You also get iPadOS - the most complete tablet OS available. It comes with Touch ID and the old Lightning port instead of USB-C, and a 20W charger is included. There's support for the first-gen Apple Pencil and Smart Keyboard. It's not the state-of-the-art M1 found in the iPad Air, but it's close enough to the A14 in the 2022 model to justify the savings.Įlsewhere, the 9th-gen iPad offer an 8MP rear cam and the same 10-hour battery and ultra wide 12MP front cam as the more expensive models. The A13 Bionic SoC offers decent CPU and GPU performance. The stereo speakers at the bottom offer good audio output and there's also a 3.5mm headphone jack. It does lack several features of the more expensive models, but the iPad is colorful, crisp, and great for content consumption of all types. On the more affordable 10.2" iPad, the 2160 x 1620 Retina display offers 500 nits of brightness and the same 264 PPI as the iPad Pros. The main reason to consider the slightly larger and newer 10.9" model is if you want a tablet that doubles as a low-end laptop: it has the same 12MP front camera but on the long edge, like a laptop rather than a phone, and supports the new Magic Keyboard Folio, which offers function keys as well as a trackpad. While several options are available at various price points, the $329 iPad (available for $299 at Walmart), remains our pick as the best for most people.Īpple launched a newer 10th-gen iPad in 2022, but for $150 more, we can't call it a direct replacement.
The Apple iPad comfortably retains the tablet crown, despite the vast improvements made by Android and Windows tablets over the past few years. Lacks the display features and USB-C connector of most iPad models. Unbeatable combination of price, performance, and features.īezels remain chunky.
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