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Apple iPad 9.7" 6th gen Silver 2018
The A10 Fusion chip drives smooth Apple Pencil input on a 9.7-inch Retina display with 2048x1536 resolution. Its certified refurbished status and 128GB storage provide a budget-friendly entry into iPadOS with Touch ID security. This tablet is best for students and casual sketchers focusing on note-taking, reading, and light drawing rather than heavy productivity tasks.
CPU A10 Fusion chip
RAM 2 GB
Storage 128 GB
Screen 9.7" 2048x1536
OS iPadOS
stylus Yes
cellular Yes
43 Overall Score
Price $140
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong feature (75th percentile) 75th
- Strong connectivity (74th percentile) 74th
- Strong screen (66th percentile) 66th
Cons
- Below average ram (5th percentile)
- Below average battery (30th percentile)
- Below average social proof (32nd percentile)
- Below average cpu (35th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 2 GB |
| Storage | 128 GB |
| Expandable | No |
Display
| Size | 9.7" |
| Resolution | 2048x1536 |
| Panel | LCD |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi | Wireless-AC |
| Bluetooth | 4.2 |
| USB-C | 1 |
| Cellular | Yes |
Features
| Stylus Support | Yes |
| Stylus Model | Apple Pencil |
| Fingerprint Reader | Yes |
| Face Unlock | Yes |
Physical
| Weight | 0.5 kg / 1.0 lbs |
| OS | iPadOS |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple iPad 9.7" 6th gen | Lenovo Yoga Tab Plus ZAEG0096US | Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra | Xiaomi Pad 7 2AFZZCRP4CG | Vekfulpc T60 Pro | UMIDIGI Active T1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | A10 Fusion chip | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (SM8450) | 2800 MHz | 2.2 GHz | 2000 MHz |
| RAM (GB) | 2 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 128 | 256 | 128 | 256 | 256 | 128 |
| Screen | 9.7" 2048x1536 | 12.7" 2944x1840 | 14.6" 2960x1848 | 11.2" 3200x2136 | 13.4" | 11" |
| OS | iPadOS | Android 14 | Android 12 | Android 14 | Android 15 | Android |
| Stylus | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| Cellular | true | false | false | false | true | true |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Screen | Battery | Feature | Storage | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple iPad 9.7" 6th gen | 34.5 | 36.2 | 4.7 | 65.6 | 29.8 | 75 | 53.6 | 74 | 32.1 |
| Lenovo Yoga Tab Plus ZAEG0096US Compare | 69.3 | 66.4 | 92.7 | 97.1 | 89.7 | 96.9 | 83.5 | 93 | 89.5 |
| Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra Compare | 97.2 | 95.2 | 66 | 97.4 | 91 | 96.2 | 68.5 | 78.2 | 92.7 |
| Xiaomi Pad 7 2AFZZCRP4CG Compare | 97.3 | 95.3 | 66 | 98.8 | 84.9 | 52.8 | 83.5 | 78.2 | 92.7 |
| Vekfulpc T60 Pro Compare | 93.1 | 89 | 66 | 62.7 | 86.9 | 88.7 | 74 | 59.9 | 85.4 |
| UMIDIGI Active T1 Compare | 83.2 | 79.5 | 87.3 | 28.5 | 86.9 | 77.2 | 53.6 | 88.3 | 72 |
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