Apple iPad 9.7" 6th Generation Silver 2018
Support for Apple Pencil on a 9.7-inch Retina display paired with the A10 Fusion chip enables smooth note-taking and basic illustration tasks at a budget-friendly refurbished price. A generous 128GB of storage and Touch ID for secure login add practical value, while the familiar aluminum unibody keeps weight at just 467 grams. This tablet suits students, casual readers, and families seeking an entry-level iPad for handwritten notes, streaming, and light app usage without intensive creative work.
About This Tablet
Support for Apple Pencil on a 9.7-inch Retina display paired with the A10 Fusion chip enables smooth note-taking and basic illustration tasks at a budget-friendly refurbished price. A generous 128GB of storage and Touch ID for secure login add practical value, while the familiar aluminum unibody keeps weight at just 467 grams. This tablet suits students, casual readers, and families seeking an entry-level iPad for handwritten notes, streaming, and light app usage without intensive creative work.
- CPU A10 Fusion chip. Engineered for performance.
- RAM 2 GB
- Storage 128 GB
- Screen 9.7" 2048x1536
- OS Apple iOS 11
- Stylus
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (73th percentile) 73th
Cons
- Below average ram (5th percentile) 5th
- Below average connectivity (29th percentile) 29th
- Below average battery (31th percentile) 31th
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | A10 Fusion chip. Engineered for performance. |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 2 GB |
| Storage | 128 GB |
Display
| Size | 9.7" |
| Resolution | 2048 |
| Panel | LCD |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | 4.2 |
| Cellular | No |
Features
| Stylus Support | Yes |
| Stylus Model | Apple Pencil |
| Fingerprint Reader | Yes |
| Face Unlock | No |
Physical
| Weight | 0.5 kg / 1.0 lbs |
| OS | Apple iOS 11 |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple iPad 9.7" 6th 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 | A10 Fusion chip. Engineered for performance. | MediaTek Dimensity 9400+ | MediaTek Dimensity 8300 Processor (3.35 GHz ) | 5 GHz intel_core_ultra_7 | 3000 MHz | 2.3 GHz |
| RAM (GB) | 2 | 12 | 8 | 32 | 12 | 24 |
| Storage (GB) | 128 | 256 | 128 | 1024 | 512 | 512 |
| Screen | 9.7" 2048x1536 | 14.6" 2960x1848 | 12.7" 2944x1840 | 13" 2880x1920 | 11.2" 3200x2136 | 11" |
| OS | Apple iOS 11 | Android 16 | Android 14 | Windows 11 | Android 14 HyperOS | Android 15 |
| Stylus | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| Cellular | false | false | true | false | false | true |
| Battery (Wh) | - | - | - | 47 | - | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Screen | Battery | Feature | Storage | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple iPad 9.7" 6th Generation | 36.9 | 38.7 | 4.6 | 61.7 | 30.9 | 58.1 | 52.4 | 28.9 | 72.6 |
| Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra SM-X930NZAAXAR Compare | 97.3 | 96.3 | 81.2 | 95.9 | 93.3 | 86.5 | 73.7 | 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 | 96.5 | 97.8 |
| Microsoft Surface Pro EP2-20077 Compare | 74.4 | 93 | 97.5 | 98.2 | 99 | 84.2 | 98.3 | 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 | 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 | 72.4 | 47.1 |
Usage Scores
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