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Apple iPad (10th generation) Wi-Fi

The iPad (10th generation) is Apple’s fully redesigned base iPad from 2022. It brings a 10.9-inch Liquid Retina display, A14 Bionic, USB-C, Touch ID in the top button and a landscape front camera. Notebookcheck found battery life and colour accuracy good; the non-laminated display and brightness were noted as weaker points.

iPad (10th generation), Wi-Fi model; 64 GB or 256 GB. The Wi-Fi + Cellular model (481 g, 5G), iPad (9th generation) and iPad (A16) are separate models.

Apple iPad (10th generation) Wi-Fi — iPad (10th generation) in Silver, Yellow, Pink and Blue, from Apple’s tech specs page.
iPad (10th generation) in Silver, Yellow, Pink and Blue, from Apple’s tech specs page.

Specifications

SpecificationValue
Display10.9-inch Liquid Retina, LED-backlit with IPS technology; 2360 × 1640, 264 ppi; 500 nits; True Tone; fingerprint-resistant coating

Because of the rounded corners, the screen measures 10.86 inches as a rectangle. True Tone adjusts white balance to ambient light.

ChipA14 Bionic; 6-core CPU, 4-core graphics, 16-core Neural Engine
Storage and colours64 GB or 256 GB; Silver, Blue, Pink, Yellow

Storage cannot be expanded later; external storage can be connected over USB-C.

Pencil and keyboardApple Pencil (USB-C) and Apple Pencil (1st generation); Smart Connector

Apple Pencil (1st generation) needs the USB-C to Apple Pencil Adapter for pairing and charging. The Smart Connector is for keyboard cases.

CamerasRear 12 MP Wide, ƒ/1.8, 4K video at 24/25/30/60 fps; landscape front 12 MP Center Stage, ƒ/2.4

Center Stage automatically pans and zooms to keep you in frame on video calls. The front camera sits on the long edge for landscape calls.

AudioLandscape stereo speakers; dual microphones
WirelessWi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) with 2×2 MIMO, simultaneous dual band; Bluetooth 5.2
USB-CUSB 2.0 (up to 480 Mb/s); native DisplayPort output; one external display up to 4K at 30 Hz or 1080p at 60 Hz

Although the connector is USB-C, data speed is USB 2.0, so large file transfers are slow.

Battery28.6 Wh lithium-polymer; up to 10 hours of web or video on Wi-Fi
AuthenticationTouch ID in the top button
Size and weight248.6 × 179.5 × 7 mm; 477 g
In the boxUSB-C charge cable (1 m); 20 W USB-C power adapter

From the manufacturer

Apple presents the iPad (10th generation) with an all-new design, a 10.9-inch Liquid Retina display, the A14 Bionic chip and a landscape 12 MP Center Stage front camera. Apple Support

Strengths and limitations

  • In Notebookcheck’s test the display averaged 468 nits and did not quite reach the 500-nit rating; it went up to 492 nits with manual brightness. Contrast was 953:1, with no PWM flicker or temporal dithering. Because the display is not fully laminated, pen strokes appear to hover above the content, and reflections plus limited brightness reduce readability in bright conditions. The battery lasted almost 11 hours in the Wi-Fi test (150 nits), and a full charge took about 2 hours 45 minutes. In the 3DMark stress test performance dropped about 14% in the first runs and then stayed stable; surface temperatures stayed below 37 °C.

    Notebookcheck, Daniel Schmidt, 25 November 2022; iPadOS 16.1 / 16.1.1. Measurements are from a single review unit.

    Notebookcheck: Apple iPad 10 review

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Sources

  1. Apple Support: iPad (10th generation) - Tech Specs
  2. Notebookcheck: Apple iPad 10 review