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It makes eyes adjust and appreciate the bigger screen. When watching the Yankees get their tushy spanked, I push the device back by a foot or more. When working on an article or responding to emails, I can pull it forward to three feet. I find it comfortable to use when it is 3 to 5 feet from my eyes. In my case, to enjoy the biggest iPad, I need to keep it at a certain distance from my eyes. If you are too close to the big screen, you canвЂ™t experience the benefits of the size. Let me explain: the screen size and utility should be proportional to the screenвЂ™s distance from the eyes.

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Ergonomically it has what the 12.9-inch iPad Pro lacks - the ability to be a вЂњnear viewвЂќ device. Even holding it at the edge puts no strain on the wrist. It is small enough to be held inside my palm - although I donвЂ™t have huge hands. It is effortless to hold it in hand without getting a wrist cramp. The size (7.69 x 5.3 inches) and the weight (297 grams) make it diminutive compared to my mega Pad, which weighs 685 grams. It is a good accompaniment for those of us who carry smaller phones, such as the iPhone Mini. In short, it has all you need from what is a good modern tablet. It has two new cameras, but the front-facing 12 Megapixel ultrawide camera is the most useful one - its larger field of view enables Center Stage for better video calls. It has a new USB-C port (thank god) and has 5G, and supports Apple Pencil (2nd generation). It has an 8.3-inch Liquid Retina display, comes in four finishes, and is powered by AppleвЂ™s latest mobile chip, the A15 Bionic. For the past few days, I have been using it as my primary iPad. So, consider this post as my short-term impressions of the iPad Mini. And if these devices (or services) canвЂ™t become part of my daily workflow, that reflects poorly on them as ongoing utility is a key criterion in assessing the true worth of a product. I canвЂ™t really offer a decent opinion unless those devices are part of my daily workflow. Unlike those who review gadgets for a living, I prefer to write about things long after using them. That is why I was quite confused when Apple sent me a review unit of the brand new iPad Mini. You get it - I donвЂ™t really need another iPad or any other device in any other configuration - that is up until the new version of the big iPad Pro comes to market. I do my reading in the morning - with the iPad sitting on the kitchen table and coffee steaming.

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In the evening, I remove the keyboard, put on the softcover, and watch some YouTube, baseball, cricket, or an occasional TV series on Amazon Prime or Apple TV+. The newest version of the iPadOS has some solid improvements that have made me appreciate my iPad Pro even more.ДЄnd you can see that most of my iPad use during the day (and sometimes in the evening) is akin to a traditional computer - keyboard-based inputs, and very rarely using alternatives such as Pencil. The availability of alternative browsers such as Brave and Firefox allows me to use most of the services I previously used on the MacBook. The Mega iPad does everything I need to do - from Zoom calls to writing documents, answering emails, reading articles, watching videos on various streaming services, and indulging in Twitter. Big screen, big battery, great camera, great speakers, nice external keyboard, ability to use a Pencil as an input device, and most importantly, built-in LTE connectivity. Unlike many who find faults in the iPad and its OS, I am quite satisfied with my own device.

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I own a Mac Mini (attached to an XDR Display) because I use Photoshop to edit my photos. I switched my entire workflow to the 12.9-inch iPad Pro. If you are a regular reader, then you are familiar with my workflow. After five days of using the iPad Mini, it became obvious: sometimes an iPad is not just an iPad.