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Originally Posted by seajewel
The resolution was chosen because it's the same as iPad 2 and apps will run without letter boxing etc. I really hoped that despite the rumors apple would put a higher res screen in. I've no doubt apple will eventually put a higher res screen in but that was why the size and resolution was chosen now (and to milk more money later I agree.) And to double the res in order to avoid letter boxing also, they would have had to sacrifice battery life and size and weight, all three of which are great on te iPad mini if reported specs bear out.
I'm getting really uncomfortable in this thread however. I'm not a fan of the poster who is claiming that the iPad mini is innovative. It's not. But I did order one because I think I need to hold it and see it and use it to know whether it's right for me. Likely the ppi will bother me too much. But I like the apps available in iOs even if I find the UI incredibly boring now. and the screen real estate available over the 7 in devices may be significant and very useful for my needs, and the weight is very low.
But I felt okay reporting that I was interested in trying it because I've always felt this forum is full of mostly respectful posters. The last few posts are full of angry opinions about "sheep" that I did not enjoy reading. I disagree that you have to be clueless and stupid in order to want an iPad mini. I do agree the performance specs and price are not great in comparison with Nexus 7. But someone can be tied to iOS, like that apple keeps up with updates, like I messaging, or even just like the aesthetic. For me, iOS and the screen estate and weight were ultimately enough for me to give it a try.
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I said it a few posts above and I'll say it again but resolution has absolutely nothing to do with pixels per inch in fact the mini's ppi is actually a small step up from the iPad 2 but it's still low compared to the competition or any other new device I can think off.
Basically my point is it's either the biggest coincidence in the world or else Apple did it on purpose just so they can say double the pixels next time.