Who thinks a as new condition iPad mini 4 32gb 4g is worth $320? its 2 year old no warranty. Mainly want for ebooks/browsing at home and showing customers photos for work on the road. Or the new mini 5 64gb 4g is $799 can get IF over 3 years via HN. 32gb could be enough i use iCloud.
I have a Telstra data share sim in a iPad 11" but too big and don't want to wreck it on the road.
iPad Mini 4 Used or New Mini 5?
[Deactivated] on 21/10/2019 - 17:17
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Last edited 21/10/2019 - 17:18
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Thanks, i think you are right. I might even just get the wifi for $599 and download my work photos on it or Does iCloud photos work if you hotspot to your iPhone?
I’m pretty sure all services work on the iPad WiFi model when tethered to hotspot on your phone (iPad basically treats your hotspot the same as a home WiFi connection).
But since this is the case you may want to limit some features on the iPad like Background App-refresh / AppStore auto-updates / iTunes downloads in order to preserve your Phones battery-life / cellular data usage.
mini 5 wifi, use data from your phone
I upgraded from a Mini 4 to Mini 5 - huge difference in performance, and the screen is noticeably brighter and more colour accurate on the 5.
Did you get wifi or 4g too?
Wifi.
The jump between Mini 4 & Mini 5 was huge (A8 to A12) (probably the biggest jump in a product’s specs ever for Apple).
The Mini 4 will also likely stop receiving iOS updates soon.
Personally I think $320 for a Mini 4 is too much.
If you get the Mini 5 you could probably use it for a few years and still get half your money back by selling it used.