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> not adding a retina display allowed the iPad mini to be less than half the weight do the pixels weigh more? Seriously, would faster graphics weigh more? Or a
by niels_olson 14y ago
> not adding a retina display allowed the iPad mini to be less than half the weight
do the pixels weigh more? Seriously, would faster graphics weigh more? Or are you saying juicing the graphics would eat more battery, and therefore, it would weight more?
- krrrh 14y agoYes. The iPad 3 was significantly thicker and heavier than the iPad 2. It takes a larger battery to drive 4 times the pixels and maintain a 10 hour battery life.
- Xion 14y agoIt is 0.6mm thicker and 50g heavier. That's a 6% and 7% increase, respectively. I wouldn't really call it 'significant'.
- sneak 14y agoThe retina display is significantly less translucent, requiring a greater backlight for the same brightness on the front of the panel than a non-retina. The backlight being the lion's share of the battery consumption, this requires a significantly larger battery.