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Summary
TLDRThe 10th generation iPad review highlights its premium design, larger 10.9-inch screen, USB-C port, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.2, and improved cameras. Despite supporting only the first-gen Apple Pencil and having a non-laminated screen, the device offers good performance with the A14 Bionic chip and 10-hour battery life. The video guide compares it with the 9th generation model and other iPads, suggesting the 10th gen might be overpriced for some, with alternatives like the iPad Air being more cost-effective.
Takeaways
- 📱 The 10th generation iPad introduces a new tier to the iPad family, offering six different models to choose from.
- 💰 The 10th generation iPad is positioned as a premium option, with prices starting at £450-£500, compared to the 9th generation's more affordable £329.
- 🖼️ It features a larger 10.9-inch screen, up from 10.2 inches, and the home button has been removed, moving Touch ID to the power button.
- 🔌 USB-C replaces the Lightning port for better future-proofing and device connectivity, but the first-generation Apple Pencil still charges via Lightning, requiring an adapter.
- 🎧 The 10th generation iPad now includes stereo speakers for improved audio quality in music, videos, and calls.
- 📷 Both the rear and front cameras have been upgraded, with the front camera now in a landscape orientation, ideal for video calls when paired with a keyboard.
- 🌐 Connectivity enhancements include Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.2, and the option for 5G with the LTE model.
- 🌈 New color options are available for the 10th generation iPad, including blue, yellow, pink, and silver.
- 💾 The base storage option is 64GB, with an upgrade to 256GB costing an additional £150, which some may find restrictive for future-proofing.
- 🖌️ The 10th generation iPad still supports only the first-generation Apple Pencil, which is not included and costs an extra £110.
- 🔒 A significant downside is the high cost of accessories, such as the Magic Folio Keyboard Case, which is priced at £250.
Q & A
What is the main difference between the 9th and 10th generation iPads?
-The 10th generation iPad introduces a new, more premium design in line with the iPad mini, Air, and Pro models, featuring a larger 10.9-inch screen, removal of the home button with Touch ID integrated into the power button, and a switch from Lightning to USB-C for connectivity.
Why might the 10th generation iPad not replace the 9th generation iPad in Apple's lineup?
-Apple is still selling the 9th generation iPad, suggesting that the 10th generation iPad is more of an additional tier to the iPad family rather than a direct replacement, offering consumers more options to choose from.
What is the issue with the Apple Pencil charging on the new 10th generation iPad?
-The new iPad still supports only the first-generation Apple Pencil, which charges via Lightning. Since the iPad now uses USB-C, users need a USB-C to Apple Pencil adapter for charging, which is not included in the box and costs extra.
What are the new connectivity features on the 10th generation iPad?
-The 10th generation iPad includes Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.2, providing faster and more reliable wireless connectivity compared to previous models.
How has the front-facing camera been improved on the 10th generation iPad?
-For the first time on any iPad, the 10th generation model features a landscape orientation for the 12-megapixel selfie camera, which is beneficial for video calls when paired with a keyboard.
What chip powers the 10th generation iPad, and does it offer any performance improvements?
-The 10th generation iPad is powered by the A14 Bionic chip, an upgrade from the A13 in the 9th generation model. While it offers some performance improvements, the difference may not be noticeable in everyday use.
What are the new color options for the 10th generation iPad?
-The 10th generation iPad comes in new color options: blue, yellow, pink, and silver, in addition to the traditional silver color.
Why might the base storage option of 64GB on the 10th generation iPad be sufficient for most users?
-For most users, 64GB of storage should be adequate for everyday tasks like browsing the web, making notes, watching videos, and reading books. Users can also utilize cloud storage services like iCloud, Dropbox, or Google Drive for additional storage needs.
What is the cost of the Magic Keyboard case for the 10th generation iPad, and what are its features?
-The Magic Keyboard case for the 10th generation iPad costs £250 and features a two-piece design with a back and keyboard, as well as a kickstand for a more versatile setup.
What is the recommended alternative to the 10th generation iPad for users looking for a more cost-effective option?
-The 4th generation iPad Air is suggested as a more cost-effective alternative, offering similar specs but with additional features like Apple Pencil Gen 2 support and a laminated screen.
What is the significance of the landscape orientation for the front-facing camera on the 10th generation iPad?
-The landscape orientation of the front-facing camera on the 10th generation iPad is significant because it places the camera on the top bezel during video calls, allowing users to be centered in the frame, which is especially useful when the iPad is paired with a keyboard.
