iPad Mini unveil Oct 23rd? UPDATE - its official

[davygee]

pezus said:

davygee said:

I agree that the Nexus 7 does have a better screen resolution and has 1Gb RAM compared to 512MB on the iPad mini...but in fact the A5 with built in custom GPU is more powerful than the Tegra 3.  The OS is down the individual, but the concensus is that iOS is better than Android....the only mobile OS that comes close and is getting really good is WP.  I hate all the clone OS provided by Android.  Don't get me wrong, the Nexus 7 is a decent machine at a great price...but with regards to sales, there will be no contest.  What you may be forgetting is, who really wants to do Multitasking using a tablet?  The general tablet audience don't want to do that.  Yeah it would be nice, but what are you gonna do on a tablet that requires great multitasking?

Actually quick question?  Do you own a Nexus 7 by any chance?  Or some other tablet?

What exactly makes iOS better than the latest Android OS? You say multitasking doesn't matter, but what DOES matter so much that makes iOS better?

The difference is familiarity and ease of use.  iOS has pretty much been the same OS for over 5 years now.  Android is difference because every product developer has effectively made their own templated OS that sits on top of Android.  Multitasking matters to some, but not all.  We are talking the full OS experience which includes Apps.  Because every company and their mother wants to use Android but build their own wee design on top effectively changing the way the OS looks and feel makes a very uneven environment for users.  And in short their is very little brand loyalty with regards to mobile phones (other than Apple).  I hope it would change, and maybe it will with WP8 but I doubt it.  One other problem is updateability.  Tell me of one phone or tablet that will allow you significant OS updates throughout a 3 year lifespan.  The problem you have is being able to cope with the Android update first and foremost, then the layered Software update from the specific Company your product comes from.

My iPad 1 was delivered with iOS 3.2 and was progressively upgraded to iOS 5.1.1 over a 2 year lifespan.  Unfortunately it was deemed not powerful enough for iOS 6 released in September 2012.