What of the iPad Mini4 in light of the new iPad 9.7" (2017)?

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In case you missed it, Apple announced the new 9.7inch iPad last week in 32GB ($329) and 128GB ($429) configurations with 4G as a $130 add-on. Alongside that, the iPad mini4 now only comes in one 128GB configuration for $399 with an optional $130 4G add-on. That makes the 32GB WiFi-only iPad 9.7 the cheapest iPad in the store even though the mini4 has an older, slower CPU (Apple says the new iPad is 1.8x faster than the mini4). The way I see it, the mini4 has 3 possible futures.
  1. It continues on as-is. Since pilots are the only people buying iPad Minis, Apple goes with aviation pricing.
  2. A new mini5 is in the works. The current $30 price delta on the Mini4 doesn't seem to support this possibility though.
  3. The iPad mini form factor is dead.
What say you?
 
Wait a month before buying anything. Rumors are strong for updated iPads across the board. A reasonable consensus is that they released the cheap iPad now to keep the event focused on the new flagship models.
 
Think it's more then just pilots who buy the mini.

As for me, I'll stick with the mini, size wise it's perfect
 
I've had a mini for 4 years. (version 1 and now 2).

I think the mini will hang around, but personally i'm going with new 9.7 since I have space and will use with IFD100 app.
 
Looking a bit more carefully at the price gaps, it's $270 from an iPad 9.7" to an iPad Pro 9.7" but only $30 from a mini4 to the iPad 9.7"

I have a feeling Apple is going to drop the mini and introduce a mini Pro (iPad Pro 8"?). There's pricing room in that gap but not so much underneath the iPad 9.7"
 
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