Apple iPad Mini 6 - After The Hype | 6 Months Later..

Apple iPad Mini 6 is a dope addition to Apple's iPad lineup. The smaller form factor and powerful processor literally makes this an almost "perfect" package. Starting at $499 do you think you'll cop one or would you rather get the new iPad Air instead?
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Music: Treymxn |ThatKidGoran | Broke Boi | Falak | Good & Plenty Remix
Timecodes:
0:00 - Intro
0:43 - Display Quality and Form Factor
2:51 - iPad Mini 6 Speaker and Mic Quality
4:51 - iPad Mini 6 Camera Quality - Center Stage
6:07 - Other Features - 5G, Touch ID, A15 Bionic
6:52 - iPad Mini 6 Complaints - Battery Life and Storage Options
9:29 - Outro
tags:
iPad Mini 6, iPad Mini, Apple iPad Mini 6, iPad mini 6 speaker quality, iPad mini 6 months later, iPad Mini 6 Color Options

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[@m.b.557]

I ended up copping the 256gb cellular iPad mini. I traded in my older iPad so I was able to get it for 400. This is my main device inside the house, which gives my 13 pro a break, and the form factor makes the cellular version more justifiable because it is not a pain to bring everywhere with you. I also love using this over my phone when it comes to gps navigation.

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Amen to everything he says. I’ve had mine about that long and love it. In fact, I’m addicted. Excellent review. Especially like the part about the “big hands” size comparison.

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[@krmtdfrg]

I just bought this and coming from the iPad Mini 4, this is am amazing upgrade. My wife has the iPad 10th generation and although it’s new it’s limited to the Apple Pencil 1 and I honestly don’t need a keyboard for my iPad. Have to say I love this thing so far. With my iPhone 14 Pro Max and a MacBook Pro 13” this is perfect for me. I can carry this around easily and don’t have to worry about the need for a bag.

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So KZbin recommended your iPad mini video based on my prev searches. So glad it has! This is gonna sound weird, but you have such a calming voice n such a calm vibe. Loving it. Subscribed!

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[@trohnb8104]

One of the BEST reviews I’ve seen. My current struggle is choosing between the air & the mini… then there’s storage… if 💰 wasn’t an issue… I’d choose both😏

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[@john10minutesago15]

If 💰 wasn't an issue... I'd choose Pro.

[@battery_low4117]

@@john10minutesago15 many ppl return the pro after getting the mini 6

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[@TheDezzy77]

Definitely loved this review out of literally all the reviews I watched. Every other review was talking about specific specs instead of giving an overview of the entire iPad. You covered everything about this iPad! As a female who wears purses, I loved that you included not only the fact that it’s small and will fit into smaller purses, but also included a female taking it out of a smaller sized purse. That was dope.

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This is love 🙏🏾 appreciate you tuning in and the feedback. I actually have a lot more to cover on this iPad and a few others so hopefully you’re subscribed 🤞🏾

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im using my ipad for editing watching content and watching movies web browsing and for reading music & games and other apps is really awesome and im really enjoying it

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[@cmartinez1012]

Dope video! I've been looking at the mini, I currently have 5th gen 12.9 pro. Was wanting something smaller to take every where but the 64gb for the price you mentioned for sure has me second guessing the ipad mini over the Air. Thanks for the video and info. New subscriber

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Appreciate it thank you 🙏🏾. I learned on KZbin lol. Once I learned the basics and fundamentals editing wise, I started to learn more about camera movement and cinematography. Then of course gear etc. All of it plays a role in how I edit and how I developed my style

[@dannyize]

Here I am watching your "six months later" video seven months after you posted. Great video, you pretty much nailed it, pros and cons. Your review holds up; it's still true as of their current devices. Apple is sooo good at product segmentation and pricing. They make you want to spend more, and then you squint hard to pay for what you buy. But you're usually happy in the end. The thing is, there's no real Android competition in small tablets. Maybe larger tablets too. This form factor needs more love and respect. And bigger batteries.

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[@peterheemskerk3182]

I agree the mini 6 is a fantastic device, however for me I couldn’t look past the soft speakers and the fingerprint scanner. I only lasted 6 months before I sold it and bought the iPad Pro 11”. For me so much better

[@ddames]

Definitely respect it. Even though I love the Mini function wise I prefer the Pro

[@jasonleetaiwan]

You can have both if you can afford it.

[@peterheemskerk3182]

@@jasonleetaiwan no point having 2 iPads. I absolutely love my new iPad Pro 11”

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@@peterheemskerk3182 11" and 8.3" are both awesome but for very different use cases.

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Yeah they are both kind of same but cater to different use case. The 11 pro for me is the fine balance between an iPhone and a macbook

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I just bought mine and I'm very satisfied. I really don't care about the storage limitation of 64 Gb because I rarely save locally but in the cloud such as DropBox...

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Where did you buy the cool orange case?

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Good breakdown def better than a max phone at home, but still easy to handle. Also thank you for just saying 13” not 12.9 haha

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[@nativerambler9818]

I love my ipad mini 6, its my first ipad too. Great size to browse social media and stream shows in bed. As a student it comes pretty handy for my classes too. I also use this ipad mini for video interviews. Great companion for my older MacBook air and iphone 13 mini. I recommend it. My ex has the ipad pro, and its a good ipad, but way too big for my liking. I also recommend getting the apple pencil. Its not especially necessary, but its useful so you dont smudge up the screen. Good for writing notes and drawing too.

