The iPad mini might not have the power and flexibility of an iPad Pro, but it’s a solid tablet for work and play on the go—and now the “go” part if a whole lot cheaper. Amazon is selling the iPad mini 5 with Cellular for $394 today, $6 cheaper than the Wi-Fi model and the lowest price we’ve ever seen. The only catch: It’s only available in gold.
The iPad mini 5 looks the same as the prior version, with a 9.7-inch 2048 x 1536 display and a home button, but it’s been dramatically improved inside. You get a better front camera, more RAM, a faster A12 processor, and dual-SIM support. It also has Apple Pencil support for drawing and writing. And it has a great battery and a 3.5mm headphone jack to boot.
In our 4.5-star review, we said the iPad mini “towers above the rest … if you’re looking for portability in a tablet above all else.” And nothing goes better with portability than a cellular connection for the price of Wi-Fi.
[Today’s deal: iPad mini 5 with cellular for $394 at Amazon ]
Author: Michael Simon, Executive Editor
Michael Simon has been covering Apple since the iPod was the iWalk. His obsession with technology goes back to his first PC—the IBM Thinkpad with the lift-up keyboard for swapping out the drive. He's still waiting for that to come back in style tbh.