Apple iPad 9.7" 6th Generation Silver 2018
Support for Apple Pencil on a 9.7-inch Retina display paired with the A10 Fusion chip enables smooth note-taking and basic illustration tasks at a budget-friendly refurbished price. A generous 128GB of storage and Touch ID for secure login add practical value, while the familiar aluminum unibody keeps weight at just 467 grams. This tablet suits students, casual readers, and families seeking an entry-level iPad for handwritten notes, streaming, and light app usage without intensive creative work.
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (73th percentile) 73th
Cons
- Below average ram (5th percentile)
- Below average connectivity (28th percentile)
- Below average battery (31th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | A10 Fusion chip. Engineered for performance. |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 2 GB |
| Storage | 128 GB |
Display
| Size | 9.7" |
| Resolution | 2048 |
| Panel | LCD |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi | WiFi 5 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| Cellular | No |
Features
| Stylus Support | Yes |
| Stylus Model | Apple Pencil |
| Fingerprint Reader | Yes |
| Face Unlock | No |
Physical
| Weight | 0.5 kg / 1.0 lbs |
| OS | Apple iOS 11 |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple iPad 9.7" 6th Generation | Microsoft Surface Pro 11th Edition | Xiaomi Pad 7 2410CRP4CG | Lenovo Idea Tab Pro Idea Tab Pro | Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 SM-X700NZSAXAR | DOOGEE U11 U11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | A10 Fusion chip. Engineered for performance. | Intel Core Ultra 7 268V | 2800 MHz | MediaTek Dimensity 8300 Octa-core (A715 3.35Ghz + 3 x A715 3.2Ghz + 4 x A510 2.2Ghz) | 2.5 GHz Snapdragon | 1.6 GHz |
| RAM (GB) | 2 | 32 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 128 | 512 | 256 | 128 | 128 | 128 |
| Screen | 9.7" 2048x1536 | 13" 2880x1920 | 11.2" 3200x2136 | 12.7" 2944x1840 | 11" 2560x1600 | 11" |
| OS | Apple iOS 11 | Windows 11 Pro | Android 14 HyperOS | Android 14 | Android 12 | Android 16 |
| Stylus | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| Cellular | false | false | false | true | false | true |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 47 | - | - | - | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Screen | Battery | Feature | Storage | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple iPad 9.7" 6th Generation | 36.7 | 38.7 | 4.8 | 61 | 30.5 | 56.7 | 51.8 | 28.4 | 72.5 |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 11th Edition Compare | 74.3 | 93 | 98.7 | 98.4 | 99 | 83.6 | 92.9 | 93.3 | 42.2 |
| Xiaomi Pad 7 2410CRP4CG Compare | 96.6 | 95.9 | 65.8 | 98.7 | 85.7 | 51.4 | 83.4 | 78 | 90.6 |
| Lenovo Idea Tab Pro Idea Tab Pro Compare | 83.2 | 82.2 | 77.4 | 91.6 | 91.2 | 99.6 | 64.6 | 96.3 | 90.6 |
| Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 SM-X700NZSAXAR Compare | 95.2 | 94.5 | 65.8 | 75.2 | 78.8 | 99.9 | 64.6 | 78 | 93.9 |
| DOOGEE U11 U11 Compare | 69.1 | 69.8 | 88.2 | 56.3 | 83.5 | 87.7 | 51.8 | 88 | 86.9 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Price History
Usage Scores
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