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Hello, I'm looking to buy my first Apple. I have an original Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 and an LG Optimus G Pro. I'm legally blind in one eye and totally blind in the other, and I love gaming and a 5.5 inch is the smallest screen size I will go, and I have trouble seeing text in some games on the LG, so I have narrowed my choices to the Air 2 or Mini 4 when it comes out.

The Samsung I have is just a little too big to take pictures with and Apple has a couple apps I really want that are not on Android. I also feel like the Mini 3 is too old to consider. Samsung stopped updating my tablet and I can't get Kies to work on my brother's PC so I'm stuck on, I think, Kitkat.

So my questions are:
Is the Air 2 comfortable enough to take pictures with?
Do you have to hook the iPads to a computer to update them?
Is the Mini 3 still being given updates?
Is Gaming more comfortable on Air 2 or Mini 3 (I mean virtual joysticks and buttons)

Thanks for any replies!