New iPad mini: set up as new or restore from iPhone 5 back-up?

If I want to set-up my iPad mini with the same settings and content from my iPhone 5, do I use Restore or do I set the iPad mini up as a new iPad?
Thanks so much for any help you can offer.

I have about 2 days to bring it back to BestBuy but I just found out the 4G version of the mini is not yet available so I guess I'll just get the full size with the faster chip instead.

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