Considering selling my iPad mini 2 and iPad Pro 9.7" 2016 model to go toward a new iPad mini 5, but not yet convinced. I've already got an Apple Pencil 1st generation that I use with my iPad Pro 9.7", but to be honest I don't use the Pencil that much. I thought I would use it a lot, but that just never happened for some reason.
Two things have me thinking twice about trading the two iPads I currently own for the new iPad mini 5.
- First thing is the crappy dual speakers in my iPad mini 2. They blow chunks, big time! Any listening to music or videos requires a headset, and I hate wearing headsets. My iPad Pro 9.7" quad speakers are excellent though and no headset has ever been required. It actually rivals my older Amazon Echo speaker. So I hate to give up a good stereo quad sound for tinny crap sound.
- Second thing is the change in size from my iPad mini 2 to the iPad mini 5. Though rather slight, it appears to be just enough to make the iPad mini 5 fit way too loosely in my current Otterbox Defender case meaning I would also have to fork out another $40+ for a new case when they finally get released by Otterbox. Every iThingie I own goes immediately into an Otterbox Defender case as soon as I get it and stays there until I retire it. That is why they all look brand new.
I thought I wanted the larger screen size of the iPad Pro 9.7" when I got it, but truth is I still prefer the smaller form factor of the iPad mini.