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chiefie: It will be a great upgrade compare to 3rd gen iPad. The processor is same as iPad Air 2 - which is speedy enough. It is same innard as iPad Air 2 just in smaller package.
Mike
Retired IT Manager.
The views stated in my posts are my personal views and not that of any other organisation.
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Paul1977:chiefie: It will be a great upgrade compare to 3rd gen iPad. The processor is same as iPad Air 2 - which is speedy enough. It is same innard as iPad Air 2 just in smaller package.
Actually, the iPad Air 2 has an A8X chip, while the Mini 4 just has the A8.
Wade:Paul1977:chiefie: It will be a great upgrade compare to 3rd gen iPad. The processor is same as iPad Air 2 - which is speedy enough. It is same innard as iPad Air 2 just in smaller package.
Actually, the iPad Air 2 has an A8X chip, while the Mini 4 just has the A8.
Just saw this on Facebook
http://www.technobuffalo.com/2015/09/15/ipad-mini-4-a8-processor-a-hair-faster-than-iphone-6-chip/
Paul1977:Wade:Paul1977:chiefie: It will be a great upgrade compare to 3rd gen iPad. The processor is same as iPad Air 2 - which is speedy enough. It is same innard as iPad Air 2 just in smaller package.
Actually, the iPad Air 2 has an A8X chip, while the Mini 4 just has the A8.
Just saw this on Facebook
http://www.technobuffalo.com/2015/09/15/ipad-mini-4-a8-processor-a-hair-faster-than-iphone-6-chip/
So is considerably slower than the iPad Air 2, bigger difference than I would have thought.
mattwnz: I have just been through this decision myslef. I ignored the 16GB models, as they aren't enough to be usable. So the next model is the 64 bit model. But there is only $30 difference at the moment between the ipad air 2, and the ipad mini 4. So for a bigger screen, and a faster processor, the ipad air 2 is the better buy...at least when on special at warehouse stationary for $830, even though it is a year old model. But Apple have just put up their pricing, so ipad air 2s RRP price has gone up from $899 to $950. So you are getting a really good discount at warehouse stationary at the moment. There maybe a new ipad air next year, perhaps March/April, but it too will be likely at the higher price, if not more if the NZ dollar continues to drop. JUst to add, the ipad air is so thin, and so light, it makes a huge difference to it, compared to the ipads v1-4. The only negative, is the battery life is worse than that of my ipad 2, after 3-4 years. I presume it has a smaller battery in it, even though I believe the quoted time is supposed to be as good or better than the older ipads.
Mike
Retired IT Manager.
The views stated in my posts are my personal views and not that of any other organisation.
There is no planet B
MikeB4:mattwnz: I have just been through this decision myslef. I ignored the 16GB models, as they aren't enough to be usable. So the next model is the 64 bit model. But there is only $30 difference at the moment between the ipad air 2, and the ipad mini 4. So for a bigger screen, and a faster processor, the ipad air 2 is the better buy...at least when on special at warehouse stationary for $830, even though it is a year old model. But Apple have just put up their pricing, so ipad air 2s RRP price has gone up from $899 to $950. So you are getting a really good discount at warehouse stationary at the moment. There maybe a new ipad air next year, perhaps March/April, but it too will be likely at the higher price, if not more if the NZ dollar continues to drop. JUst to add, the ipad air is so thin, and so light, it makes a huge difference to it, compared to the ipads v1-4. The only negative, is the battery life is worse than that of my ipad 2, after 3-4 years. I presume it has a smaller battery in it, even though I believe the quoted time is supposed to be as good or better than the older ipads.
I thought for a long time that 16GB devices were too low in storage but with the abundance of Cloud storage available 16GB is more than adequate these days.
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