Filip Novotny The newly added Retina display gives the second generation iPad mini the same high resolution as its bigger brother iPad Air. However, it lags behind in one respect – in the presentation of colors. Even cheaper competing devices surpass it.
Large test American website AnandTech showed that despite many significant improvements, one compromise remains in the second generation iPad mini. It is represented by the color gamut - that is, the area of the color spectrum that the device is capable of displaying. Although the Retina display brought a huge improvement in resolution, the gamut remained the same as the first generation.
The specifications of the iPad mini display are far from covering the standard color space sRGB, which the iPad Air or other Apple devices can handle otherwise. The biggest flaws are evident in the deeper shades of red, blue and purple. The easiest way to see the difference is to directly compare the same image on two different devices.
For some, this shortcoming may be marginal in practice, but photographers or graphic designers, for example, should be aware of it when choosing a tablet. As the specialized website notes DisplayMate, competing tablets of a similar size offer better gamut performance. The tested devices Kindle Fire HDX 7 and Google Nexus 7 fared significantly better, leaving the iPad mini in third place by a long distance.
The reason could be the unique technology that Apple uses for the production of displays. The use of the new IGZO material, which should help save energy and space, is currently causing problems for Chinese manufacturers. According to DisplayMate, Apple should have used a better (and more expensive) technology with a head-scratching name Low Temperature Poly Silicone LCD. It could thus increase the color fidelity of the display and also better cope with the large initial demand.
If you are thinking about buying an iPad and the quality of the display is an important aspect for you, it is a good idea to consider a variant called iPad Air. It will offer a ten-inch display with the same resolution and greater color fidelity and gamut. In addition, you will also have a better chance to purchase it in the current shortage.
We'll see how he actually knows. I think the average user won't even notice it. Especially not the one who doesn't look to see if his displays are yellow-tinged or blue-tinged.
Until I read this article, I didn't even think about it, and when I look at my mini or compare it to the 5S, it doesn't seem to me that there is any difference in the displays. A normal person has no chance to notice this. I am delighted with the display of the mini :)
I've ordered them, so I hope I won't be disappointed with the display. Now they are supplied by SHARP and LG, and soon SAMSUNG should also produce displays for the mini, I'm especially curious about them.
I have an iphone 5 and since Friday I have a mini 2 and after this article I immediately compared them, but I can't see any difference at all, I am extremely satisfied with the mini, in my opinion the display is truly unreal :)
Well, we are not yet at the time when I would like to use an iPad mini to display what panels from EIZO can do in the order of tens of thousands of CZK. Then the price for the mini would be somewhat different. However, why wouldn't he be able to do it over time, that ... it's certainly possible, but it would be unsellable commercially. In addition, people don't even want it, I mean who, but I mean en masse... In short, this display is enough, at least for now, even if it's not the best
I have an iPad mini 1 and the colors are good there, of course, except for the resolution, but I also have an iPad air, so I can see the differences, but it doesn't seem so terrible. It's just different displays. The iPad mini is simply more mobile and has a smaller frame than the air.
I'm going to drink! So are the colors ok or not? How does it compare to the 3rd generation iPad display? I have an iPad mini on the way. Should I cancel it? Chap, advise!
Otherwise, the first picture is about nothing. I even find the colors softer, more natural on the mini…
Could you, those of you who already have an iPad mini with retina, please tell me if the colors are really a bit washed out, or if you don't have a chance to tell? The "it's not that bad" line I saw below doesn't make the best impression on me. I'm thinking about buying it, I saw it in the store for a while, but the iPad mini and iPad air are cleverly several meters apart, so it's not really possible to compare.