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Apple iPad iPad 9.7 Silver 2017
Its 9.7-inch Retina display with True Tone and wide color, driven by the A9 chip and M9 coprocessor, delivers sharp visuals ideal for reading. Renewed pricing and integrated LTE make it a lightweight, always-connected tablet at a low cost. Best for avid readers and students who want a dedicated e-book and note-taking device without flagship expense.
CPU 1.65 GHz none
RAM 32 GB
Storage 32 GB
Screen 9.7" 2048x1536
OS iOS 10
stylus Yes
cellular Yes
Battery 27 Wh
55 Overall Score
Price $94
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong ram (98th percentile) 98th
- Strong battery (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong social proof (87th percentile) 87th
- Strong connectivity (86th percentile) 86th
Cons
- Below average cpu (5th percentile)
- Below average gpu (8th percentile)
- Below average storage (17th percentile)
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The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | 1.65 GHz none |
| Cores | 2 |
| GPU | M9 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 32 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 9.7" |
| Resolution | 2048 |
| Panel | IPS |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| USB-C | 1 |
| Cellular | Yes |
Features
| Stylus Support | Yes |
| Fingerprint Reader | Yes |
| Face Unlock | Yes |
Physical
| Weight | 0.5 kg / 1.0 lbs |
| Battery | 27 Wh |
| OS | iOS 10 |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple iPad iPad 9.7 | Microsoft Surface Pro 11th Edition | Lenovo Idea Tab Pro Idea Tab Pro | Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 SM-X700NZSAXAR | DOOGEE U11 U11 | UMIDIGI Active T1 Active T1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | 1.65 GHz none | Intel Core Ultra 7 268V | 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 | 2000 MHz |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 32 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 32 | 512 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 128 |
| Screen | 9.7" 2048x1536 | 13" 2880x1920 | 12.7" 2944x1840 | 11" 2560x1600 | 11" | 11" |
| OS | iOS 10 | Windows 11 Pro | Android 14 | Android 12 | Android 16 | Android |
| Stylus | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| Cellular | true | false | true | false | true | true |
| Battery (Wh) | 27 | 47 | - | - | - | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Screen | Battery | Feature | Storage | User Sentiment | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple iPad iPad 9.7 | 5.2 | 8.3 | 97.6 | 65.9 | 94.5 | 64.5 | 17 | 77.7 | 86.1 | 86.9 |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 11th Edition Compare | 74.3 | 93 | 98.7 | 98.4 | 99 | 83.6 | 92.9 | 77.7 | 93.3 | 42.2 |
| Lenovo Idea Tab Pro Idea Tab Pro Compare | 83.2 | 82.2 | 77.4 | 91.6 | 91.2 | 99.6 | 64.6 | 54.3 | 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 | 0 | 78 | 93.9 |
| DOOGEE U11 U11 Compare | 69.1 | 69.8 | 88.2 | 56.3 | 83.5 | 87.7 | 51.8 | 88.4 | 88 | 86.9 |
| UMIDIGI Active T1 Active T1 Compare | 83.2 | 82.2 | 88.2 | 26.3 | 87.7 | 76.7 | 51.8 | 88.4 | 88 | 68.3 |
Price
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