iPad Mini vs Android tablets?

surefire888

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That's a matter of perspective I guess....I got a VESA mount for my widescreen monitor to swivel into portrait mode for web browsing, and it beats any 4:3 monitor any time of the day. :D

Interesting. I have the Dell 2412HM which I bgt because I thought it would be great for reading magazines in the portrait mode. Turns out, it's a bit too tall and it was not comfortable to stretch the neck to read the top so I just keep it in the landscape mode now.
 

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I am probably coming across as being an Apple fanboy, but these are just my honest observations. A nexus7 may be cheaper, but if you plan on using it for an extended period of time, I feel the extra $100+ is worth the investment for what I believe will be a smoother and better user experience overall.

The problem is that you have to pick between a better aspect ratio versus a more pixelated display. To anyone considering the ~7" sized tablets, you may want to you wait for a retina iPad mini.
 

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Interesting. I have the Dell 2412HM which I bgt because I thought it would be great for reading magazines in the portrait mode. Turns out, it's a bit too tall and it was not comfortable to stretch the neck to read the top so I just keep it in the landscape mode now.
I got a nice chair, with proper headrest. :D
 

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I have both 7 and 8 in android tablet. I very much prefer 8 in 4:3 form factor, the total screen size is so much bigger while still light and handy to carry. In fact ipad mini is lighter than android 7in. However currently android 8in only made by china brand.
 

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Hello everyone,

can anyone recommend which is better?

Ipad mini or Samsung galaxy Tab 2 (7.0)?

Thanks!
 

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I have both. If you watched d/l videos from torrents, nothing beats an andriod tablet.

Use torrent to d/l new episode of Game of thrones, about 15 mins.
Watch immediately without converting or transferring.

;)
 

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the ipad mini is the worst display of the lot..but since TS came from ipad 2 background...i guess he wouldn't spot the diff....as the ipad mini is literally ipad2 shrinked...chipset, CPU/GPU, die and all...
 

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Basically TS if i were you i rather buy a cheap desktop for mainly web browsing.

Bigger screen. Better entertainment factor.

Haha. Ok oot.

Just buy any tablet that you think suites you. For what i know people whom stick to apple is because they simply dont organize their stuffs. They would use the itunes to organize for them.

If people think that android are messy meaning to say they themselves are messy.

Android will depends on how you arrange your stuffs. Even drag and drop without arranging it. The music functions like google music app has the ability to rearrange the songs you have properly for you. No mater where the songs are stored in whatever folder. Videos are way much convenient to transfer. Can just transfer without converting.

For ts. I think if you really look at entertainment point of view and web browsing. Try android tablet. There are a few tablets on android at your budget range you could get. And womt go wrong. For your budget you can consider this few, can get nexus 7, samsung 7.7 or samsung tab 2 7.0. Although samsung both tablet is a bit outdated. But the screen will be their plus point here. Nexus 7 screen is slightly flushed. If can wait. Can get note 8.0 samsung. But i doubt this would be cheap

Only get the ipad mini if you need LTE. Lazy to organize your songs or need an itunes to organize your stuffs. If you like premium stuffs yes you can go for ipad mini. But remember ipad mini screen is not a retina display. And very low ppi count. The screen isnt as good as what it seems.

For me. My take till date is i will get an android phone, in terms of phone technologies, and experinces, custom roms, i would prefer android for phones. The use of custom rom rocks!

I would take an ipad (not mini) for tablet wise. As this is more for entertainments like games, and web browsing. I dont watch movies on mobile devices as i enjoy my movies on a home theatre, so much better enjoying using it than on mobile devices (tak shiok).
 
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