The pocket rocket iPad Mini compared to the most technologically advanced phone Apple makes. Can the lack of certain features on the iPad Mini overcome the iPhone’s tour de force? Note: We did coverage on the previous version of iPhone 12 Pro Max vs iPad Mini 5. If you don’t need the phone, you can basically either Telegram or iCloud message your way to communicate with people
Slightly fuller sound because of the bigger soundbox Cons Pricey, you get what you paid for. A major improvement that the A15 did is a better power management that extends the battery life of the iPhone by 1 to 2.5 hours.
iPad Pro 12.9″ might have a MiniLED backed LCD screen, but in OLED, you can get each of the pixel to turned off or on instead of having an illumination zone. However, the iPad Air has a few software features that the iPhone does not get, like Center Stage, the feature that the front camera will dynamically digitally zoom to give focus on your face and follow your face around the camera’s field of view.
Approximate at scale comparison between iPhone 13 Pro Max vs iPad Mini 6 with normal human hand.
However, Apple does not ever talk about processor speed settings or the memory that is installed on each device. The iPhone offers one of the best screen ever put on any device, but the iPad has the real estate that can be useful for consuming content or even work on the go. Don’t forget that the iPhone also has a ProMotion feature which adjust the refresh rate from 10Hz to 120Hz depending on context.
The iPad camera system traditionally has only been there to capture documents or basic images and although the iPad Mini is a big step up compared to the previous version, it does not hold a candle next to the iPhone 13 Pro Max. The mmWave allows for multi-gigabit speed, however, it is subject to network conditions and reported to be very sensitive to weather, line of sight (trees) and other factors.
iPadOS acknowledge the iPad larger screen size and use that to their advantange like having a split view of apps running.
iPadOS vs iOS apps This is where the key difference lies: the operating system that runs the device. While both are similar, and iPadOS can run iOS apps in windowed mode, some developers take advantage of the large screen size of the iPad Mini. Alas, the iPad Mini does not have Smart Connect like their bigger brother, but that does not stop companies like Logitech making solutions for that.
In the iPad Mini presentation, it shows that it will fit in a decently sized jacket pocket. The iPhone 13 Pro Max is akin to lugging your professional DSLR or Cinema camera around.
If you are consuming content, doing work like making a presentation, reading and responding to emails, making video calls or relaxing like watching YouTube videos, then you will greatly appreciate the decent but larger screen of the iPad Mini.
in spite of the increased price, it’s still a great device
Review: iPad mini 2021 – in spite of the increased price, it’s still a great device Posted on September 28th, 2021 by Kirk McElhearn The new iPad mini has a new form factor, and removes the Touch ID button, allowing the display to stretch out to a 14:9 aspect ratio. The new iPad mini features Apple’s latest A15 Bionic chip, the same one in the new iPhones (though a bit slower). The display is larger than the previous model – Apple deceptively calls it “edge-to-edge,” though there are still bezels about 1 cm on each side.
It’s now got speakers on top and bottom, for better audio when in landscape mode, such as when you’re watching movies. But these features come at a cost: this year’s model starts at $499, where as the iPad mini (5th generation) was more affordable at only $399.