Outlines
📱 10th Generation iPad Overview and Comparison
The script introduces the 10th generation iPad, highlighting its premium design similar to the iPad mini, Air, and Pro models. It features a larger 10.9-inch screen, removal of the home button with Touch ID integrated into the power button, and a switch from Lightning to USB-C for better connectivity. The first-generation Apple Pencil is still supported but requires an adapter for charging. Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.2 are included for enhanced connectivity, along with stereo speakers for improved audio experience. The script also mentions the upcoming iPad buying guide and compares the 10th generation model with the 9th generation, considering price and features.
💡 iPad 10th Gen: Accessories, Performance, and Camera Upgrades
This paragraph delves into the accessories available for the 10th generation iPad, such as the Magic Folio keyboard case, which is expensive and lacks a strong magnetic attachment. The video discusses the iPad's performance, noting the A14 Bionic chip's modest improvements in benchmarks and everyday use, and the absence of a high-refresh-rate display. The battery life is said to be consistent with the 9th generation model. A significant upgrade is the camera, with a higher 12-megapixel sensor and better processing capabilities, providing more detail and improved dynamic range. The front camera's landscape orientation is praised for video calls, but the lack of Stage Manager feature is noted.
🛒 Decision Making: Choosing the Right iPad
The final paragraph focuses on helping viewers decide which iPad to purchase. It compares the 10th generation iPad with other models, including the 4th generation iPad Air and the 5th generation iPad Air, considering factors like price, specifications, and features. The script suggests that the 10th generation iPad may not be worth the higher price for some users, especially outside the US due to increased costs. It recommends considering the 9th generation iPad for those looking for a more budget-friendly option, and highlights student and teacher discounts. The video concludes with a prompt for viewers to share their thoughts on the 10th generation iPad and a reminder about the Surfshark VPN offer.
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💡10th generation iPad
💡Magic Value Case
💡USB-C
💡Apple Pencil
💡Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.2
💡Stereo Speakers
💡A14 Bionic chip
💡5G Connectivity
💡Storage Options
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Highlights
Introduction of the 10th generation iPad with a new premium design.
The 10th generation iPad does not replace the 9th generation but adds a new tier to the iPad family.
A larger 10.9-inch screen compared to the previous 10.2-inch on the 9th generation.
Removal of the home button and introduction of Touch ID in the power button.
Switch from Lightning to USB-C for future-proofing and easier device connectivity.
Incompatibility of the first-generation Apple Pencil with the new USB-C, requiring an adapter.
Inclusion of a braided cable and power adapter in the box.
Upgrade to Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.2 for improved connectivity.
Introduction of stereo speakers for enhanced audio experience.
Landscape orientation of the 12-megapixel selfie camera for better video calls.
Powering the 10th generation iPad with the A14 Bionic chip, an upgrade from the A13.
Addition of 5G capability with the LTE option for mobile connectivity.
Introduction of new color options: blue, yellow, pink, and silver.
Base storage of 64GB with an option to pay more for 256GB.
Discussion on the practicality of 64GB storage for most users and alternatives for storage expansion.
Comparison of the 10th generation iPad with the 9th generation and other models like the iPad Air.
Mention of the Magic Folio Keyboard Case as an exclusive accessory for the 10th generation iPad.
The high price point of the Magic Folio Keyboard Case and its features.
Comparison of the display quality and the lack of a laminated screen on the 10th generation iPad.
Performance test results of the A14 chip and its impact on gaming and future-proofing.
Battery life comparison between the 9th and 10th generation iPads.
Significant improvement in camera quality, especially the front-facing camera for video calls.
Discussion on the Apple Pencil charging mechanism and its functionality.
Recommendation on whether to purchase the 10th generation iPad based on its features and price.
Sponsorship mention of SurfsharkVPN and a discount code for viewers.
