Apple iPad 10.2" 9th Generation Space Gray 2021
An A13 Bionic chip drives smooth performance on this 10.2-inch Retina display with True Tone, which provides precise color and supports Apple Pencil input. Geek Squad Certified Refurbished with Wi‑Fi + Cellular, it offers Gigabit‑class LTE and a 12MP ultra‑wide front camera with Center Stage, making video calls and on‑the‑go internet access reliable. Best for students and light users needing a large 256GB tablet for note‑taking, media consumption, and occasional typing via its keyboard connector.
About This Tablet
An A13 Bionic chip drives smooth performance on this 10.2-inch Retina display with True Tone, which provides precise color and supports Apple Pencil input. Geek Squad Certified Refurbished with Wi‑Fi + Cellular, it offers Gigabit‑class LTE and a 12MP ultra‑wide front camera with Center Stage, making video calls and on‑the‑go internet access reliable. Best for students and light users needing a large 256GB tablet for note‑taking, media consumption, and occasional typing via its keyboard connector.
- CPU A13 Bionic chip with 64-bit architecture, Neural Engine
- RAM 3 GB
- Storage 64 GB
- Screen 10.2" 2160x1620
- OS Apple iPadOS
- Stylus
- Cellular
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong feature (88th percentile) 88th
- Strong screen (68th percentile) 68th
- Strong connectivity (67th percentile) 67th
Cons
- Below average ram (12th percentile) 12th
- Below average battery (31th percentile) 31th
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | A13 Bionic chip with 64-bit architecture, Neural Engine |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 3 GB |
| Storage | 64 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
| Expandable | No |
Display
| Size | 10.2" |
| Resolution | 2160 |
| Panel | Liquid Retina |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | 4.2 |
| USB-C | 0 |
| Cellular | Yes |
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 | Apple iPadOS |
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 11th Edition | 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) | Intel Core Ultra 7 268V | 1.6 GHz |
| RAM (GB) | 3 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 32 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 64 | 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 Pro | Android 16 |
| 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 iPad 10.2" 9th Generation | 36.7 | 38.6 | 11.8 | 67.8 | 30.7 | 87.8 | 41.2 | 67 | 56.3 |
| 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 11th Edition Compare | 74.5 | 92.9 | 98.7 | 98.3 | 99 | 83.7 | 98.2 | 93.7 | 49.7 |
| 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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