Apple iPad 9.7 (2017)

  • Released 2017, March
    469g (Wi-Fi) / 478g (LTE), 7.5mm thickness
    iOS 10.3, up to iPadOS 13.1.2
    32GB/128GB storage, no card slot
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  • 9.7"
    1536x2048 pixels
  • 8MP
    1080p
  • 2GB RAM
    Apple A9
  • 8827mAh
    Li-Po

Apple iPad 9.7 (2017) - Specs

Network Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  CDMA 800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G bands LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Launch Announced 2017, March
Status Available. Released 2017, March
Body Dimensions 240 x 169.5 x 7.5 mm (9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 in)
Weight 469 g (Wi-Fi) / 478 g (LTE) (1.03 lb)
Build Front glass, aluminum body
SIM Nano-SIM, Electronic SIM card (eSIM)
Display Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 9.7 inches, 291.4 cm2 (~71.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1536 x 2048 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~264 ppi density)
Protection Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating
Platform OS iOS 10.3, upgradable to iPadOS 13.1.2
Chipset Apple A9 (14 nm)
CPU Dual-core 1.84 GHz (Twister)
GPU PowerVR GT7600 (six-core graphics)
Memory Card slot No
Internal 32GB 2GB RAM, 128GB 2GB RAM
Main Camera Single 8 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard), 1.12�m, AF
Features HDR
Video 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.
Selfie camera Single 1.2 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard)
Features Face detection, HDR, panorama
Video 720p@30fps
Sound Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack Yes
 Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (Wi‑Fi + Cellular model only)
Radio No
USB 2.0, proprietary reversible connector
Features Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer
 Siri natural language commands and dictation
Battery   Non-removable Li-Po 8827 mAh battery (32.9 Wh)
Talk time Up to 10 h (multimedia)
Misc Colors Silver, Gold, Space Gray
Models A1822, A1823
SAR 1.18 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.99 W/kg (body)    
Price About 390 EUR

Apple iPad 9.7 (2017) - User Reviews

  • Solid tablet generation from Apple. Runs well after 2 years of iOS and iPadOS updates. Holds battery power very well after 2 years of use. My tablet has taken a few rough drops while in light/basic case. No physical damage from drops to iPad due to generic case. Only downside: no Apple Pencil support. Great buy for the 128gb version.

  • Started playing cod mobile on this and surprisingly runs quite well, there are rarely frame rate drops and gameplay is akin to bullet force. Approx 2hrs gameplay and about 33% battery usage. Can still last over 10hrs browsing and streaming video, 2.5yrs in

  • Good for u but there will probably be problems which is ubiquitous for updates especially 4 or more updates later. Ill stick to ios 10 its perfect for this ipad, as long as i can play cod mobile and mario kart its all good, plus with movies diary (not on appstore anymore) can watch many films/shows for free including netflix ones

  • just updated yesterday to IOS 13.1.1 from ios 11. I didn't updated to the 12th version previously because I'm afraid it might slow down my old Ipad. but when ios 13.1.1 came out I was just tempted to update due to the benefits of the new OS. from my observation the battery life is very good, the performance did not slow down and I think it is a little bit better. and the new features like the splitscreen, darkmode, new gestures plus a whole lot of other functionalities are great. Im both android(phone) and ios(tablet) user. for me the latest ios 13.1.1 is really great for my iPad2017 wifi version

  • No

  • No run

  • Of course.

  • Can this Ipad run whatsapp?

  • This iPad is superb. Though it’s not laminated like other iPad I’m satisfied with its performance, display and price etc. Love you apple lol.

  • It was only approx 2 ft, my mistake - 3-4 ft it probably wouldv cracked

  • Right! You can draw on that giant screen with the aditional Apple Pencil (100$ + that aproximatelly 400$) but it's worth it! Plus a keyboard it's tha ultimate iPad Pro.

  • If you want a tablet ... Always go for iPad!!