Transcripts
hey guys I'm someone tech chat and this
is the new 10th generation iPad I've got
it in the magic value case which is
brand new we've got the two piece design
with the back and the keyboard there and
this guy was supposed to replace this
the 9th generation iPad but it doesn't
because Apple's still selling this
really what they've done is added a new
tier to the iPad family and now there's
six different models to choose from and
actually I'm working on a big iPad
buying guide so make sure you have hit
that subscribe button and stay tuned so
the question is should you spend the 450
or the 500 pounds on the new 10th gen
iPad or should you save 120 quid or so
and go with the 9th gen or other better
options well this 10th generation iPad
brings with the Apple's updated and much
more premium design now in line with the
mini the air and the pros so they've
been able to squeeze in a bigger 10.9
inch screen not from 10.2 the home
button is gone and so Touch ID now lives
in the power button at the top and at
the bottom hooray we now get USBC
instead of lightning which is very
welcome for future proofing or for
connecting other devices like hard
drives although since the new iPad still
only supports the first gen apple pencil
which of course charges by lightning you
can no longer do the uh the lollipop
charging that you can on an old one in
fact we have to dongle double dongle you
can buy this guy for about nine dollars
this USB C to apple pencil adapter plug
it in one side not that side but yeah
that way around as well but this is how
you charge the apple pencil via the new
iPad why couldn't they give us apple
pencil too some say it's because schools
use these base iPads a lot and there's
millions of these about and they want it
to work if they upgrade from the old
iPad to the new but
come on it's a bit silly but hey they do
get extra points for giving us this very
nice braided cable and also the power
adapter in the box and speaking of
connectivity we do also now get Wi-Fi 6
and Bluetooth 5.2
we also now get stereo speakers so your
music your videos and video calls all
sound much better as it's not all coming
from one side
hey guys hey guys and this is the new
iPhone 14 plus a pair of headphones are
always better though for you and well
anyone around you and while there is
still no headphone jack we do now get
support for Apple's spatial audio and so
if you have compatible airpods having
that kind of 3D audio particularly for
watching movies I found really does add
to the experience now around the back
this looks very similar to the iPad Air
in fact the only way you can really tell
between them is it says iPad rather than
iPad Air on the bottom here but
importantly this camera in fact both
cameras have had a big upgrade but more
exciting is what we have up front
because for the first time on any iPad
we now have a landscape orientation for
the 12 megapixel selfie camera which
makes a whole lot of sense if you're
making video calls and you've paired it
with a keyboard but what is really
peculiar is only this 10th gen iPad
model has this so far now on the inside
this is powered by the A14 bionic chip
up from the a13 and all while keeping
battery life the same at about 10 hours
also if you do add mobile connectivity
with the LT te option you now get 5G
with this up from 4G which is very nice
although that does cost more and you
have to pay for the same plan as well I
probably wouldn't bother with that most
of the time I have Wi-Fi or a hotspot
for my phone anyway but the best bit the
real upgrade I think you'll agree are
the new colors I have the very snazzy
blue color and when the light hits it
just right oh that's a bit tasty I think
this is my favorite color but it also
comes in yellow pink and silver now as
always the 500 pound price tag is just
the start because you can add more
storage you can add the 5G option you
can get all these accessories and you
can start to get very very pricey and
slightly frustratingly the base storage
option is just 64 gigabytes 128 would
have been ideal or perhaps the ideal
upgrade but no you have to pay 150 more
to get 256 gigs of the stuff which is a
lot of money especially for the base
iPad like this I think for most people
64 gigabytes is absolutely fine I mean
you can always back up to iCloud or
Dropbox or your Google Drive for your
files and if you're not downloading tons
of big games or shooting loads a 4K
video you'll be fine the flip side of
the argument though is that you can't
upgrade the storage yourself and these
things are pretty future proof you're
probably going to hang on to this for
the next five years or so so maybe if
you can stretch to get the highest
storage option up front down the line
you can then add the extras like the
keyboards and the pencils but that's the
only thing you can't change it's also
important to remember that regardless of
which iPad you go for they basically run
and play all the same apps and games
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both of these the 9th and 10th gen use
the first gen apple pencil they both
have keyboard options although the 10th
gen iPad does have this very Nifty
exclusive magic folio keyboard case and
with this kickstand it turns it into a
bit of a Surface Pro 9 look alike it's a
pretty cool setup downsides it's 250
pounds holy moly is this thing expensive
it's half the price of the bloody iPad
which I think is a bit ridiculous also
while the Dual design is kind of nice I
do quite like that you can just leave
the keyboard at home if you're not going
to use it and then just have this back
protective panel with that kickstand if
you're just watching movies or then you
can connect it up and it is magnetic so
you don't have to worry about Bluetooth
pairing or charging it's just good to go
straight away and then you've got your
keyboard but unlike something like the
Surface Pro 9 which then flicks up to
this sort of more comfortable higher
level doesn't do anything like that and
also I've had a couple of times when I'm
adjusting the stand and it just
accidentally pulls the whole thing off
the magnets aren't as strong as maybe
I'd like on the back and it's 250 pounds
let me just check something how much is
it if we go for the highest storage
option 256 with Wi-Fi because you're not
really going to want 5G no engraving
don't engrave your iPads because it
you're not going to be able to resell it
add the pencil because you know you
might want to do some drawing or note
taking obviously you'll have to add the
