We've just got an ipad mini for schoolwork. The camera was much better than the tablets we looked at, which I thought was just a 'nice to have' but we've only had it a month and already we've used it a lot. It's fast becoming my go-to device for most things.
We got a refurbished mini from the Apple store, so that brought down the cost. Before we decided we went to stores to try them out several times, and I spent some time comparing apps across the different platforms - a lot of apps are available for both operating systems, but not all, and there are some apps which are different on apple than on android. Maybe that could help you decide?