  • They should have a sign on the box saying: WARNING, could be extremely addictive! Use this for everything from news, tv, gaming, porn etc Even dropped a full bottle of 70cl jack daniels (quite heavy) on the screen from approx 3-4 ft and it only left a tiny scratch, if it had a laminated display it wouldve been done for

  • Yes

  • Yes

  • of course it does!

  • swich off the WiFi and Bloototh. The icons must be lined, not blurred

  • Does it support multitasking?

  • Is the ipad 2017 good for games like fortnite, pubg and rules of survival. I want to buy the 2018 ipad but is litle more expensive. Thanks

  • Has it retina display or not?

  • Where did you get it for $200? Is it used

  • Great tablet, I get this tablet for $200 and happy with that. Still better build quality, and performance than $500 android tablet.

  • Do ipad 9.7 and ipad pro 9.7 cases different

  • Just got this ipad and it works perfectly with my needs. Ill put dowm my iphone x for a while hehehe

  • Good thing i returned a chromebook i got on amazon and added another £120 for this. Runs smooth, basics like news, utube, movies and general browsing runs well. Wifi is almost always good even though im over 30 stairs above it. Gaming is also a breeze, it's an all round good device especially for its price (moreso in the u.s). Main problem is having ghost storage; over half of the storage used on mine is non-existent when i added all the storage of apps. Lets pray that they dont slow down or randomly turn off like whats happened with other apple devices

  • You have to set from the menu to open without pressing the button. You find it in General-Accesibility-interraction-main button

  • This totally false. No android tab performs better than even the iPad Air. I have used the tab S3 and I own this, and I can tell u for a fact that this easily out performs the tab S3.

  • This device is one of the best devices I ever bought. I am enjoying every moment I spend using it. No lags, fast charge, LTE, and more. The stereo speakers, even though just 2, are simply amazing to listen to, far louder, richer, with more depth than even the 4 stereo speakers on the galaxy tab S3. The best part of this device for me, is that I get up to 11 hrs watching movies, 18 hrs surfing the internet with LTE, I am sure I might get even better hrs if I use WiFi. The battery is the best on any device out there.

  • No but i still use ios 10.3

  • Does anyone has an auto lock problem in your screen? I mean that your are watching a video or something and suddenly the screens locks??

  • >You guys must try this ipad

  • Pl tell me how to connect external usb to this device

  • This is why i wont update past 10.3.3, heck i even regret updating this far

  • Use a different charger, one with 2.4amps

  • Im charging my ipad 2017. I left it overnight... 7 hours of charging 59% super slow charging. What can i do?

  • i have been using this ipad 2017 ( os 11.3 now) since 6 months , absolutely no problem , gaming , surfing or working with apps - all very smooth !! i heard the new ipad 2018 is also the same price - a good option for all the tablet lovers .. thumbs up for this ipad 2017

  • yes

  • good one

  • my iPad 2017 32 gigs LTE updated to ios 11.3 running smooothly and fantastic there is no single problem I encountered more than 2 months now running ios 11.3. iPad is beast.

  • yes my iPad 2017 32 giga updated ios 11.3 and my is great more than 2 months now running smoothly and fantastic. my advice download it.

  • Yes

  • Anyone receive the iOS 11.3 official update for this particular iPad yet?

  • Has the battery life improved with ios 11 vs 10.3.3?

  • no

  • yes

  • no

  • does ipad support otg?

  • Is there an Apple keyboard for this?

  • N O P E that’s the way it’s supposed to BE. Read that in a sing song voice

  • I got this unit from Smart. pretty fast unit. no lags. screen is pretty bright. antutu about 127k. i used it mainly for moba gaming. games loads very fast. after some time, dark spot developed on the screen area where I usually had the controls, and it wouldnt go away. i think its because of the air gap of the glass and the lcd and the frequent pressing on that area made it what it is. after 4 months of usage, the screen suddenly developed a single hairline scratch from top to bottom. i saw it happened. it was on the table, when i heard a low cracking glass sound. when i looked at it there goes the single hairline crack. i took it immediately to a powermac center as theres no genius bar in the philippines yet. they replaced it for free after a month of waiting as they say the replacement unit comes from Singapore. i have the replacement unit with me now. I noticed that the screen color is now yellowish. i adjusted the colors and still its yellowish. far from the original unit that got cracked. reading on forums i think theres a problem with these ipad screen quality. the made the ipad thinner but made a compromise on the screens.