[@haboot2752]

ipad air or just ditch it and get the mini which one should I get? And do i really need wifi + cellular? I really only need a ipad for watching anime lmao as well as college, travelling, and using it for notes. I really like the mini kinda leaning towards it. But i need an opinion. I also wanna ask if the screen was ever a downside and what issues have you had with the mini?

[@neverendinchaos4800]

I'm still trying to decide between the iPad mini 6 256GB and the iPad 9th Gen 256GB... It'll be my first iPad, but I'll be coming from a Samsung Galaxy Tab S4. To keep a long story short, I feel like the mini 6 could be perfect for me (because I'm finding the Tab S4's screen to be a little too big to manage when laying in my bed.😅) ...but I'm a little worried about battery life. Do you think I should be worried about the iPad mini's battery life too much, in comparison to the iPad 9? It's just that I'm also planning to fly overseas later this year, and I feel like the iPad mini 6 would be more inconspicuous in comparison to the iPad 9. I feel like I'm almost convinced I'd enjoy the iPad mini 6 more than the iPad 9, but I don't know if I should rule out the value the iPad 9 offers...(although the "value" only holds true to the cheaper price because I'm not planning to use it for typing/multitasking/productive work etc.) What do you think?🤔

[@ddames]

I’d definitely get the iPad Mini 6 bro. Better design and you really can’t beat how compact the form factor is at all. Honestly I wouldn’t worry about the battery life too much. It charges pretty quickly depending on if you have a high wattage brick or not. But I think the overall package you get with the mini 6 will have more value for you in the long run

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what storage option did you get?

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[@TerryManitoba]

I bought an iPad Mini Cellular 9 years ago. I do not browse with it - I'm an adult -so I use my 14" laptop to browse and an Apple TV for viewing. After 9 years of ownership, I use my Mini almost exclusively when I "TRAVEL" - to do the following - with %'age used (give or take): Otherwise it sits in a drawer. #1- as a GPS unit in my vehicles - the best GPS ever (70%) #2 - as a Sidecar or mirror screen to view video paired with a M2 MBA (25%) #3 - as an eReader (4%) #4 - the odd miscellaneous task (1%) Since it is on its last leg (but not dead) - I will likely buy the new Mini 7 when it comes out later this year. BTW I would 'NEVER" buy a bigger iPad as the Mini is simply a great portable complimentary device.

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[@damianwojcikiewicz3951]

Good to see Apple took you to its ad haha No jokes, this is how Apple ads should look!

[@ddames]

haha thank you!

[@gamgam9468]

Thank you for the simple and insightful review. Appreciate you sharing your user and usage experience… Also have big hands and similar height as you … Given how it is priced, I think instead of getting the 256gb option, might be better off going with the 11’ iPad Pro 128gb model for better value… I think this was really designed to be a complimentary device to your iPhone and primary device like your iPad Pro/Macbook/IMac … More power to your YT channel

[@ddames]

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[@LCculater]

Yes there is 128 gig as I just bought one, 799.00 Canadian

[@scharelbrown9027]

Will you do one on the Samsung ultra s8 tablet

[@ddames]

I plan to but I can’t review everything all at once because I actually purchase every product. So once I get paid again I will lol

[@arthurmorago6507]

I have the iPad Pro ! But it is to heavy to carry around! I have a very small backpack and the iPad mini fits! I love the iPad mini!

[@ddames]

iPad mini is so portable 🙏🏾

[@RED5V]

Does this iPad run procreate?

[@itsphillang4950]

Apple should make iPad pro mini!

[@ddames]

I would definitely love to see it 👀

[@Ioshka1]

Very nice review. My only complaint is that you (like 100% of your reviewing colleagues) continue to ignore what a great writing/editing device the iPad Mini is stand-alone, with no external keyboard. The inputting (thumbing) can be pretty damned fast, but actual editing is NOW FASTER on the Mini than what’s normal on a regular computer tethered to a keyboard. The curse of writing on flat-screens (you know, like the awfulness of editing a tweet or a WhatsApp) has been broken. Furthermore, reference lookups (regular dictionaries, language dictionaries and Wikipedia type stuff) are SNAPPIER than computers. Add to the mix the possibilities of Markdown and such Markups as Fountain (for Screenplays) and you're looking at the one and only writing/editing device that is FANTASTICALLY PRODUCTIVE away from the slavery of chairs and tables. You can be slouched, lying in bed, standing in a queue, sitting in a car and even strolling and still edit faster than Bill Gates seated at his desk. So, great review but you're missing out on a huge plus about the Mini. Sure it's awesome for content retrieval, but writing/editing novels, screenplays, lawyerly briefs, scholarly treatises, translations…??? What sounds absurd and impossible, what sounds like Chinese torture, is actually EMINENTLY viable, and with a very reduced learning curve. Look at all the other iPads. For writers (not pencil note takers or pdf annotators, they are all make-believe computers. They are redundant. Only the mini offers something truly new: writing/editing anywhere, any time, in any position… WITH VERY GOOD PRODUCTIVITY. That "something new" doesn't make it an alternative but a complementary device. Not iPad replacing or VS. Computer, but iPad Mini AND computer, with the Cloud (in my case Dropbox) allowing me to jockey my work back and forth. "Sit-on-your-butt" writing followed by other "sit-on-your-butt" writing is department of redundancy department. "Sit-on-your-butt" writing followed by "sprawled-on-the-couch" writing is something new and different. Until now the process was so clunky that it wasn't viable. Now with markdown, markup, connective editing (the fast new approach to editing), Cloud and blazingly fast reference retrieval, it's a whole new ball game. All the best, to New York from Roma, Italia.

[@ddames]

Very insightful comment thank you for the feedback. Appreciate the love from Italy 🙏🏾!