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points by fg137 3 days ago | 0 comments

> in an even thinner and lighter design

Never once did I hold my iPad mini with a case and think, "damn this thing is heavy"

I thought the same thing about iPhones, then I got an iPhone Air and can’t imagine going back to those fat bloated bricks people lug around daily. Worse, they put a thick case on it making it even more portly, because the aluminum bodies dent so easily. iPhone Air is what Steve Jobs would have wanted: a super thin strong Titanium phone that doesn’t need any case to feel complete.

[–] SenHeng 2 days ago

I’ve been raw dogging my mini for the past couple of days because I removed the Smart Folio to wash off all the accumulated gunk. The sudden thinness and lightness was amazing.

[–] hbn 3 days ago

Just because it's good doesn't mean it can't be better

The novelty of how thin my M5 iPad Pro is still hasn't worn off. Sometimes it's just nice to hold some tech in your hand that feels like it's from the future.

[–] fg137 3 days ago

Since when have we established "thinner and lighter" equals "better"?

In the case of iPhone Air and Galaxy Edge phones, there were notable compromises to achieve a thinner body, for which many people don't consider an improvement.

Granted, I have not seen or used the new iPad mini, and I don't know if any such compromise has been made. But probably should leave it open until we conclude this is a plus.

[–] uncivilized 2 days ago

You don’t really understand how heavy devices are unless you have something to compare to.