2021 Apple iPad Mini Wi-Fi 256GB - Starlight (6th Generation)

Fantastic product! It runs my applications as fast as my 12.9 pro. Why use an iPad mini 6 when I have an iPad Pro 12.9 you ask? Because I use it in the cockpit of an aircraft, where space is not plentiful. My previous mini 4, while functional, does not come close in performance to the new mini 6. This thing is a work horse and powers through aviation navigation apps arch as ForeFlight with tremendous ease. The larger display in the slightly smaller package is a welcome bonus.

There’s a lot I like about the iPad Mini and a few things I don’t. I liked that it’s super fast in games like Roblox, it hardly ever lags when I’m playing it. The size is really nice because it’s like a medium sized book so that’s nice, especially for typing in portrait/landscape and games. The stereo (top and bottom) speakers and screen are pretty good. The battery life lasts like 8-9 hours for videos, books, Safari but for large games (Roblox lol) it goes faster at more like 5-6. Supposedly it can magnetically attach the Apple Pencil 2 to the side but I didn’t buy one. It also has a camera flash. However, the things I’m not thrilled about are the in-real-life very pale Pink color, and low storage option for my price range. So far, though, I downloaded like 12 games, social media, shopping etc. and I’m at 21/64GB, and I know I won’t have much photos on it like my phone does. If need be, you can offload apps you use rarely but keep the data files. Also, it doesn’t have a haptic vibration which sorta sucks. In conclusion, I would definitely buy the iPad Mini if you know you want a small tablet, but if you don’t care either way just get the iPad 9 and save $200. For me, though, the size is great and has a few extra features so I got this one.