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Originally Posted by tubemonkey
Apple is hung up on thinness, smaller sizes, and super light weight by choice; not by necessity. As such, those parameters delay the addition of technological advances and hamstring their devices. My iPod touch 4 has a horrible rear cam. Why? because Apple made it too thin. That precluded the use of the cams used in the iPhone 3GS or 4.
With Apple it's form first, function second.
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Frankly, I think the bigger reason for not including the "nice" camera in the iPod Touch line has more to do with profit margins than design considerations. Not only does Apple save a few bucks on camera hardware, it also gives consumers greater incentive to spend a bucket load on the significantly more expensive iPhone.
As for the retina display Mini (or lack thereof), I don't quite agree with you. First, Apple would need mass production of 7.9" retina displays. At the time the original Mini was released, I doubt screen manufacturers can get the yields high enough. Second, while I don't mind a chunkier tablet, the additional weight that a bigger battery would add is non-trivial. What's the point of releasing a 7.9" iPad Mini if it's going to be just as heavy as the 9.7" iPad? Personally, I'd prefer the weight of tablets to go down further (around 200g or e-ink reader-level).