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Apple introduces iPad mini built for Apple Intelligence

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317 points diwank | 1 comments | 15 Oct 24 14:35 UTC | HN request time: 0.239s | source
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gcanyon ◴[16 Oct 24 00:32 UTC] No.41854510[source]▶
If it were possible to do so, I would possibly buy this as my new "phone":

   - I almost never hold my phone to my ear
   - I don't need the dual-lens features of the new iPhones
   - Standby battery life seems up to the challenge
   - Apple doesn't offer the iPhone Mini anymore, which is what I'm carrying now. If I'm going bigger, why not actually go BIGger.
Things holding me back:

   - Not actually sure about the battery life
   - As far as I know you can't transfer your actual phone line to a Mini
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ks2048 ◴[16 Oct 24 01:50 UTC] No.41854869[source]▶
Last last point makes me wonder: why have phone numbers at all?
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1. gcanyon ◴[17 Oct 24 00:00 UTC] No.41865130[source]▶
I'm pretty close to skipping out on my cell number. I very rarely use it. But that said, I do use it every so often, and when I do I need it pretty strongly. Also, I've had the same number for something like 15 years, and that's hard to walk away from.