Apple iPad 10.2" 8th Generation Gold 2019
The A12 Bionic chip drives a vivid 10.2-inch Retina display and delivers up to 10 hours of battery life, making it a capable everyday tablet. Apple Pencil (1st generation) and Smart Keyboard support add tangible sketching and typing versatility at a renewed price point. It’s best for students and hobbyist artists seeking an affordable entry into iPadOS for note-taking, light digital art, and media streaming.
About This Tablet
The A12 Bionic chip drives a vivid 10.2-inch Retina display and delivers up to 10 hours of battery life, making it a capable everyday tablet. Apple Pencil (1st generation) and Smart Keyboard support add tangible sketching and typing versatility at a renewed price point. It’s best for students and hobbyist artists seeking an affordable entry into iPadOS for note-taking, light digital art, and media streaming.
- CPU A12 Bionic
- RAM 4 GB
- Storage 32 GB
- Screen 10.2" 2160x1620
- OS iPadOS
- Stylus
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong feature (74th percentile) 74th
- Strong social proof (73th percentile) 73th
- Strong screen (68th percentile) 68th
- Strong gpu (66th percentile) 66th
Cons
- Below average connectivity (7th percentile) 7th
- Below average storage (17th percentile) 17th
- Below average battery (31th percentile) 31th
- Below average ram (32th percentile) 32th
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| Cores | 6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 4 GB |
| Storage | 32 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 10.2" |
| Resolution | 2160 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Cellular | No |
Features
| Stylus Support | Yes |
| Stylus Model | Apple Pencil (1st Generation) |
| Fingerprint Reader | Yes |
Physical
| Weight | 0.5 kg / 1.1 lbs |
| OS | iPadOS |
Value & Pricing
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple iPad 10.2" 8th Generation | Lenovo Idea Tab Pro Idea Tab Pro | Xiaomi Pad 7 2410CRP4CG | Microsoft Surface Pro 11th Edition | Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 SM-T870 | HOTWAV R9 Ultra 5G R9 Ultra 5G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | A12 Bionic | MediaTek Dimensity 8300 Processor (3.35 GHz ) | 2.8E+3 | Intel Core Ultra 7 268V | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus | 2.3 GHz |
| RAM (GB) | 4 | 8 | 8 | 32 | 6 | 24 |
| Storage (GB) | 32 | 128 | 256 | 512 | 128 | 512 |
| Screen | 10.2" 2160x1620 | 12.7" 2944x1840 | 11.2" 3200x2136 | 13" 2880x1920 | 11" 2560x1600 | 11" |
| OS | iPadOS | Android 14 | Android 14 HyperOS | Windows 11 Pro | Android 10 | Android 15 |
| Stylus | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| Cellular | false | true | false | false | true | 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 | 64.9 | 66.1 | 31.9 | 67.9 | 30.9 | 74.3 | 17.1 | 63.9 | 6.6 | 72.6 |
| 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 |
| Xiaomi Pad 7 2410CRP4CG Compare | 96.7 | 95.8 | 66.2 | 98.6 | 86.2 | 52.8 | 83.5 | 88.1 | 78.8 | 86.7 |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 11th Edition Compare | 74.4 | 93 | 98.6 | 95.4 | 99 | 84.2 | 93 | 76.8 | 93.8 | 37.5 |
| Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 SM-T870 Compare | 99.2 | 97.3 | 51.9 | 81.8 | 79.2 | 80.8 | 64.9 | 63.9 | 96.5 | 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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