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iPad mini iPad Mini 7 (or Mini 6) Users - Which size iPhone do you also use?
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I use to have an SE & iPad mini (2, then 5). This year I replaced my SE with a 12 mini. This year I also got an iPad Pro 11” (M1) - ever since which, I’ve not touched my iPad mini. I now also have an Ultra 2, so the need for a mini phone has reduced significantly.
The U2 has taken the place of my small phone, my next phone will take the place of my iPad mini, and my iPad Pro is my iPad of choice now.
I don’t see an iPad mini in my future, sadly.
The U2 has taken the place of my small phone, my next phone will take the place of my iPad mini, and my iPad Pro is my iPad of choice now.
I don’t see an iPad mini in my future, sadly.
I have a 15PM and the Mini 6. I even have a 6th gen 12.9 iPad Pro. I have used the Pro/Pro Max size phones size since they launched. I use my mini just as much as I use my 15Pm, although for the last 2 months, I have been heavily using my 15PM to push the battery to its limit and get it to 79% by next year.
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None. Install VOIP app and use buds. iPad Mini 6 or 7 becomes a great phone- no additional spending required.
Make it a cellular Mini and it is a 5G "phone" too that costs significantly less in both hardware and for cellular service.
I've been doing this for about 10 years now, since Mini 2. No problems at all. Works great for my purposes.
Doubters? Install VOIP app on any existing iPad (or even iPod touch if you still have one). They will usually give you a phone number for free. Then call your phone and/or use your phone to call your iPad (yes it will ring, just like a phone). Text your phone number and reply back to your iPad. It "just works" fine because telephony is only an app... just like other apps can make an iDevice become a flashlight, camcorder, tape measure, camera, voice recorder, video editor, iPod, etc.
BONUS: iPads tend to have long use-life legs, unlike iPhone which seems to suffer the "long in tooth" effect in only about 3 or so years. Wonder why? Since Apple somewhat ignores iPad mini, the 7 is probably the "latest" one for the next 2-3 years and thus, they won't be slowing it down while it is the one currently for sale. I rode that 2 for EIGHT years- try that with an iPhone. I expect to ride the 6 until about 2029-2030 at which time, I'll move on to the cellular 9 or 10.
Make it a cellular Mini and it is a 5G "phone" too that costs significantly less in both hardware and for cellular service.
I've been doing this for about 10 years now, since Mini 2. No problems at all. Works great for my purposes.
Doubters? Install VOIP app on any existing iPad (or even iPod touch if you still have one). They will usually give you a phone number for free. Then call your phone and/or use your phone to call your iPad (yes it will ring, just like a phone). Text your phone number and reply back to your iPad. It "just works" fine because telephony is only an app... just like other apps can make an iDevice become a flashlight, camcorder, tape measure, camera, voice recorder, video editor, iPod, etc.
BONUS: iPads tend to have long use-life legs, unlike iPhone which seems to suffer the "long in tooth" effect in only about 3 or so years. Wonder why? Since Apple somewhat ignores iPad mini, the 7 is probably the "latest" one for the next 2-3 years and thus, they won't be slowing it down while it is the one currently for sale. I rode that 2 for EIGHT years- try that with an iPhone. I expect to ride the 6 until about 2029-2030 at which time, I'll move on to the cellular 9 or 10.