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Apple iPhone XS vs Apple iPhone 13 Mini
Display comparison Apple iPhone XS has larger screen size of 5.8 inches in comparison to Apple iPhone 13 Mini’s 5.4 inch screen. Apple iPhone XS has Super AMOLED Screen type where as Apple iPhone 13 Mini has OLED Screen type. Apple iPhone 13 Mini will be better choice if you’re looking to click lot of selfies as it has better 12 MP Front Camera in comparison to Apple iPhone XS’s 7 MP Front Camera. Name Apple iPhone XS Apple iPhone 13 Mini General Sim Type Dual Sim, GSM+GSM Dual Sim, GSM+GSM Dual Sim Yes Yes Sim Size Nano-SIM and e-SIM Nano + eSIM Device Type Smartphone Smartphone Release Date September 12, 2018 September 14, 2021 Design Dimensions 143.6 x 70.9 x 7.7 mm 131.5 x 64.2 x 7.65 mm Weight 177 g 140 g Display Type Color Super AMOLED screen (16M colors) Color OLED screen (16M) Touch Yes, with Multitouch Yes, with Multitouch Size 5.8 inches, 1125 x 2436 pixels 5.4 inches, 1080 x 2340 pixels Aspect Ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9 PPI ~463 PPI ~476 PPI Screen to Body Ratio ~ 82.9% Features Scratch-resistant glass, Oleophobic coating Screen Protection Super Retina XDR Display, HDR Display, True Tone, Wide Colour (P3), Haptic Touch, 1200 Nits Max Brightness (HDR), Support for Display of Multiple Languages and Characters Simultaneously, Fingerprint-resistant Oleophobic Coating Notch Yes, Large Notch Memory RAM 4 GB 4 GB Storage 64 GB 128 GB Card Slot No No Connectivity GPRS Yes Yes EDGE Yes Yes 3G Yes 1 Mbps Download Yes 4G Yes Yes 5G Yes VoLTE Yes Yes Wifi Yes, with wifi-hotspot Yes, with wifi-hotspot Bluetooth Yes, v5.0 Yes, v5.0 USB Yes, Proprietary v2.0 Yes, Lightning Cable USB Features USB Tethering, USB on-the-go, USB Charging Wireless Charging Yes Yes Extra GPS Yes, with A-GPS Support Yes with Built-in GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS and BeiDou Face Unlock Yes Yes Sensors Accelerometer, Proximity, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer Barometer, Three‑axis Gyro, Accelerometer, Proximity Sensor, Ambient Light Sensor 3.5mm Headphone Jack No Lightning Extra NFC NFC Water Resistance Yes, 2 m upto 30 min Yes IP Rating IP68 IP68 Dust Resistant Yes Yes Camera Rear Camera 12 MP + 12 MP with autofocus 12 MP f/1.6 (Wide Angle)
12 MP f/2.4 (Ultra Wide) with autofocus Features Face detection, Smile detection, Geo tagging, Panorama, Touch to focus Panorama, Night Mode, Deep Fusion, Smart HDR 4, Photographic Styles, Burst Mode, Photo Geotagging Video Recording 4K @ 60fps UHD 4K, 1080p Flash Yes, Quad-LED Yes, LED Front Camera Notch 7 MP 12 MP f/2.2 with Retina Flash Front Video Recording 1080p Technical OS iOS v12 iOS v15 Chipset Apple A12 Apple Bionic A15 CPU 2.49 GHz, Hexa Core Processor 3.22 GHz, Hexa Core Processor Core Details 2×3.22 GHz Avalanche + 4xX.X GHz Blizzard GPU Apple GPU (4-core graphics) Apple 4 Core GPU IP Rating IP68 IP68 Java No No Browser Yes, supports HTML5 (Safari) Yes Multimedia Supports iMessage, MMS, Instant Messaging, Voice Commands Email Yes, with Push Email Yes Music MP3, WAV Yes Video MP4, H.265 Yes FM Radio No Yes Document Reader Yes Yes Battery Type Non-Removable Battery Non-Removable Battery Size 2658 mAh, Li-ion Battery 2438 mAh, Li-ion Battery Fast Charging Yes Yes Talk Time 20 hours on 3G Music Playback Time 60 hours
Let’s face it: The iPhone XS Max is the new iPad mini
In the wake of every Apple iPad event since 2015, you can find them frowning in the crowds or, later, rushing to Reddit to weep in collective misery at the absence of their beloved device’s Fifth Coming. This would have been a weaker argument as recently as a year ago, when Apple’s largest phones remained saddled with chunky bezels. After all, Apple still describes the iPad mini as a device that delivers “uncompromising performance and potential in your hand.” It gives you “power that’s anything but mini.” It’s light! The onscreen keyboards on both devices are too small for long-term typing, and their cramped dimensions would discourage lengthy scribbling with the Apple Pencil if support were ever added. Holding my iPhone XS Max horizontally, I find I enjoy reading books with it far more than I do with an actual Kindle. With the XS Max’s lovely OLED display, the screen’s clarity comes close to mimicking what I’d expect from a physical page. Last November, Ghost’s John O’Nolan lamented on Twitter that he’d been reduced to using a Bluetooth keyboard with his iPhone following the death of his MacBook Pro, but that’s exactly how I’m writing the draft for this story. The only thing I really miss when I work like this is an iPad’s Split-View multitasking, which greatly simplifies writing drafts and outlines while reading sources on another page. For that matter, it leaves plenty of room for broad strokes with the Apple Pencil, making it ideal for students who need to read and take notes. And when the scrappy tablet failed to make an appearance onstage on October 30, its devotees, undeterred, resumed their doleful vigil. It’s too small to fulfill Apple’s vision for the iPad, and it’s excessively large for tasks we can easily perform with an iPhone XS Max. We’re finally at the point where Apple is figuring out the roles of each of its complicated product lines, and now, more than ever, the iPad mini feels like a lowly extra.
