I'm interested to buy an Ipad Mini, but I am not sure if I should get the first gen or the second gen.

I currently own a Sony Tablet Z which I normally use for movies, gaming, word processing and web browsing.

The reason why I would want to own an Ipad Mini is its portability. I would also like to use applications which is only exclusive to IOS.

Should I buy the first gen or second gen? I will not be using the Ipad for movies. Maybe light browsing, a little bit of gaming (like Samurai Siege or maybe somewhere along the line of Infinity Blade trilogy). Aside from graphics, what can justify the purchase of gen 2 compared to 1?

Thanks.

That's one thing I was afraid of, after about a year or so, the Ipad Mini first gen will not be upgradable to let's say IOS 9 or 10.

I'm kinda stuck in between. I like the graphics on it, but I don't find it justifiable to spend the additional few hundreds, but at the same time... the graphics and the hardware will keep it going for at least a couple of years.

New one means Mini 2 or wait for Mini 3?

Yeah, I just don't want to regret purchasing something which costs thousand plus Ringgit. Is Ipad Mini 2 worth a few hundred Ringgit more? Planning to get the cellular version, also preferably 32GB. Apparently 16GB is just not enough.

Alright, guys! Thanks for the inputs. Will most likely get the 2nd gen. Harvey Norman selling Ipad Mini Retina 64GB + LTE for 1300? That's super cheap!

I was surprised too. Need to check it out this weekend.