iPad 10.2 Inch 7th Generation 2019 iOS 13 $329

This is Apple's seventh generation iPad. It's an update to the entry-level 9.7 inch iPad, that's so familiar. Big changes here. A new 10.2 inch display, support for the first generation Apple Pencil and a keyboard connector for the Smart Keyboard case, that Apple makes for its other iPads as well.

The way I'm thinking about this is it's all, of Apple's best stuff from years past packed, into a very familiar case for just $329. So you've still got a Lightning port. You've got a Touch ID, home button. You've got the first generation Pencil, the silly charging and the fiddly cap and you've got Apple's older Smart Keyboard case, not the new flippy one that comes with the iPad Pro. You've got an A10 Fusion processor, instead of the newer A13X in the iPad Pro.

A lot of older stuff from the Apple catalog, but stuff that reviewed really well at the time, and for $329 it's a lot of bang for the buck. You can pre-order the new seventh generation iPad today. They'll start shipping at the end of September. So there's a lot of iPads now. The iPad mini starts at $399.

This 10.2 inch iPad is $329. The iPad Air is $499, and the iPad Pro starts at $799. That is a huge spread of price points. You can kinda see what Apple's doing. Wherever you are, however much money you have to spend there's an iPad for you.

This iPad in particular seems very targeted, at somebody who might buy a Chromebook, or a cheap Windows laptop instead. You get the full set of iPad apps, the whole ecosystem. You get the Pencil support. You get things like Apple Arcade which let's you play an enormous amount of games for $4.99 a month.

That's stuff Chromebook can't do. It's a pretty big, aggressive move from Apple. Again, some older specs but compared, to those cheap Chromebooks or a cheap Windows laptop, it seems like a very interesting product.

Apple iPad Comparison
		iPad Air (2019)	iPad 7th Gen (2019)	iPad 6th Gen (2018)
SoC		Apple A12 Bionic 2x Vortex 4x Tempest 4-core "G11P" GPU	Apple A10 2x Apple Hurricane 4x Apple Zephyr 6 Core PowerVR GPU
Display		10.5-inch 2224x1668 IPS LCD DCI-P3/True Tone 500 Nits Brightness Fully Laminated	10.2-inch 2160x1620 IPS LCD 500 Nits Brightness	9.7-inch 2048x1536 IPS LCD
Size	Height	250.6 mm	250.6 mm	240 mm
	Width	174.1 mm	174.1 mm	169.5 mm
	Depth	6.1 mm	7.5 mm	7.5 mm
Weight		456 grams (Wi-Fi)	483 grams (Wi-Fi)	469 grams (Wi-Fi)
RAM		3GB LPDDR4X	2GB? LPDDR4	2GB LPDDR4
NAND		64GB / 256GB	32GB / 128GB
Battery		30.2 Wh	32.4 Wh
Front Camera		7MP, f/2.2 HDR, WCG Retina Flash	1.2MP, f/2.2 HDR Retina Flash
Rear Camera		8MP,  f/2.4, AF HDR, WCG	8MP,  f/2.4, AF HDR
Cellular		Gigabit-class LTE-A		2G / 3G / 4G LTE
SIM Size		NanoSIM + eSIM		NanoSIM
Wireless		802.11a/b/g/n/ac 2x2 MIMO BT 5.0	802.11a/b/g/n/ac 2x2 MIMO BT 4.2
Connectivity		USB-C Apple Smart Connector	Lightning Apple Smart Connector	Lightning
Launch OS		iOS 12	iOS 13	iOS 11
Launch Price		(Wi-Fi / Cellular) $499/$629 (64G) $649/$779 (256G)	(Wi-Fi / Cellular) $329/$459 (32G) $429/$559 (128G)	(Wi-Fi / Cellular) $329/$459 (32G) $429/$559 (128G)

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