Apple iPad 10.2" 8th Generation Gold 2020
The A12 Bionic chip with Neural Engine powers a 10.2-inch 2160x1620 Liquid Retina display and delivers up to 10 hours of battery life for smooth everyday performance. The refurbished model makes the iPad ecosystem more affordable, while the crisp Retina screen and Apple Pencil (1st generation) support add note‑taking versatility. Best for readers and students who need a tablet for e‑books, basic research, and handwritten notes.
About This Tablet
The A12 Bionic chip with Neural Engine powers a 10.2-inch 2160x1620 Liquid Retina display and delivers up to 10 hours of battery life for smooth everyday performance. The refurbished model makes the iPad ecosystem more affordable, while the crisp Retina screen and Apple Pencil (1st generation) support add note‑taking versatility. Best for readers and students who need a tablet for e‑books, basic research, and handwritten notes.
- CPU A12
- RAM 3 GB
- Storage 32 GB
- Screen 10.2" 2160x1620
- OS Apple iPadOS
- Stylus
- Cellular
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong battery (85th percentile) 85th
- Strong social proof (78th percentile) 78th
- Strong feature (78th percentile) 78th
- Strong user sentiment (77th percentile) 77th
Cons
- Below average cpu (8th percentile) 8th
- Below average gpu (11th percentile) 11th
- Below average ram (12th percentile) 12th
- Below average storage (17th percentile) 17th
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| Cores | 6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 3 GB |
| Storage | 32 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
| Expandable | No |
Display
| Size | 10.2" |
| Resolution | 2160 |
| Panel | Liquid Retina |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | 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" 8th Generation | Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra SM-X930NZAAXAR | Lenovo Idea Tab Pro Idea Tab Pro | Microsoft Surface Pro EP2-20077 | Xiaomi Xiaomi Pad 7 PRO Xiaomi Pad 7 PRO | HOTWAV R9 Ultra 5G R9 Ultra 5G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | A12 | MediaTek Dimensity 9400+ | MediaTek Dimensity 8300 Processor (3.35 GHz ) | 5 GHz intel_core_ultra_7 | 3000 MHz | 2.3 GHz |
| RAM (GB) | 3 | 12 | 8 | 32 | 12 | 24 |
| Storage (GB) | 32 | 256 | 128 | 1024 | 512 | 512 |
| Screen | 10.2" 2160x1620 | 14.6" 2960x1848 | 12.7" 2944x1840 | 13" 2880x1920 | 11.2" 3200x2136 | 11" |
| OS | Apple iPadOS | Android 16 | Android 14 | Windows 11 | Android 14 HyperOS | Android 15 |
| Stylus | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| Cellular | true | false | true | false | false | true |
| Battery (Wh) | - | - | - | 47 | - | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Screen | Battery | Feature | Storage | User Sentiment | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple iPad 10.2" 8th Generation | 8.1 | 10.5 | 11.6 | 67.9 | 84.8 | 77.5 | 17.1 | 76.8 | 50.5 | 77.9 |
| Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra SM-X930NZAAXAR Compare | 97.3 | 96.3 | 81.2 | 95.9 | 93.3 | 86.5 | 73.7 | 94.9 | 63.3 | 97.8 |
| Lenovo Idea Tab Pro Idea Tab Pro Compare | 83.3 | 82.2 | 77.5 | 91.9 | 91.2 | 99.8 | 64.9 | 53.3 | 96.5 | 97.8 |
| Microsoft Surface Pro EP2-20077 Compare | 74.4 | 93 | 97.5 | 98.2 | 99 | 84.2 | 98.3 | 0 | 93.8 | 49.4 |
| Xiaomi Xiaomi Pad 7 PRO Xiaomi Pad 7 PRO Compare | 97.3 | 96.3 | 81.2 | 98.6 | 86.2 | 65.7 | 89.5 | 76.8 | 78.8 | 86.7 |
| HOTWAV R9 Ultra 5G R9 Ultra 5G Compare | 94.3 | 93.5 | 96.1 | 43 | 30.9 | 93.7 | 89.5 | 94.9 | 72.4 | 47.1 |
Usage Scores
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