iPad mini 6 Review Roundup: Not a mini iPad Air

Posted by on Sep 22, 2022 in iPad mini

A twenty-four hours after the start set of iPhone xiii and iPhone thirteen Pro reviews dropped, the beginning batch of iPad mini vi reviews have likewise striking the internet.

If you are wondering if the new iPad mini half dozen is worth your coin or not, the below reviews should help you decide that.

Engadget

The iPad mini half-dozen is just the right refresh that Apple's smallest iPad needed, though slightly thinner bezels would have been better.

The bezel surrounding the eleven-inch iPad Pro's screen is roughly 0.25-inches thick and that of the iPad mini is only about i/8th of an inch thicker than that. That's non a huge difference, just it'south more than noticeable when yous're only working with an 8.3-inch display. As well, the previous iPad mini had a vii.9-inch brandish, then you lot're not getting a ton of extra screen real estate on the new model.

The redesign ways the iPad mini 6 now feels more like a smaller iPad Air.

Otherwise, I felt like I had a small version of the iPad Air the entire time I was using the mini. Their designs are very similar, save for the location of certain buttons. The iPad mini now has flat edges with a TouchID-capable ability button and volume adjusters at the pinnacle and a USB-C port at the bottom. Notably, its edges lack a headphone jack and that may be a key factor for current iPad mini owners in their conclusion to upgrade or not. It'due south made of 100-percentage recycled aluminum, weighs less than one pound and measures 6.3mm thick — just as portable as the last model, but with a much-needed modern aesthetic.

The small size means the iPad mini 6 is piece of cake to carry around.

I've been keeping the iPad mini by my side at all times for the past week or so, and I was pleasantly surprised by how easy that was thanks to its size. Every iPad is portable, just some are certainly more portable than others. I take a 2022 11-inch iPad Pro and, while it could come with me almost anywhere, I mostly use it in my home every bit a secondary device or as my master commuter when I'm traveling. The iPad mini, on the other manus, could fit into almost any bag I own without hassle, providing a much-needed larger screen for activities like reading, watching videos and FaceTime calls. I didn't find it super hard to apply my thumbs to type on the mini, treating information technology almost similar a super-wide iPhone, but I also wouldn't call information technology a comfortable experience.

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MacStories

As Viticci puts information technology, the iPad mini 6 is the best small-scale iPad ever.

The iPad mini was already in a class of its own; with this redesign, Apple has made the best small iPad I've ever tried – one that is ajoy to use on a daily basis. Whether y'all're looking for a companion device to your iPad Pro or a portable iPad to complement your Mac feel, this little iPad is worth the price of admission.

It might look like a smaller iPad Air, simply it has its own identity.

I could go on with the similarities between the iPad Air and new mini (same 500 nits for brandish brightness, iv-speaker sound system, USB-C), and I'm going to cover some of them subsequently in this story, just I think information technology'south important to underline something right away. Despite looking like a smaller iPad Air, the new iPad mini yields a radically unlike experience that is thoroughly optimized for portability.

The small form factor makes the iPad mini a great device for playing games.

I also feel like the iPad mini is going to be the ideal iPad to play games with touch controls in landscape manner. The device is modest and lightweight enough to be held with two hands for long play sessions; thanks to the wider aspect ratio in landscape, virtual controls in games stay out of the way and residuum comfortably on the sides of the screen, under your thumbs.

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Check out some iPad mini 6 unboxing and overview videos below: