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Should you buy an iPad Mini or an iPad 11?

That Mark Gilroy

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0:00 : Intro
0:44 : iPad (A16) - odd one out?
2:13 : Speed and power
3:33 : Display differences
5:36 : Protecting your iPad
7:05 : Apple being annoying
9:40 : Final verdicts

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20 Comments

@ThatMarkGilroy Creator 1 year ago Pinned

Which one would you buy folks?

@SamSun300z 1 year ago

I was hoping iPad mini meant cheapest option lol. I would rather have a mini for every day casual use(streaming, scrolling social media, gaming, reading) but I don’t wanna pay more than the iPad 11 for this lol

@lego_minifig 1 year ago

I firmly believe that 90% of consumers should only consider these two devices. The Air and Pro only make sense if you are an artist or tech enthusiast.

@erichill414 1 year ago

My wife loves her mini but to me it’s just like a big phone. An 11 inch iPad is perfect for me.

@michaelwoolcock5600 1 year ago

Watching this on an iPad mini 7 so I guess I made up my mind…

@TechPharmOfficial 1 year ago

The iPad mini 7 is the best iPad ever made. Being able to use Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro on such a small device is amazing. I also use it as a display for my DJI drone and then edit my videos on the same device. As a traveler, this is so convenient.

@rep10Y-o9r 3 months ago

I was waiting for the mini 7 but just decided a 11” iPad is a better choice

@Retiredstillfighting 1 year ago

I have the iPad Pro M4 13 inch, but I also got the iPad mini 7. This happened because I’ve come to realize that the iPad mini is the “final form”. You see, I have a MacBook, and I use it for tasks that you simply cannot do an iPad. Like playing certain games, or using full-blown Photoshop, not the diet iPad version. And I use my 13 inch iPad for when I’m around the house, eating dinner or want some content consumption that is highly portable and can fit in a backpack when I don’t want to do it around the boat anchor that is my 16 inch MacBook.

And of course I have an iPhone which still access the center of the Apple ecosystem and tether everything together.

But when I needed something to use at my job, bigger than my iPhone, but pocketable in a way that the larger iPad and MacBook aren’t, I turned to the mini. I’ve become used to the functionality of the Apple Pencil Pro on my big iPad, and really wanted to continue that with the squeeze and barrel roll, etc., on a smaller iPad. The 11 inch is just too big to one-hand grip or pocket.

So I use this iPad for work. It’s innocuous enough that it’s not drawing a lot of attention in meetings where people typically use corporate assets, but fully capable of synchronizing with the rest of my productivity tools.

@shogun2129 1 year ago

To me, the basic B iPads are for kids so the lack of “Apple Intelligence “ is just fine. For adult user, the iPad mini is where u should start from. I have an iPad Air 5 but over time found it to be a bit to much when it comes to portability, so I recently purchased the iPad mini

@danisantos3255 1 year ago

I got this dilema... Never had an iPad and I find myself using the phone too much for media consumption. Think I'll begin with the the bigger iPad because price is lower and if I want the mini afterwards, I should not lose too much money when reselling. Hopefully this is a good idea :) Thank you so much for the video!

@noppawute 1 year ago

I will definitely buy the Mini. This form factor is very comfortable for use in all situations, and it's my most-used iPad all the time. I wish Apple would consider making an iPad Mini Pro.

@jurriaanvandenbrom3673 1 year ago

iPad mini 7 is perfect! ❤❤

@elinir92 1 year ago

Got the iPad mini 5th gen back in 2020, then handed it over, waited a long time after the 6th gen came out, was well worth the wait, the Mini 7 (apart from maybe having a brighter 600 nits display) is brilliant.

@Whatsgoodmane 1 year ago

I bought the mini 7 with cellular during Christmas. Best iPad so far. I had an iPad pro and never used it. iPad mini is the best.

@SwapnishG 1 year ago

So many people have the mini ipad in this comment section but i dont see any in real life 😂

@MostafaAhmedAhmed81 1 year ago

I had an iPad 2 in the past. When I upgraded from it, I got an iPad mini 2. The mini was easier to use and carry on the go, especially if you want to read books and so on. However, to seriously get things done, its screen was too small. Now I got an M2 iPad Air 11”. It’s powerful, has a bigger screen. However, it’s hard to use if you’re in transportation for example. I miss the mini, but an 11” iPad is more practical for me.

@TimNabong 1 year ago

I have an ipad pro 11in 2018 model and still working very well after 6yrs. I find it too big though when traveling or just going to the coffee shop to read. Thinking of just buying an ipad mini when they upgrade it next year (hopefully with M chip and OLED).. It’s makes more sense to get a mini when you already use macbook pro for heavy work stuff.

@FunnyHowComediansMakeYouLaugh 1 year ago

Your videos are always exceptional.

I've been meaning to say that for ages.

@susansouthard 1 year ago

I want the mini because I put it in my bag. I w add my it for my knitting patterns. I have an iPad Pro for everything else. It really depends on the way you want to use it.

@Spikus74 1 year ago

I am considering the ipad A16, even though I have a 13" macbook air as a computer and a regular size iphone, and that is because for me, it is not meant to be yet another different screen size device, but I'd like to use it for niche usecases that the macbook can't easily fill, such as handwritten note taking or downloading netflix episodes onto it.