the public for what they charge for memory and their hardware as good as it is remains overpriced. However overall on balance you simply get a much better experience with their devices particularly for avid media consumers like me.
Excellent tablet. No compromises when it comes to what I desire in mobile devices.
Good enough for me! CHEERS! :beer:
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