Apple Apple iPad 10.2" 9th Generation Silver 2021
About This Tablet
Powerful. Easy to use. Versatile. The new iPad has a beautiful 10.2-inch Retina display, powerful A13 Bionic chip, an Ultra Wide front camera with Center Stage, and works with Apple Pencil and the Smart Keyboard.¹ iPad lets you do more, more easily. All for an incredible value.Geek Squad Certified Refurbished products are thoroughly, painstakingly and lovingly tested, so you can be sure that your device will work right, right away.
- Geek Squad Certified Refurbished Includes 10.2-Inch iPad (9th Generation) with Wi-Fi + Cellular - 256GB, Lightning to USB-C cable, 20W USB-C Power Adapter with 90 Days warranty.
- Gorgeous 10.2-inch Retina display with True Tone
- A13 Bionic chip with Neural Engine
- 8MP Wide back camera, 12MP Ultra Wide front camera with Center Stage
- Up to 256GB storage
- Stereo speakers
- Touch ID for secure authentication and Apple Pay
- 802.11ac Wi-Fi and Gigabit-class LTE cellular data²
- Up to 10 hours of battery life³
- Lightning connector for charging and accessories
- Works with Apple Pencil (1st generation) and Smart Keyboard¹
- iPadOS 15 is uniquely powerful, easy to use, and designed for the versatility of iPad
- Apps are available on the App Store. Title availability is subject to change.
- ¹Accessories are sold separately. Compatibility varies by generation.
- ²Data plan required. Gigabit-class LTE, LTE Advanced, LTE, and Wi-Fi calling are available in select markets and through select carriers. Speeds are based on theoretical throughput and vary based on site conditions and carrier.
- For details on LTE support, contact your carrier and see http://apple.com/ipad/cellular.
- ³3Battery life varies by use and configuration. See http://apple.com/batteries for more information.
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong feature (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong storage (74th percentile) 74th
- Strong screen (68th percentile) 68th
Cons
- Below average social proof (6th percentile) 6th
- Below average cpu (10th percentile) 10th
- Below average ram (12th percentile) 12th
- Below average gpu (12th percentile) 12th
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| Cores | 6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 3 GB |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Expandable | No |
Display
| Size | 10.2" |
| Resolution | 2160 |
| Panel | Liquid Retina |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Cellular | Yes |
Features
| Stylus Support | Yes |
| Stylus Model | Apple Pencil (1st generation) |
| Fingerprint Reader | Yes |
Physical
| Weight | 0.5 kg / 1.1 lbs |
| OS | Apple iPadOS |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple Apple iPad 10.2" 9th Generation | Xiaomi Pad 7 Pro 24091RPADG | Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra SM-X930NZAAXAR | Lenovo Idea Tab Pro Idea Tab Pro | Microsoft Surface Pro EP2-20077 | HOTWAV R9 Ultra 5G R9 Ultra 5G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | A13 | 3 GHz | MediaTek Dimensity 9400+ | MediaTek Dimensity 8300 Processor (3.35 GHz ) | 5 GHz intel_core_ultra_7 | 2.3 GHz |
| RAM (GB) | 3 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 32 | 24 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 512 | 256 | 128 | 1024 | 512 |
| Screen | 10.2" 2160x1620 | 11.2" 3200x2136 | 14.6" 2960x1848 | 12.7" 2944x1840 | 13" 2880x1920 | 11" |
| OS | Apple iPadOS | Android 14 HyperOS | Android 16 | Android 14 | Windows 11 | Android 15 |
| Stylus | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| Cellular | true | 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 Apple iPad 10.2" 9th Generation | 10 | 12.2 | 11.8 | 68.4 | 30.8 | 95.2 | 73.9 | 43.3 | 5.7 |
| Xiaomi Pad 7 Pro 24091RPADG Compare | 97.4 | 96.4 | 81.4 | 98.6 | 86 | 65.9 | 89.8 | 79 | 87.4 |
| Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra SM-X930NZAAXAR Compare | 97.4 | 96.4 | 81.4 | 95.9 | 93.2 | 86.6 | 73.9 | 63.7 | 97.9 |
| Lenovo Idea Tab Pro Idea Tab Pro Compare | 83.3 | 82.2 | 77.7 | 91.9 | 91.1 | 99.7 | 65.1 | 96.4 | 97.9 |
| Microsoft Surface Pro EP2-20077 Compare | 74.5 | 93.2 | 97.4 | 98.2 | 99 | 84.2 | 98.3 | 93.7 | 50.8 |
| HOTWAV R9 Ultra 5G R9 Ultra 5G Compare | 94.5 | 93.7 | 95.9 | 43.1 | 30.8 | 93.6 | 89.8 | 72.6 | 48.7 |
Usage Scores
A full written review is coming soon. The specs, scores, prices and charts above are always up to date.