Which ipad advice ??

Hi Pepper,

Are you looking at Apple products, as an IPad is an Apple brand name, or are you just looking at a “tablet”?

What ever you choose, either Apple or Android platform, you will need both WiFi and a SIM card in order to have the efficiency that you are seeking.

Macca.

I purchased my first iPad about 8-10 years ago and also purchased a Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019) with the intention of using the TAB for navigation on an 8 week USA trip.

I find the TAB so much easier to use and much closer to the way you use a PC, I hardly ever use the iPad any more.

I connect either item to my wifi network at home or hotspot it to my phone when out and about so there is no need for any additional SIM card.

The base iPad would do the job for you based on your description of what you want it for. The iPad Air has the faster chip and I think it is faster with transfer speeds if you are saving all those photos onto a separate hard drive. With either one, and as stated previously, the one with built-in GPS (sold as WiFi + Cellular) is more convenient to use and if you stick a data Sim into it, you don't need to HotSpot to search the net.

Yep, the regular iPad with Wi-Fi plus Cellular works a treat. Make sure you get enough storage ...... 64GB minimum, but more for decent sized photo storage.
There are cheaper options in other brands, but we've always used Apple and been very satisfied. They just work !!!
Cheers
Jim

Don’t know about maps but you do not need cellular as one reply said it will automatically hotspot to your phone.As for photos all you need to do is turn iCloud on and open a account and that problem is solved so when you are on wifi it will load them to the cloud.Do a search for The ipadman he has a lot of free videos where you will learn a lot.Storing photos on hard drives is old hat now ask yourself what happen is you lose the drive or it stolen or break down plus you can access the photos anywhere in the world off the cloud.I assume you have a iPhone which you would use to take photos otherwise stick with android.

I use a Samsung Android Tablet. I prefer it to an iPad. That is personal preference. I suggest you have a look at both to find which suits your needs.

My Samsung has a GPS and for mapping I use Oziexplorer and ExplorOz applications.

I do not have a sim card but for the internet I use my Samsung phone as a hotspot.

In short, Android tablets have GPS no matter whether they have a SIM slot or not. Apple iPads only have GPS built in if they have a SIM slot. You don't need a SIM card in the slot for the GPS chip to work. Maps are separate from the GPS, just because you have a GPS chip in the tablet doesn't mean you have any maps to view. The maps come separately, either loaded by you into the tablet beforehand, or downloaded via mobile data as you drive which is the case for Google Maps. You need the tablet to have internet either by a SIM card plan or by hotspotting to your phone for the maps to be downloading as you drive.
My suggestion is if you have an Android phone, then get an Android tablet, if you have an Apple phone, get an Apple tablet. In both cases, the apps are good for both devices without having to pay for programs twice. I've had an iPhone and iPad, plus I've had Android phones and Android tablets. They are all much of a muchness, so I only use Android now because it's cheaper for the same thing and the Apple commercialized ecosystem sort of bugs me. The lack of a GPS chip on WIFI iPads is also a deal breaker for me. I've used external GPS units and they are great but they're just another thing you have to keep charged and find a place for in your driving space, plus if you want to take the tablet for a walk then it's an extra thing in you pocket. If you can afford it, just get a data SIM for the tablet. It can be a cheap addon to your phone plan with data pooling across all your phones. Life is so less complicated without having to hotspot the tablet all the time and your phone battery will thank you.

thankyou for all the replies..

Hi ,I think Apple has the best photos apps and they are easy to use.Recently I had a trip with 40 photos and a few short videos,put them in a album and told Apple to make a memory,it was amazing did the start and finish with the right photos and even played the right music,my mate wanted to know who did it,beating looking at photos which reminds me of slide nights 40 years ago, I don’t think google photos do this.(You can still edit it).

It’s not as simple as is being suggested about cost.
Samsung made a big song and dance a year or two ago about providing operating system and security updates for 2 or maybe 3 years. (I just checked, it’s 4 years for devices from 2019 on.)
Compare that to Apple who support their devices with at least 6 years of operating system updates and more importantly, security updates. I have a iPhone 6S Plus bought in December 2016 and it still, until the end of this year, is running on the latest operating system. Security updates will continue for another year or two.
I like the security that provides, especially for banking etc.

David