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My iPod touch 4 had battery issues with a particular point release of iOS 4 and then again on a point release of iOS 5. But on the latest version of 5, my iPod touch is running fine....even 3 years later. |
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07-16-2013, 06:18 PM | #32 | |
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Used as an ebook reader (even with display set to the dimmest setting), the iPod Touch 4th gen had pretty abysmal battery life particularly when compared to the iPhone 4. Sure, you get pretty long battery life for music playback but with the screen on, I get just around 4-6 hours (which is, thankfully, more than enough time to have my iPhone fully charged). |
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For me the difference between the 169 ppi of the Nook Tablet and the 216 ppi of the kindle fire hd is noticeable but not a huge deal. I don't think i'd be able to notice the difference between a 1080p 7 inch screen and a 720p screen, although i'd have to use a 1080p device before i could be sure.
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Even without a retina screen, iPad mini 2 could improve with a faster cpu and shaving a few millimeters.
I would still like to see a retina version for comparison at least. What will the tradeoffs be? It is the mini form factor that I like, and which nobody has duplicated yet, much to my disappointment. I do not object to much about the price, if it meets my requirements, I will be using it for a long time. If not, it is a waste of money even if it is cheaper, because I'll have to get something else. I am pretty vendor neutral at this point. Just waiting for the right thing to show up. |
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I doubt the new nexus will matter either. Last edited by robertc88; 07-17-2013 at 10:42 AM. |
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I don't know the mini, but the difference between the ipad2 and the nook HD is abysmal. And the new nexus will have roughly double the PPI of the mini, so I doubt it will be "barely noticeable".
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Ditto that! MeSue, thanks for sharing this article and I will be disappointed too if it turns out to be true. The current iPad Mini just isn't good enough for me even though I really want one. I was mostly happy with my original Nook Color and then Kindle Fire when they first came out. However, now that I am used to my iPhone4 and iPad4 displays, I just can't tolerate those other devices for reading text. I recently bought a Nook HD due to the big discounts. I have liked reading on it thus far. Although sometimes my eyes have difficulty adjusting immediately when I switch between the tablet and an eink reader. But, I would still prefer an iPad mini over the Nook HD if they would only improve the screen.
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For instance, i am creating this post with the kindle fire hd and a nook tablet with cm7 for the previous two posts. For reading a forum like mobileread the differences are pretty noticeable; the text looks blurry and coarse on the nook, although it is still readable, whereas text is sharp and smooth on the fire. The differences is quite noticeable. Netflix movies actually look better on my nook tablet than on my fire, although to be fair netflix does not stream movies at hd resolution afaik. But if i compare an hd movie from amazon instant video to the same movie on netflix, the difference is usually only noticeable where there are closeups on faces. For kindle books, text looks more jagged on the nook than on the kindle, although the jaggedness of the text is less noticeable the bigger i make the text. If the screen was bigger on the nook, which is the case with the mini, i could make the text bigger without sacrificing words per screen. However, even with the slight jaggedness of the text, i'd have no problem reading for extended periods of time on the nook tablet. Then again, i used to read on the ebookwise 1150 which had dot matrix text, so my standards are probably very low. Last edited by spellbanisher; 07-17-2013 at 12:40 PM. |
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Really, retina or non-retina I think boils down to individual preferences (and eyesight). |
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The biggest downside to a retina screen is the MUCH higher power consumption, so you either end up with a significantly shorter battery life, or a bigger battery and hence a heavier device. That's what happened between the iPad 2 and the iPad 3. The iPad 3 is significantly heavier than the 2 due to its larger (hence heavier) battery.
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Yes, I agree. I think Apple made the right choice with the iPad in preserving battery life at the expense of weight.
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If Apple does not bring a retina display they are going to lose much more marketshare to android imo. |
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