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iPad Mini6 cellular as a replacement for iPhone?

This question has been tossed around for some time, but here we are in 2021, with a new iPad mini6 that many people will consider as a replacement for an iPhone.

What are the current best practices for using an iPad cellular as a phone replacement?

Given that the 5G cellular chip is reportedly identical between the iPad mini 6 and iPhone 13, all that would be required by Apple is to allow the telephone app to function on the iPad, which doesn't seem like a huge ask, given that the cost of the iPad mini 6 with 256GB + cellular is the same as an iPhone 13 mini.

Thanks to everyone for your help with this!

Posted on Sep 17, 2021 10:24 AM

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Sep 17, 2021 1:02 PM in response to the_eleven

Still currently, No iPad, alone, can be used as a cellular phone.

And I do not ever see this changing any time soon.

Sorry.

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Sep 17, 2021 10:26 AM in response to the_eleven

Hello ~ Take a look here:

Make and receive phone calls on iPad - Apple Support

Product Feedback - Apple

~Katana-San~

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Sep 20, 2021 5:30 PM in response to MichelPM

Thanks for the responses!

Then there is the Apple Watch. If one has the cellular version, once it is linked to a phone, it is certainly possible to make calls out in the wild.

This is the functionality I am seeking, not necessarily to skip out on owning an iPhone!

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Sep 17, 2021 11:24 AM in response to Katana-San

Thanks!

I only want to own and carry one device: the iPad mini 6 cellular.

What are the best practices in 2021 for accomplishing this?

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Sep 17, 2021 12:23 PM in response to the_eleven

Hello ~ Leave feedback …only option I am aware of…that’s why my iPad is WiFi only. Best to you:)

~Katana-San~

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