Apple iPad 10.2" 9th Generation Space Gray 2021
The A13 Bionic chip delivers smooth performance for everyday tasks on the 10.2-inch Retina display with 500 nits brightness and 64GB of storage. Its affordable price and compatibility with the first-gen Apple Pencil and keyboard connector make it a versatile entry-level tablet. This tablet is ideal for voracious readers and students needing a reliable device for note-taking and media consumption.
About This Tablet
The A13 Bionic chip delivers smooth performance for everyday tasks on the 10.2-inch Retina display with 500 nits brightness and 64GB of storage. Its affordable price and compatibility with the first-gen Apple Pencil and keyboard connector make it a versatile entry-level tablet. This tablet is ideal for voracious readers and students needing a reliable device for note-taking and media consumption.
- CPU A13 Bionic chip with 64-bit architecture, Neural Engine
- RAM 3 GB
- Storage 256 GB
- Screen 10.2" 2160x1620
- OS Apple iPadOS
- Stylus
- Battery wh 32
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (98th percentile) 98th
- Strong battery (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong feature (84th percentile) 84th
- Strong screen (77th percentile) 77th
Cons
- Below average cpu (10th percentile) 10th
- Below average ram (12th percentile) 12th
- Below average gpu (12th percentile) 12th
- Below average connectivity (29th percentile) 29th
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | A13 Bionic chip with 64-bit architecture, Neural Engine |
| Cores | 6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 3 GB |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Expandable | No |
Display
| Size | 10.2" |
| Resolution | 2160 |
| Panel | IPS |
| Brightness | 500 nits |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth |
| USB-C | 0 |
| 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 |
| Battery | 32 Wh |
| OS | Apple iPadOS |
Value & Pricing
vs Competition
| Spec | 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 13" | DOOGEE U11 U11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | A13 Bionic chip with 64-bit architecture, Neural Engine | 3 GHz | MediaTek Dimensity 9400+ | MediaTek Dimensity 8300 Octa-core (A715 3.35Ghz + 3 x A715 3.2Ghz + 4 x A510 2.2Ghz) | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 | 1.6 GHz |
| RAM (GB) | 3 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 512 | 256 | 128 | 1024 | 128 |
| Screen | 10.2" 2160x1620 | 11.2" 3200x2136 | 14.6" 2960x1848 | 12.7" 2944x1840 | 13" 2880x1920 | 11" |
| OS | Apple iPadOS | HyperOS 2 | Android 16 | Android 14 | Windows 11 Home | Android 16 |
| Stylus | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| Cellular | false | false | false | true | false | true |
| Battery (Wh) | 32 | - | - | - | 53 | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Screen | Battery | Feature | Storage | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple iPad 10.2" 9th Generation | 9.9 | 12.2 | 11.8 | 76.5 | 96.9 | 83.7 | 73.6 | 28.6 | 97.8 |
| Xiaomi Pad 7 Pro 24091RPADG Compare | 97.2 | 96.3 | 81.4 | 98.6 | 86.1 | 65.4 | 89.5 | 78.6 | 86.6 |
| Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra SM-X930NZAAXAR Compare | 97.2 | 96.3 | 81.4 | 95.8 | 93.4 | 86.1 | 73.6 | 63.3 | 97.8 |
| Lenovo Idea Tab Pro Idea Tab Pro Compare | 83.3 | 82.2 | 77.7 | 91.9 | 91.3 | 99.7 | 64.8 | 96.5 | 97.8 |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 13" Compare | 99.6 | 1.8 | 93.4 | 94.1 | 99.7 | 73.8 | 98.2 | 93.7 | 97.8 |
| DOOGEE U11 U11 Compare | 69.2 | 69.8 | 88.4 | 56.7 | 84 | 87.8 | 52.3 | 88.6 | 82.6 |
Usage Scores
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