Apple iPad 9.7" 6th Generation Space Gray 2018
The A10 Fusion chip drives the 9.7-inch Retina display and enables responsive Apple Pencil input, making it a capable entry-level tablet for note-taking. At just 434 grams, its lightweight design and Touch ID fingerprint sensor add practical portability and secure authentication. This refurbished iPad best suits students and casual readers who need an affordable device for e-book reading, document annotation, and light sketching.
About This Tablet
The A10 Fusion chip drives the 9.7-inch Retina display and enables responsive Apple Pencil input, making it a capable entry-level tablet for note-taking. At just 434 grams, its lightweight design and Touch ID fingerprint sensor add practical portability and secure authentication. This refurbished iPad best suits students and casual readers who need an affordable device for e-book reading, document annotation, and light sketching.
- CPU Apple A10 Fusion
- RAM 2 GB
- Storage 32 GB
- Screen 9.7" 2048x1536
- OS Apple iOS 11
- Stylus
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong battery (86th percentile) 86th
- Strong social proof (78th percentile) 78th
Cons
- Below average ram (5th percentile) 5th
- Below average storage (10th percentile) 10th
- Below average connectivity (29th percentile) 29th
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Apple A10 Fusion |
| Cores | 4 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 2 GB |
| Storage | 32 GB |
| Expandable | No |
Display
| Size | 9.7" |
| Resolution | 2048 |
| Panel | LCD |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| USB-C | 0 |
| Cellular | No |
Features
| Stylus Support | Yes |
| Stylus Model | Apple Pencil |
| Fingerprint Reader | Yes |
| Face Unlock | No |
Physical
| Weight | 0.4 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 | Apple A10 Fusion | 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) | 32 | 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 | 85.6 | 60.5 | 9.7 | 28.9 | 77.9 |
| 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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