iPad Mini 6 2 Years Later | The iPad for People that Want an iPad!

18 Comments on iPad Mini 6 2 Years Later | The iPad for People that Want an iPad!

1. I’m still using the iPad mini 5 and it needs a new battery but it’s still fine for reading books, watching videos and reading email. The 6 is definitely nicer with the larger screen and USB-C. I have a small medical kit with a slot that will hold a paperback book or small tablet an the iPad mini is perfect. The thing is that upgrading to the 6 is a tough sell because the 5 is so good. I also bring the iPad mini 5 when running on the treadmill. The treadmill has a screen and tray that are a certain size and the iPad mini fits the width of the screen at my treadmill. The metrics are at the top of the treadmill display so I can see the numbers while watching the video. I mostly do audio podcasts but watch a video sometimes.

2. Thanks for the video. I have problems with fingerprint readers and really want Face ID. The base memory is also an issue. Come on apple memory is cheep don’t be a Scrooge.

3. I moved up front an iPad Mini 5 to the Mini 6 when it released two years ago. I use it for content consumption and controlling my Echo devices, and I’m totally pleased with it. I have a Mac laptop and desktop for more intensive tasks.

   • Mini 6 is amazing I loved

4. I want one but at this point in time it can’t be too far away from the next generation so I may as well wait.Hopefully,the jelly scroll issue will be fixed too.

5. Both of us here use them, so light and handy. They come out far enough apart that we get every one and pass the old ones down in the extended family. Great for reading too.

6. Fernando, What HUB do you use to connect your iPad to your external monitor?

7. Another update to the next model would be to move the front facing camera to the side.

8. I’ve had iPads since the very first one, to the very first 12.9″ iPad Pro, even the more recent 12.9″ iPad Pro M1, and several others along the way. I finally decided I didn’t need something so big and powerful, and now just have the iPad Mini 6. It’s a great little leisure device like you said. Perfect for catching up on my news, watching TV, and a host of other things.

   My biggest complaint about the Mini 6 is that it seems like the design of the iPadOS caters more toward the larger iPads. The home screen icons and the layout don’t fill up the screen as they should and the font sizes (even if you tweak them) in some apps look ridiculously tiny which makes it hard to read without reading glasses. I wish that Apple spent more time on making the OS look better on this smaller screen size. In many ways, I wish that they put iOS on it. I don’t have any of these issues on my iPhone 14 Pro Max. Everything looks correctly sized and fonts are easier to read than my larger iPad Mini 6. I haven’t seen anyone else talk about this problem in reviews and videos and it’s the first thing I noticed having larger iPads for years. On my iPhone they have a setting (Settings > Display & Brightness > Display Zoom) — Apple *really* needs to add this to the iPad Mini (I think it’s available on larger iPads). This would help.

   Oh, and if you do want to get an Apple Pencil for it, consider getting the cheaper $28 knock-offs on Amazon. I got a black one (they come in other colors too) and they work great… and don’t stick out so much like the white Apple one stuck to the side of it!

9. I WISH FINAL CUT WORKED ON THIS – I WOULD USE IT ON THERE

10. I use mine whenever I don’t want to bring my 12.9” iPad and backpack with me.

11. I’ve had one since close to release and never had a jelly scroll issue

12. Had iPads from the first and mini 3, 5 and now the 6. I’ve had pro 12.9 2018, and just boxed up a 12.9 M2. Mini is it for me, I hope they keep it going, and add Face ID, brighter screen, but just keep making them.

13. Hands down my favorite iPad. The size and for factor are perfect!

14. I just bought one 2 weeks ago and I love it. It replaced my iPad Pro 11 inch

    • Same lol, 11” just too big lol

15. You mentioned at home cases but the iPad mini makes for an amazing work tablet. I worked at one place as Computer Service Desk tech and carried my mini everyday and everywhere. I could update my tickets on the go, update inventory using excel, look up troubleshooting guides online, and remote back into my main winbox when needed. Pair that with an network dongle to test a LAN, and you had very light weight mobile assistant.

16. I have a 12.9 M1 iPad and an iPhone 14 pro max. I bought a mini 6 as a ‘tweener’ device, but returned it after a few days. Just couldn’t deal with the screen being worse than my phone and iPad. Also felt iPadOS wasn’t well optimised for the mini.