[iPad Mini] Can the iPad mini with LTE be used as a GPS navigation device?

saintforlife · Feb 24, 2013, 11:47 PM

Does the iPad mini have GPS, compass and all the other sensors that the iPhone 5 has?

If so, technically the Maps application on the iPad mini with data connection should work as well, if not better, as on the iPhone making it a great in-car navigation system. Right?

saving107 · Feb 24, 2013, 11:58 PM

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Originally Posted by saintforlife

Does the iPad mini have GPS, compass and all the other sensors that the iPhone 5 has?

Yes

wytwolf · Feb 25, 2013, 06:58 AM

Yes. If you have a GPS app like Navigon or TOMTOM with maps stored on the device you don't even need a data plan.

saintforlife · Feb 25, 2013, 03:03 PM

Awesome. The mini with its size would make a great in-car dash/wind shield mounted navigation device. Surprisingly I don't see much discussion online about people using the mini for this purpose.

cardfan · Feb 25, 2013, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by saintforlife

Awesome. The mini with its size would make a great in-car dash/wind shield mounted navigation device. Surprisingly I don't see much discussion online about people using the mini for this purpose.

The iphone makes a better one. Plus the Mini is still too big for this.

Feb 24, 2013, 11:47 PM	#1
saintforlife macrumors 6502 Join Date: Feb 2011	Can the iPad mini with LTE be used as a GPS navigation device? Does the iPad mini have GPS, compass and all the other sensors that the iPhone 5 has? If so, technically the Maps application on the iPad mini with data connection should work as well, if not better, as on the iPhone making it a great in-car navigation system. Right?
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Feb 25, 2013, 06:58 AM	#3
wytwolf macrumors member Join Date: Apr 2012	Yes. If you have a GPS app like Navigon or TOMTOM with maps stored on the device you don't even need a data plan.
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Feb 25, 2013, 03:03 PM	#4
saintforlife Thread Starter macrumors 6502 Join Date: Feb 2011	Awesome. The mini with its size would make a great in-car dash/wind shield mounted navigation device. Surprisingly I don't see much discussion online about people using the mini for this purpose.
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