Q: Ipad to be used abroad
I want to buy Ipad mini for my sister in Morocco. Do I need to buy one with Wifi or must be Wifi+ 3G or wifi + cellular? What is the difference between nano-sim and micro sim? Do I have to buy Ipad with retina? And how to unlock the ipad for international use? Thanks
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Posted on Jun 6, 2013 6:00 AM
If your sister wants to be able to use 3G or 4G directly on the iPad then she will need the 3G/4G (which is the same as cellular) version - the wifi-only models don't have the 3G/4G hardware within them and can't take sim cards. With the wifi-only iPad you could potentially use a mifi device or an iPhone as a mobile hotspot for it, otherwise it can only get online by connecting to a wifi network.
You don't have to buy the retina display version (which has a faster CPU, higher resolution screen, and higher resolution cameras), the iPad 2 is still sold by Apple.
iPad comparison : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_iOS_devices#iPad
The iPad Minis takes a nano-sim card (the same sized sim as the iPhone 5), the 'normal' sized iPads take micro-sims.
What device takes what sim card : http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5554
Posted on Jun 6, 2013 6:07 AM