Thread: iPad Maybe no retina iPad mini this year?
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Old 07-27-2013, 02:27 AM   #80
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Originally Posted by MeSue View Post
3 days until my sister visits and I can do the side by side iPad mini vs. iPad 3 screen comparison.
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Originally Posted by Josieb1 View Post
I'd be interested in what you think, I have a ipad 3 plus the iPhone 5 which is why the screen on the mini just isn't good enough for me, especially for reading small fonts.
If it helps either of you, I went from an iPod touch 4 to an iPad mini and haven't regretted it for a second. Much better battery life, bigger screen, and even being nearsighted, the pixel density's close enough to Retina for me. I really have to look closely to see individual pixels on the mini.

For me, the biggest drawback is that despite having plenty of pixels to work with, iPhone/iPod-only apps look like crap. I believe iOS is just looking at "is it a Retina display?" instead of "is the screen resolution high enough for the Retina graphics?" - which I hear may be getting fixed in iOS 7.
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