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Apple introduces iPad mini built for Apple Intelligence

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252 points diwank | 3 comments | 15 Oct 24 14:35 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source
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bonaldi ◴[15 Oct 24 16:12 UTC] No.41850075[source]▶
The mini is the absolute sweet spot for me - enough portability that I don’t mind the many restrictions of iPad OS. But the A-line chips and low-quality screen are problems, and not being able to properly dock it at a monitor is a real hinderance. None of those are addressed here, unfortunately.
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1. whiteboardr ◴[15 Oct 24 17:05 UTC] No.41850647[source]▶
Was patiently waiting for the mini getting an update - i don’t care as much for the screen, CPU etc. but not moving the front facing camera to the side, hence landscape friendly position is beyond me.
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2. rgreekguy ◴[15 Oct 24 20:59 UTC] No.41853047[source]▶
The whole chassis is weak, old... One camera still? Lame... The thermals are mediocre, at best. And the iPhone 15 Pro I just got makes me look forward to the winter. I expect similar experiences with this. When you write/draw on it, it does get hot. Same battery life is not bad, but it could use some more when you use the Pencil. Touch ID is another very very weird thing to keep. I wonder what sort of market buys that and they don't want to upgrade anything... It feels so weird...

If you check Apple's comparison, at least on that overview, it seems they changed only the processor, networking, that HDR thingy on the camera, and... that's all. Everything else is the same.

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3. duskwuff ◴[15 Oct 24 21:33 UTC] No.41853345[source]▶
> One camera still? Lame...

It's a tablet, not a phone. No number of cameras is going to make it into a good device for taking photos.