  • Of course , it runs

  • Ipad 9.7 can run WhatsApp ???? Please answer me fast

  • why don you review it? I´m waiting for it

  • does it support AutoCAD mobile app? can i create edit and draw using autoCAD on this ipad?

  • only the right side volume button area is defferent.

  • Yes, same size.

  • Does the iPad Air 1 cases fit the iPad 2017? advance thanks to whoever replies. :)

  • Me too Love it cheaper now than before also, but dont like iphones. Just the pad!!!

  • touch id not working to open ipad you have to press power button or home button after updating to ios 11.2.2

  • Can you kindly explain me, how should I fix the Apple 9.7 iPad cover to my same iPad.

  • Absolutely worth the price, fantastic device, one of the best devices i ever bought. It is my main work tool now.

  • How tf did u get 20hrs max I've god is like 13.. are u on ios 11 or did u stick with 10.1

  • i feel you bro. wahaha

  • Lol i bought this shitty ipad to be surprised Wtf is wrong with battey I got 20 hours usage time and 60 hours standby? Hahahahahaha. Using FB, netflix, browsing and some games. Good choice.

  • Best £340 I've spent

  • of course pro is better. but ask yourself first for what purpose why u buy ipad. reading, gaming, browsing, and watching videos, ipad 2017 is enough. but if the price is nothing to you and you want more than that , then ipad pro is for you babe.

  • i want know which one is better ipad9.7 or ipad pro 10.5 in every way......amount as well as performnce

  • Ipad mini 4 of course. Because it's lighter and convenient

  • i have this ipad at 32gig. updated to 11.2.1 and still smooth than your skin

  • Precious opinion funny guy, let's just hope it's built to last if u don't update software because of low memory

  • thank you so much for your precious opinion. i think i should go for it soon before christmas :)

  • Non laminated display is not an issue especially if u get space grey. Can barely notice it, the one thing I can notice is that the taps made when typing feel like the screen is cheap.. because the taps sound louder than they should. But the actual resolution when watching Netflix and playing high end games like bullet force - there's nothing to fuss about. The Lenovo cannot compete with this tablet.

  • any opinion about non-laminated display?? does it really feel cheap while touching on the screen?? am really confused as i want only for watching videos, surfing net youtube reading. OR i should go with lenovo tab 4 10 plus

  • If I had 64gb I would updated to 11 but 10.3 is working good so no need. As for battery I can get around 12-14hrs non stop on screen depending on brightness (30-50%). Gaming good graphics can probably get around 8hrs.

  • I am using this Ipad My OS version is IOS 11.2 and its flawless and smooth, there is no issue with my battery as per many romours, i think charging the iPad is sockets without Earthing may be the effects behind the battery issues. but mine is extremely superbly working for whole days with continues usage.

  • Are u saying ios 11 improved the battery life?

  • I own this ipad, its amazing, straight 11 hours gaming SOT, 60+ hours standby, iOS 11 is amazing

  • This one is the best choice. Don't upgrade to ios 11 especially if u get a 32gbo one.. it's pointless and will probably come with one or more problems

  • Ipad 9.7 or samsung s2 or samsung s3 or tab a 10.1 Plz suggest

  • Samsung s2,s3,tab A or ipad 9.7 2017 model wifi version. Kindly suggest for daily use..basically movies ,music,books and radim file diwnloading. Do ipad wifo support shareit. I hardly collect budget so need suggestion for worthing device. Kinldy suggest and thanks in advance..

  • why my ipad getting hot too fast? right now using ios 11.2 . just by open youtube apps or google chrome , it will get too hot . Wondering if it because of the A9 chip, it is for phone not for table purpose that why it hot faster than a phone and too hot compare using my iphone 7?

