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In tandem with the Smart Keyboard Folio ( which again is the same as for the previous generation iPad 10.2in), however, it’s a lovely little productivity machine and it’s now even better than before thanks to all the new mouse and keyboard features introduced along with the new iPad Pro tablets earlier in the year. The eighth-Generation iPad isn’t compatible with the new Magic Keyboard, either, although that’s no bad thing given the cost.
There’s an 8MP f/2.4 shooter on the back and a rather disappointing 1.2MP FaceTime HD camera on the front. It has the same old Lightning connector (no move to USB-C here) and even the cameras are identical. Just to recap, though, the new iPad’s dimensions are exactly the same as before (174 x 7.5 x 251mm, weighing 490g) and its buttons are in all the same places. Logitech’s Slim Folio for iPad is supported (£90), as is its Crayon stylus (£65).īest laptop for students UK 2021: Fast, reliable student laptops for school, college and university Possibly the best thing about the body being the same size as last time, however, is that there are now plenty of good quality accessories available that can help you save money on Apple’s official peripherals. You can also add cellular connectivity (4G) for an extra £130. If you plan on using the iPad as a productivity tool, the Smart Keyboard Folio case adds a further £159, giving you a very capable laptop alternative for £500. The 10.2in iPad starts at £329 for the model with 32GB of storage and that rises to £429 if you want 128GB. Not that you should care too much about the lack of changes, because Apple has also kept the price at the same level as before.
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In fact, the only significant thing that has changed in 2020 is the processor inside the iPad, which has seen an upgrade from the quad-core A10 Fusion chip of the previous two generations to the six-core A12 Bionic chip.Īpple iPad 10.2in (8th generation) review: Price and competition It still has a 10.2in IPS touchscreen with a resolution of 2,160 x 1,620 pixels and this is still compatible with the Apple Pencil, albeit with some clever new features via iPadOS 14 – more on that later. If you hadn’t quite worked it out just yet, there isn’t really anything physically different about the eighth generation 10.2in iPad compared with its predecessor.
READ NEXT: Apple iPad Pro (2020) review Apple iPad 10.2in (8th generation) review: What you need to know But that doesn’t matter one jot because it remains the best tablet you can buy for the price and, if you buy the keyboard as well, it makes a mighty fine budget laptop replacement as well. There’s absolutely nothing about it that should surprise you and nothing groundbreaking, either.
Thus proceeds the review of the Apple iPad (8th generation). Company A (in this case Apple) takes established and mature product B (the iPad) and improves it just a smidgen, in the process making it even better than before. Iterative updates aren’t sexy but – I’ll admit it – they’re absolutely my favourite kind.
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