Apple iPad 10.2" 9th Generation Space Gray 2021
The A13 Bionic chip delivers smooth graphics, complemented by a 10.2-inch Retina display with True Tone and all-day battery life. Its 12MP Ultra Wide front camera with Center Stage automatically keeps you framed during video calls, and the most affordable iPad price makes iPadOS and Apple Pencil support widely accessible. It’s best for students and casual users prioritizing media streaming, reading, and video chats over intensive productivity tasks.
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (98th percentile) 98th
- Strong user sentiment (85th percentile) 85th
- Strong feature (85th percentile) 85th
- Strong storage (74th percentile) 74th
Cons
- Below average connectivity (9th percentile)
- Below average battery (30th percentile)
- Below average ram (31st percentile)
- Below average cpu (35th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
ExclusiveBased on when customers actually wrote their reviews - so you can see whether early praise held up.
Based on 11 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Memory & Storage
| Storage | 256 GB |
Display
| Size | 10.2" |
| Resolution | 2160x1620 |
| Panel | IPS |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi | ✓ |
| Cellular | No |
Features
| Stylus Support | Yes |
| Stylus Model | Apple Pencil (1st generation) |
| Fingerprint Reader | Yes |
Physical
| Weight | 0.5 kg / 1.1 lbs |
| OS | iPadOS |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple iPad 10.2" 9th Generation | Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra 11 Ultra 14.6" | Microsoft Surface Pro 11 | Lenovo Yoga Tab Plus ZAEG0096US | Xiaomi Pad 7 2AFZZCRP4CG | Vekfulpc T60 Pro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Apple A13 Bionic | MediaTek Dimensity 9400+ | Intel Core Ultra 7 268V | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | 2800 MHz | 2.2 GHz |
| RAM (GB) | - | 16 | 32 | 16 | 8 | 8 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1000 | 1024 | 256 | 256 | 256 |
| Screen | 10.2" 2160x1620 | 14.6" 2960x1848 | 13" 2880x1920 | 12.7" 2944x1840 | 11.2" 3200x2136 | 13.4" |
| OS | iPadOS | Android 16 | Windows 11 Pro | Android 14 | Android 14 | Android 15 |
| Stylus | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| Cellular | false | false | false | false | false | true |
| Battery (Wh) | - | - | 47 | - | - | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Screen | Battery | Feature | Storage | User Sentiment | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple iPad 10.2" 9th Generation | 34.5 | 36.1 | 30.7 | 73.5 | 29.7 | 84.5 | 74 | 84.8 | 8.9 | 97.7 |
| Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra 11 Ultra 14.6" Compare | 97.7 | 96.6 | 92.7 | 99.7 | 91.3 | 86.8 | 96.9 | 98.3 | 63.9 | 65.9 |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 11 Compare | 73.3 | 92.6 | 98.9 | 99.5 | 98.8 | 84.5 | 98 | 0 | 93 | 80.6 |
| Lenovo Yoga Tab Plus ZAEG0096US Compare | 69.1 | 66.3 | 92.7 | 97.1 | 89.5 | 96.9 | 83.5 | 94.4 | 93 | 89.4 |
| Xiaomi Pad 7 2AFZZCRP4CG Compare | 97.3 | 95.3 | 66 | 98.8 | 84.6 | 53 | 83.5 | 88.2 | 78.2 | 92.6 |
| Vekfulpc T60 Pro Compare | 93.1 | 89 | 66 | 62.7 | 86.6 | 88.7 | 74 | 55.3 | 59.9 | 85.3 |
Usage Scores
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