Hands-on video: iPad mini vs. iPhone XS Max — how the screen size differences influence usability
Conventional wisdom is saying that sales of mini tablets have collapsed due to smartphones adopting ever-larger displays. With that in mind, we set out to compared the screen size differences between Apple’s iPad mini and iPhone XS Max. In the other corner we have the glorious iPhone XS Max, Apple’s largest-screened smartphone with an edge-to-edge OLED panel measuring 6.5 inches diagonally. Due to the form factor differences, iPad mini has a boxier 4:3 display versus a 19:9 screen ratio for the latest Apple smartphone.
Apple is officially wading into ‘phablet’ territory with the iPhone XS Max — here it is compared to an iPad Mini
With its 6.5-inch OLED display, the iPhone XS Max is officially wading into “phablet” territory. As a whole, the iPad Mini is still larger and heavier than the iPhone XS Max, as it has a different form factor, aspect ratio, and extra room around the display for the camera and home button, but it’s interesting to see how close the two display sizes are. Notably, though, the iPhone XS Max display is significantly better and sharper than the iPad Mini’s LCD screen, as it has more pixels, a greater pixel density, more colors, and deeper contrast thanks to its OLED screen.
To pull down notifications or Control Center on the XS Max, you have to reach the very top of the device.
Given how large the new iPhone XS Max is, we recommend visiting an Apple Store and holding the phone in person before placing an order.
iPhone XS Max can replace your iPad mini [Review]
Apple stopped updating the iPad mini a few years ago because sales dropped off at the release of the first iPhone Plus model. Seems lots of people prefer a large-ish smartphone to a small tablet, even if the iPad is bigger than the iPhone. We compared the two devices when doing the tasks we originally purchased a small tablet for: reading ebooks, playing games, and social networking.
Apple’s latest handset has an OLED screen which is genuinely usable outdoors, even in bright sunlight. You can read your ebook or catch up on your social-networking feed by the pool, something the traditional LCD in the iPad mini makes very challenging. Apple computers don’t become obsolete anywhere near as quickly as rival devices, but remember the iPad mini 4 came out in 2015. Primate Labs’ Geekbench 4 test for multi-core performance gave the iPad mini 4 a 2,849, while Apple’s newest phone scored a 11,157. That said, processor speed doesn’t make a huge difference for ebooks or social networking.
A direct comparison of the price of these two devices doesn’t make much sense in this case because anyone who has an iPad mini 4 is still going to need some model of iPhone. But Apple used to sell the iPad mini by the million, so we’re assuming most of the people reading this article already have one and are now considering buying one of the 2018 iPhone models. So the question we’re trying to answer for people is, if you got an iPhone XS Max, could you quite worrying that you can’t get a good replacement for your old iPad mini? If you’re planning to regularly spend hours absorbed in a top-tier title, at least consider the 9.7-inch iPad that debuted this spring.
Comparison between: Apple iPhone XS Max, Apple iPad mini 5 Wi-Fi
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