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The mini 2 is also a 64 bit processor, basically a shrunken ipad Air or 5s, where the mini 1 was a shrunken ipad 2. They're completely different machines in pr
by wiredfool 10y ago
The mini 2 is also a 64 bit processor, basically a shrunken ipad Air or 5s, where the mini 1 was a shrunken ipad 2.
They're completely different machines in practice.
- simonh 10y agoApple can't win here though. If they allow an iOS version to be compatible with an under powered device that can barely run it they'll get criticized for slowing down older machines or even accused of deliberately crippling them down to force upgrades. If they don't allow new iOS versions to run on older machines with lower specs, they get accused of deliberately deprecating older models to force upgrades.
- wiredfool 10y agoYeah. They wound up selling the iPad2/mini1 guts far longer than I would have thought smart. My iPad2 was feeling long in the tooth well before it stopped being sold new. (And I'm not the most demanding iOS user).