Using the iPad Mini 4, 6 years later - Review

The 4th generation iPad Mini came out in 2015 and is the lowest powered device to still be running iPadOS 15- an impressive feat. How does it hold up 6 years later?

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0:00 - Introduction
1:06 - Using the iPad Mini 4
3:24 - 2015 iPad in 2021
6:38 - Design & Camera
9:36 - Hardware & iPadOS 15
12:36 - Conclusion

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[Tech]

These older iPads never fail to impress me, especially with that iPad Air 2 & Mini 4. What iPad should I review next? Any other tech device you'd like to see a video on?

[Glenrsi]

Bought mine now in 2023 second hand and in mint condition for €100. Looks brand new and battery is 100% as well. Bought it mainly as FPV screen for my drone. Upgraded it to IOS15. Works like a charm, and perfect for my use.

[codevr]

I still own a iPad mini 4, use it all the time. Actually commenting from it. You make awesome videos Josh.

[TheOriginalCollectorA]

Great video as always! It’s nice to see older devices still be capable and supported. Although it’s not the latest and greatest, it’s fun to use older models!

[Nolimitgang]

Been waiting for years for you to do this video, thx man

[Luke-xtlt]

I think it’s understated how important these videos are to reflect on how far we have not only come but to show an interest in devices people still use and or are thinking of getting, great video josh as always.

[torpedowitch]

I had the iPad mini 4 for years and loved it whole heartedly. I upgraded to the iPad mini 5 in 2019 when it came out and gave my mini 4 to a friend and she's still using it today! I love these little tablets and plan to grab the mini 6 soon.

[dinofriends]

I had a iPad mini 4 for about 6 yesrs, I recently traded it in to get credit to get a iPad 8th generation. I am very happy with the time we had together.

[leostarl]

I've been waiting for this video!!! I also still have the iPad mini4 which I still use. Thanks for this review! :)

[Atakan]

I really like watching your videos. Also I saw your docmentary about iPod and I know it's almost 1 month I'll watch it soon. Just preparing myself to the 2 hours long.

[thenormalone]

The iPad Mini is amazing and I love using it. I use it as my scetch and notebook and as my E-Reader. The Kindle App is great on a device that is smaller and lighter than other ipads

[MikeSparksMusic]

I own and am watching this on an iPad mini 4. I lucked out and found a refurbished 128GB model off of eBay at a fair price nearly two years ago. I am running iPadOS 14.8.1 since it has the A8 chip and Twitter and Facebook can be choppy at times. YouTube, Netflix, Hulu and web browsing work pretty well. I was pretty surprised when Apple announced that it would be supported on iPadOS 15. There’s no way I will game on it and I stick to taking photos and videos on my iPhone 12 mini. I will be trying the iPad 9 once it ships to me next month.

[ridgelineenjoyer]

It’s funny, I bought an iPad mini 4 back in 2015 for school, worked very well, at some point in 2017 I put it somewhere in my room and forgot it for 3 years, turned it back on and the iPad thought it was 1967, after some fiddling everything works fine

[Cree]

I still have a mini 4 that I bought a couple of years ago for my son. Still works fine. It stays at home so battery isn’t an issue.

[Fluvzi]

i like your point at 1:41, I actually used the ipad 1st gen from 2010 as my main ipad in late 2021 and early 2022

[urs-]

I have an ipad mini 2 that I use once in a while, but my mini 4 is still great!
The battery in the 2 is slowly dying but still going.
Thanks for the video. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[ThachNguyen-xnzr]

Currently have an iPad Mini 4, it was actually great at first until 5-6 years later my screen started glitching out of no where showing that the iPad is getting more worn out and also batteries as well, the batteries are rigged and it goes down super quick.

[henryjiang]

I had iPad mini 4 in 2016 with 128gb storage it’s pretty useful to read articles and watch videos, I decide to buy the budget iPad 10th gen in October

[vesper]

Just got this iPad and it’s my first apple product
Thank you so much for this video
Also any tips for me to learn how to use this iPad or any apple tricks?

[gu]

im impressed it can still run the latest ios (till the new one in sept) i had 3 for a while as i lost my 4 but now have to replace it and glad to see that in 2022 its still worthwhile. cant wait to able to actually download apps seeing as most "new" apps and updates were locked out in ipad mini 3 lol. if you dont have a ton of money the ipad mini 4 might be a good best for now but just now come ios 16 u prob will have to upgrade but hopefully for me it will be a stepping stone and by that time comes ill be ready to do so.