iPhone 5 vs. iPad Mini FEATURE DIFFERENCES

[Turnpike]

I've used various iPhones for the last few years as pocket-sized iPads, but never used the phone part.

Other than the size and the phone (of course), what features do I LOOSE going from an iPhone to an iPad mini 4G? Do I loose anything? I know some apps are lost going from iPad to iPhone, but what about iPhone to iPad?

I'm still somewhat new to the Apple software/apps thing, so to hear from the experts and familiar here would be so handy. Thanks in advance! 🙂

 

[amitdoc2b]

I've used various iPhones for the last few years as pocket-sized iPads, but never used the phone part.

Other than the size and the phone (of course), what features do I LOOSE going from an iPhone to an iPad mini 4G? Do I loose anything? I know some apps are lost going from iPad to iPhone, but what about iPhone to iPad?

I'm still somewhat new to the Apple software/apps thing, so to hear from the experts and familiar here would be so handy. Thanks in advance! 🙂

You no longer have the flash for your camera, the camera itself is better in the iPhone, you lose some speed because of the processor, you lose size/weight/footprint of iPhone, you lose the retina display, and you lose GPS (unless you get the LTE version of the iPad mini).

 

[Powrie]

You loose Retina Display.

 

[Anti-Lucifer]

What you lose from i5 -> ipad mini:

* retina display
* A6 performance including 3core GPU
* triple mics for noise cancellation
* build quality sans scuffgate but we don't know if it exists on ipad min, yet
* reminders with location based alerts
* camera quality, sapphire lens, rear flash
* camera slide to unlock
* HDR photo
* panorama mode
* stock market app + notificate bar widget
* weather widget and weather app
* passbook
* calculator
* of course phone functionality
* real time turn by turn navigation (only on ipad mini LTE models)


What you gain from a mini:
* siri (ipad 2 doesn't have it)
* light weight than ipad 2/3
* battery life of ipad 2
* faster wifi than iPad 2, same as iphone 5
* Multi band LTE support (LTE models)

That's about it. Seems like the iPhone 5 is the flagship device here.

 

[goobot]

What you lose from i5 -> ipad mini:

* retina display
* A6 performance including 3core GPU
* triple mics for noise cancellation
* build quality sans scuffgate but we don't know if it exists on ipad min, yet
* reminders with location based alerts
* camera quality, sapphire lens, rear flash
* camera slide to unlock
* HDR photo
* panorama mode
* stock market app + notificate bar widget
* weather widget and weather app
* passbook
* calculator
* of course phone functionality
* real time turn by turn navigation (only on ipad mini LTE models)


What you gain from a mini:
* siri (ipad 2 doesn't have it)
* light weight than ipad 2/3
* battery life of ipad 2
* faster wifi than iPad 2, same as iphone 5
* Multi band LTE support (LTE models)

That's about it. Seems like the iPhone 5 is the flagship device here.

Which would make sense since it cost twice the amount.