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I know a couple of people who've said, hands down, they'd take a Mini over an iPad 3. I would, in a heartbeat (and probably will next year, for 'testing') and I

I know a couple of people who've said, hands down, they'd take a Mini over an iPad 3. I would, in a heartbeat (and probably will next year, for 'testing') and I love the Retina displays, I just don't think you miss it that much with the iPad Mini unless you're reading, you have excellent eyesight and you hold it really close. I know some people will inevitable go "you can SEE the pixels, right there, there's a pixel", and that's fine for them. But it's a bit like audiophile headphones, one person can pick up an extra set of dulcet tones but for that guy over there? He doesn't care too much, he likes the other one that's technically not as good but suits him more.

aw3c2 14y ago
I looked at a friend's iPhone with high resolution display the other day. I was really impressed how I could not see any pixels. Then I pulled out my old nexus one to compare how crappy it would look now. As it turned out I could not tell a difference. the 800x480 screen already is dense enough for me to not see any pixels. Confirmation bias is a bitch. Edit: Typo fixing and capitalisation.
- nicholassmith 14y ago
  When I bought my iPad 2 I was very happy, then used it, then convinced myself I could see the pixels. 100% convinced, I was horrified thinking "I bought the wrong one, I should have spent the extra and got the iPad 3". Roll forward a couple of days after using it and I realised that I'd mostly talked myself into thinking I could, and that it was a non-issue.
- untog 14y ago
  The Android community is terrible with this (and I say this as a very happy Android user). People complain about PenTile, SLCD vs AMOLED, etc. etc., but I swear- if you did a blind test, 90% of users wouldn't even be able to guess the screen resolution, let alone the technology used to make it. If you stare at a phone/tablet in the store for long enough you can find any number of flaws in it. When you actually use the thing day to day to read e-mail and navigate your way around a city it doesn't matter one jot.

aw3c2 14y ago

I looked at a friend's iPhone with high resolution display the other day. I was really impressed how I could not see any pixels. Then I pulled out my old nexus one to compare how crappy it would look now. As it turned out I could not tell a difference. the 800x480 screen already is dense enough for me to not see any pixels. Confirmation bias is a bitch. Edit: Typo fixing and capitalisation.

nicholassmith 14y ago
When I bought my iPad 2 I was very happy, then used it, then convinced myself I could see the pixels. 100% convinced, I was horrified thinking "I bought the wrong one, I should have spent the extra and got the iPad 3". Roll forward a couple of days after using it and I realised that I'd mostly talked myself into thinking I could, and that it was a non-issue.
untog 14y ago
The Android community is terrible with this (and I say this as a very happy Android user). People complain about PenTile, SLCD vs AMOLED, etc. etc., but I swear- if you did a blind test, 90% of users wouldn't even be able to guess the screen resolution, let alone the technology used to make it. If you stare at a phone/tablet in the store for long enough you can find any number of flaws in it. When you actually use the thing day to day to read e-mail and navigate your way around a city it doesn't matter one jot.