IPad Mini Issues - New Battery or New iPad?

[Sawday]

I have an iPad Mini 4 which has been very useful on my travels however of late it's been getting quite hot in use and the battery runs out of charge after around an hour. So, I know a battery replacement (£65 here in the UK) is on the cards. BUT, the screen also becomes very unresponsive to touch. Could this related to the battery issue, which a replacement would solve, or should I put a new iPad on my Christmas present list?

 

[Rod]

Without going into all the details my advice is if you can afford it go for a new one. The new iPad Mini has the A17 Pro chip and will run Apple Intelligence based software which you may think you don't need today but I suspect as new OS and AI features are released it will become more and more desirable, not to mention simply staying compatible with current app resource requirements, eg. getting hot..

 

[Sawday]

Someone ran into my wife's car this evening so a new iPad, or new anything for that matter, is out of the question for a while. I should have added that I have not added any new apps to this particular iPad for a couple of years, it's only just lately that it has become exceedingly hot. This is very much a 'second' iPad rather than my main one so it's not important for it to have all or any new bells and whistles!

 

[ferrarr]

Check Apple iPad Refurb Store.

 

[Sawday]

Thanks Bob. Done that. I really was just keen to know whether the non-responsive screen was associated with the battery or likely to be a separate unrelated issue so i can make an informed decision.

 

[MacInWin]

Thanks Bob. Done that. I really was just keen to know whether the non-responsive screen was associated with the battery or likely to be a separate unrelated issue so i can make an informed decision.

It might be. If the battery is pushing on the back of the display/touch screen, it could distort the ability to sense touch. But there is no way to know except to change the battery, so there's that.

 

[Rod]

Given the circumstances and i sympathise there maybe the new battery is the way to go.

 

[Sawday]

Thanks all. Will take it to a recommend battery replacement specialist and see what they say., both problems started simultaneously and take their advice. As you say Rod, hopefully a new battery will be the way to go. Meanwhile it looks like our little run-around is going to be written off - deep scrape on door and actual 3" dia hole, dents and deep scrapes in back panel.