adapter and then let's add that folio
case so you know you're going to get the
proper 10th gen iPad experience a bit
more storage pencil and the case
1076 pounds
holy moly that's a lot of money for this
iPad maybe a different story for the
airs and Pros we'll see when we come to
the buying guide but for this guy stick
with the 64 gigs of storage you probably
don't need an apple pencil your thing is
good enough for most things and the
keyboard maybe down the line or go for
me one of the Alternatives from say
Logitech not quite as fancy but it's
half the price anyway let's move on and
talk about this screen because not only
is it 0.7 inch bigger the slightly wider
aspect ratio means that when you're
watching videos and movies those chunky
black bezels are actually a little bit
smaller and your video uses more of the
screen the bigger screen also means
having a couple of apps side by side is
more comfortable to use but sadly we
don't get that new stage manager feature
this is exclusive to the air and the
pros the real upgrade though is this
look at that
stands up by itself can't do that with a
9th gen iPad you may as well Chuck this
in the bin sticking with the screen and
while Apple call this their rest of the
display this is a liquid Retina Display
which really isn't that much different
actually same Grinders same PPI pixel
print density no HDR and uniquely to
these two neither have a laminated
screen which is a bit surprising for a
2022 tablet that costs 500 pounds
Honestly though it's not really a big
deal only if you tilt it and look at the
edges you can just about see that little
bit of a gap between the glass and the
screen
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so we have the new A14 bionic chip but
just how fast is this well in geekbench
we get an average 19 optic for the
processor and in 3D Mark which focuses
on the graphics we're looking at a 10
boost nothing crazy then and actually in
everyday life you're really not going to
notice much difference even loading up
games there was a split second
difference not much in it the bigger
issue is that they're all limited to 60
hertz only the Pro Models get that
promotion 120 hertz however I did notice
jumping into NBA 2k23 from the Apple
arcade that the default Graphics options
were all high or Ultra on the new iPads
but medium to high on the older 9th gen
model and it wouldn't let me switch to
the higher settings so straight away for
gaming the A14 does seem to make a
difference and of course having a
slightly newer chip also makes this a
bit more future proof
Now battery life is largely unchanged
Apple says you'll get 10 hours with this
same as the 9th gen and actually from my
test side by side that's pretty much
bang on although of course it all
depends if you're using it to read books
with the Kindle app and maybe read
articles online or if you're editing
videos in iMovie or playing games
I'll tell you what did surprise me
though just how much better these
cameras are the combination of the
higher 12 megapixel camera plus the
better processing of the A14 chip means
we're getting much more detail and you
can see the dynamic range and how it
handles the bright highlights of that
lamp much better and the difference is
even more Stark when you punch into the
two times digital Zoom plus of course we
also have that higher quality 4K video
but even more impressive and more useful
I think the front cameras now I'm
actually recording this on the 9th
generation iPad and you can see I'm off
center because the camera is on the top
bezel or the right hand side for me as
I've got it in landscape but then if we
switch over to the 10th Generation not
only is the quality better but look at
that I'm in the center of the frame not
because of Center Stage which it also
has but because we've got this landscape
orientation for the camera so as I'm
looking at the iPad it's on the top
bezel which just makes a lot of sense
and I still can't believe that this is
the only iPad that has that even the
pros don't so the cameras are a big step
up but let's talk about the apple pencil
again because while the charging
mechanisms a bit silly it's not the end
of the world and actually functionally
the apple pencil gem one is the same as
Gen 2 same latency same responsiveness
and if you are doing a whole bunch of
doodling and drawing and note taking
especially if you want handwritten style
notes maybe it is worth getting it's 110
pounds it is quite expensive but like
the keyboard you could always get that
at a later date although I promise you
you are going to lose this cap and
because it doesn't have that magnetic
attachment all the wireless charging
you're probably going to forget to bring
it with you as well sometimes
okay so let's wrap up should you buy the
new 10th gen iPad well
maybe it's a tough one because
particularly outside the US where Apple
have increased their prices it does make
it a harder recommendation 500 quiz an
awful lot of money for the base iPad
what makes it even more difficult is
that you've got older models to consider
I think I would actually take the fourth
gen so the last version iPad Air which
on Amazon right now I can find for a
little bit cheaper actually around 480
which I have to catch these overall a
better buy it's a very very similar spec
but it's actually a little bit thinner a
little bit lighter you get apple pencil
Gen 2 support I better screen that
supports P3 white color it's also
laminated you do miss out on the 5G
option and also the high quality front
camera which is obviously in the better
location now it's the main downside but
I would probably go for that you could
also consider the new 5th gen iPad Air
which is about 170 more than this it's
quite a lot more and it's still 64 gigs
of Base storage which is a bit
unforgivable but you do get the M1 chip
the slightly bear display apple pencil
Gen 2 support and proper magic keyboard
compatibility and if you are doing more
editing in the apps you use are more
demanding then that's probably worth a
step up yes but for everyday use for
browsing the web making notes watching
Netflix that kind of stuff reading books
now just stick with this and also I
think the 9th gen is still also
definitely worth considering it's 120
pounds less at 329 all of these do have
a student and teacher discount by the
way which is definitely worth checking
out what do you think though would you
be tempted to get one of these or are
you not particularly impressed let me
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