The new iPad mini. Featuring an all-screen design with an 8.3-inch Liquid Retina display.¹ Powerful A15 Bionic chip with Neural Engine. A 12MP Ultra Wide front camera with Center Stage. USB-C connectivity. Ultrafast 5G.² Take notes, mark up documents, or capture your biggest ideas with Apple Pencil (2nd generation) that attaches magnetically and charges wirelessly.³
Q: What do I need cellular for?
A: for connection to the internet where there isn't wifi available.
Q: what is the difference between locked and unlocked? what does LOCKED mean?
A: Locked means it's the service is tied to a particular cell service such as AT&T, Verizon, etc. Unlocked means you can use any GSM enabled carrier such as AT&T and TMobile using a SIM card.
A: Yes and it also has internal sim!
Q: I need to buy a case for this iPad mini. What generation is this? 6th?
A: Yes. It also has a perfect mfg case that uses magnate. Slim case is great.
Q: Do I have to have data plan?
A: If you activate it to use through a carrier, yes, you will need to have data plan for it. If you don't have it activated with a carrier, you can just use it like a Wi-Fi only model and won't need a data plan.
A: No it’s not. There’s no phone app. The only contacts will be thru messages, FaceTime or Google voice with the cell data version.
Q: Does it have a gps? I’m looking for an iPad that does
A: Yes it does, as long as you have a activated data sim or connected to wifi, it will work. I use it for the maps and some gps based games all the time.
Q: Can I use the cellular feature with Verizon.
A: Yes you can use Verizon.