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Originally Posted by JD Gumby
Eh. Nah. 1024x768 is the normal upper end for 4:3 screens (though it is uncommon - most 8" tabs are 800x600) and would cause their app authors the least amount of problems (my preference, though, would be 1280x960 for a modern 8", 4:3 tablet), not to mention cheaper to make.
No need for conspiracy theories when the simplest explanation of keeping hassles and costs low (hence the other major deficiencies of the Mini) to maximize their profit will do.
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What's the resolution got to do with the ppi as far as I know exactly nothing at all. The resolution thing is more because IOS isn't capable
I'm just saying with the 163 PPI (pixels per inch) there is no way that happens by chance they must have had the screens made deliberately with exactly half the pixels. When you take into account almost every other tablet and phone is over the 200 or even 300 ppi limit, simply these days screens that low don't exist unless their made to order.
My opinion is they were made artificially low simply so Apple can say the word "double and twice as many" next time