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Apple iPad 10.2" 9 Space Gray 2021
The A13 Bionic chip and 10.2-inch Retina display deliver smooth performance for everyday tasks and media consumption. Its support for the 1st-gen Apple Pencil and Smart Keyboard makes it a capable, affordable entry point for digital note-taking and sketching. This iPad is best for students and casual users who want a reliable tablet for browsing, streaming, and light productivity without a premium price.
CPU Apple M2
RAM 3 GB
Storage 64 GB
Screen 10.2" 2160x1620
OS iPadOS
stylus Yes
57 Overall Score
Price $173
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong feature (90th percentile) 90th
- Strong battery (85th percentile) 85th
- Strong screen (79th percentile) 79th
- Strong cpu (68th percentile) 68th
Cons
- Below average ram (10th percentile)
- Below average social proof (21st percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Apple M2 |
| Cores | 6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 3 GB |
| RAM Generation | LPDDR4 |
| Storage | 64 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
| Expandable | No |
Display
| Size | 10.2" |
| Resolution | 2160x1620 |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
| Brightness | 500 nits |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| USB-C | 1 |
| Cellular | No |
Features
| Stylus Support | Yes |
| Stylus Model | Apple Pencil (1st generation) |
| Fingerprint Reader | Yes |
| Face Unlock | No |
Physical
| Weight | 0.5 kg / 1.1 lbs |
| OS | iPadOS |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple iPad 10.2" 9 | Lenovo Yoga Tab Plus ZAEG0096US | Xiaomi Pad 62779 | Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE | Vekfulpc T60 Pro | UMIDIGI Active T1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Apple M2 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | 3 GHz | Samsung Exynos 1580 (S5E8855) | 2.2 GHz | 2000 MHz |
| RAM (GB) | 3 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 64 | 256 | 512 | 256 | 256 | 128 |
| Screen | 10.2" 2160x1620 | 12.7" 2944x1840 | 11.2" 3200x2136 | 10.9" 2304x1440 | 13.4" | 11" |
| OS | iPadOS | Android 14 | HyperOS 2 | Android 15 | Android 15 | Android |
| Stylus | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| Cellular | false | false | false | false | true | true |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Screen | Battery | Feature | Storage | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple iPad 10.2" 9 | 67.9 | 67 | 9.7 | 78.9 | 85.3 | 89.7 | 45.2 | 61.1 | 21.2 |
| Lenovo Yoga Tab Plus ZAEG0096US Compare | 72.5 | 69.9 | 93 | 97.2 | 91.7 | 97.1 | 83.7 | 93.7 | 89.4 |
| Xiaomi Pad 62779 Compare | 97.8 | 96.6 | 81.1 | 98.9 | 87.3 | 68.6 | 89.4 | 79.6 | 85.4 |
| Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE Compare | 84.9 | 81.4 | 84.1 | 64.5 | 81.1 | 98.4 | 83.7 | 79.6 | 97.7 |
| Vekfulpc T60 Pro Compare | 93.2 | 89.5 | 67 | 63.7 | 89.1 | 89.7 | 74.6 | 63.2 | 85.4 |
| UMIDIGI Active T1 Compare | 84.9 | 81.4 | 87.6 | 30 | 89.1 | 79.7 | 54.9 | 89.2 | 72 |
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