Apple iPad 10.2" 9th Gen Space Gray 2021
The Apple A13 Bionic chip drives a responsive 10.2-inch Liquid Retina display with Apple Pencil support, and its renewed premium condition delivers excellent build quality. It includes an aftermarket wall charger and USB cable, while the 12MP front camera ensures clear video calls and the 8557mAh battery lasts all day. Best for students and readers needing a lightweight tablet for note-taking, e-books, and casual streaming.
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong feature (99th percentile) 99th
- Strong battery (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong connectivity (86th percentile) 86th
- Strong screen (76th percentile) 76th
Cons
- Below average ram (12th percentile)
- Below average storage (28th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | 2.60GHz |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 3 GB |
| Storage | 64 GB |
| Storage Type | eMMC |
| Expandable | Yes |
Display
| Size | 10.2" |
| Resolution | 2160 |
| Panel | IPS |
| Brightness | 500 nits |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| USB-C | 1 |
| Cellular | Yes |
Features
| Stylus Support | Yes |
| Stylus Model | Apple Pencil (1st generation) |
| Fingerprint Reader | Yes |
| Face Unlock | No |
Physical
| Weight | 0.5 kg / 1.1 lbs |
| Battery | 32 Wh |
| OS | iPadOS 15 |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple iPad 10.2" 9th Gen | Xiaomi Pad 7 Pro 24091RPADG | Microsoft Surface Pro 11th Edition | Lenovo Idea Tab Pro Idea Tab Pro | Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra SM-X920NZAAXAR | DOOGEE U11 U11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | 2.60GHz | 3 GHz | Intel Core Ultra 7 268V | MediaTek Dimensity 8300 Octa-core (A715 3.35Ghz + 3 x A715 3.2Ghz + 4 x A510 2.2Ghz) | Mediatek MT6989 | 1.6 GHz |
| RAM (GB) | 3 | 12 | 32 | 8 | 12 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 64 | 512 | 512 | 128 | 256 | 128 |
| Screen | 10.2" 2160x1620 | 11.2" 3200x2136 | 13" 2880x1920 | 12.7" 2944x1840 | 14.6" 2960x1848 | 11" |
| OS | iPadOS 15 | HyperOS 2 | Windows 11 Pro | Android 14 | Android 14 | Android 16 |
| Stylus | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| Cellular | true | false | false | true | false | true |
| Battery (Wh) | 32 | - | 47 | - | - | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Screen | Battery | Feature | Storage | User Sentiment | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple iPad 10.2" 9th Gen | 37.1 | 38.7 | 12.4 | 76.3 | 96.9 | 99.3 | 28.4 | 65.1 | 86.4 | 40 |
| Xiaomi Pad 7 Pro 24091RPADG Compare | 97.3 | 96.2 | 81 | 98.7 | 85.7 | 64.1 | 89.2 | 77.4 | 78.3 | 83.7 |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 11th Edition Compare | 74.4 | 92.7 | 98.6 | 98.4 | 99 | 83.7 | 92.8 | 77.4 | 93.3 | 45.8 |
| Lenovo Idea Tab Pro Idea Tab Pro Compare | 83.3 | 82 | 77.4 | 91.8 | 91 | 99.7 | 64.6 | 54.3 | 96.3 | 91.1 |
| Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra SM-X920NZAAXAR Compare | 55.9 | 56.8 | 81 | 97.3 | 92.5 | 95.4 | 83.3 | 0 | 78.3 | 99.1 |
| DOOGEE U11 U11 Compare | 69.3 | 69.5 | 87.9 | 56.5 | 83.5 | 88 | 51.6 | 88.2 | 88.3 | 87.5 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Newegg 2 offers From $195
Amazon 1 offers From $198
Price History
Usage Scores
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