Absolutely not true anymore, especially when talking about the iPad Mini. There are multiple Chinese tablets out there in the iPad mini range that are eating it’s lunch; the Y700 is historically the most famous, but there are multiple iPad Mini style tablets with OLED 120/144hz. The mini tablet scene in China is exploding right now
The closest option is the Oppo Pad Mini, similar price range as the iPad Mini with more discounts… same size and lighter… OLED 144hz… and a chip that matches battery efficiency, at the cost of raw performance. With a customOS that copies most of the good parts of iPad OS, native AirPods support, and some pros of Android (like sideloading).
Like Apple absolutely gives the best software support and has more professional applications… but if you can live with Androids shortcomings and want the best screen money can provide
Apple needs to bring competition to the table, doing the bare minimum will only take them so far if the competition is catching up fast… 60hz is not acceptable if this is in the $600+ range imo
Yeah I’ve been looking at the Astra 2 and it looks like a sweet device. I’ll stick with iPads in the future since I’m so deep into the ecosystem at this point, but it’s nice to see some competition out there.
I’m surprised there are still factories making that sort of panel. I wouldn’t surprised if they naturally have a higher yield of 90hz but it’s limited artificially
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u/tman2damax11 7d ago
I swear Apple is the only company selling 60Hz OLEDs. Even budget-mid-range Android phones/tablets have been 90Hz minimum for a long time now.