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Originally Posted by jocampo
Again, for the regular "John Doe", the differences are minimum. And I can tell you for sure that if someone get a Retina Mini without buying an iPad air, that person probably will be satisfied in terms of screen quality.
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Most people won't care or notice. And for those using the Mini primarily for reading, it's a non-issue. But for anyone serious about photography or the graphic arts, then this could matter a lot.
Here's the funny thing about gamut: Just the report that it has limited gamut might be enough to turn a lot of people away. They don't even need to see the screen. Because even if the colors look crisp and vibrant on a Mini, there will always be doubt in the mind as to whether it is close to reality or not. For example, if a very dark red car is shown on the screen, one might not know if the car in real life is a different shade of red or much lighter or even darker. If the screen only covers 60% of the sRGB gamut, which is a web and photographic standard, then the likelihood of the color being off is much higher than if the screen covers 100% of the range.
Again, most won't notice. But it's bad for Apple's rep to have this issue in such a high-priced product.
Edit: This image illustrates perfectly what the limited gamut issue is. On top is the Air. On the bottom is the Mini. Notice the colors on the left? They are very different between the two devices.
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--Pat