  • Go for iPad 2017. It is much better. iPad3 is very old now. this has better specs and processing power

  • I have it now

  • if ur always traveling mini 4 is good.but if ur usinl only at home this ipad 2017 is perfect.

  • Hello guys, which is better for reading 2017 or mini4

  • so incited abouh this!

  • ipad 5 ia better it got a9 chip wich is faster then the A8x in air 2

  • I came from Samsung tab s2 and tab pro before Ipad 2017. It is really worth it of shifting to Ipad. I really like the size and the performance is awesome. The only setback is the screen but not a big deal for me! Thanks Apple for making a great tablet!

  • I have the iPad mini 3 which I think also has no laminated screen, and it isn't really as big of an issue. Sure, having it is better, but it is no must have and not having it makes no big difference. Nobody should make his buying decision based on that. It is also cheaper to repair btw.

  • I haven't used those apps at all, the comment under yours explaining what I mean, now I've got around 5gb maybe less taken - on the right side. At the top (used storage) its saying over 8gb is used. This is the main drawback of apple devices. It's 32gb but I want to have space in the future for new apps.

  • Do not use ios apps like music, video, ibooks etc. Instead use third party apps...you will see actual storage...dont use icloud also

  • I see what you mean but when u go on manage storage, the apps plus the data is on the right side already added together. Used data at the top is almost double more than the actual storage taken by apps + their documents stored. I think I'm not the only one with this

  • This is probably the best gaming tablet. No regrets having this device. 10/9 Good Job Apple

  • guys this is the best tablet ever.this is better than air 2 and all the mini tablet.the gaming is so good in this as the chip is the best chip ever compared to other tablets.yes the gps works to well with the camera it has.i have tried playing high graphics games like mc versus,asphalt 8,critical ops etc works too well compared to xiomi mi pad 3 and many more tablets.the battery is the best part that i have seen.the air space is the only problem in this tablet which never minds.maybe in the update its gonna be alright. hope u like my review your advisor asad

  • Bro this tab is best for games, believe me :) you will enjoy it

  • Hey please share your experience of gaming on this device if you don't mind

  • I don't get what are you trying to say but let me make this clear. for every app in your device there is 2 kind of data so maybe it's what you mean there is the actual data of installation and the data used and saved by that app let me give you an example social networking apps the app itself it take up 90 MB but you saved 4.5 GB of photos via app so it occupied 4.6 GB

  • Why is it that the storage never matches the actual storage taken up by apps? I updated to 10.3.3 approx a week ago and storage of apps is approx 3.2gb, storage used is showing 5.7g.. can anyone explain why this is

  • Display is not laminated. It is serious downgrade nowadays. Only cheap chinese tabletshave that screens from 2012.. even xiaomi mi pad have laminated. It is standard now. I will skip buying this, stay on air2 when have enough money to buy ipad pro..

  • Guys I'm thinking to buy an iPad but due to less cash I going to buy ipad3 instead of iPad 2017. Which one is better to buy.

  • Into the sixth month with this iPad and overall very good performance, battery life is great it can definitely get over 10 hrs of watching movies, browsing etc. Few minor hiccups have happened but ver rarely. If you're looking to get one don't hesitate, but if you have the budget rather spend another bill and get the pro 9.7. This one doesn't disappoint though can do everything well. I don't need a laptop

  • very nice ipad worth the money excellent battery life

  • I just have this tab today and d*mn its good :) a lot of review says that the screen sucks but actually it does not matter. All the things I want is in this tab, I feel great having it. Haven't tried playing games yet, I'm still downloading bunch of games :) and see if it will run the game perfectly.

  • I read lot of negative review about the display viz plastic feel , reflection etc., how is it compared to ipad mini 2 which I won now Let me know your views is it worth upgrading to ipad 2017 from ipad mini 2

  • Yes bro, the new Modern Combat Versus, pure multiplayer game no campaigns but the pvp and characters are so great that's why im planning to buy this tab to try that game and see if it will play without any problem on this tab coz I tried playing it on my Huawei P10 the game lags AF!. I hope this tab can handle the intense graphics of that game.

  • I am planning to buy this, is this really good for gaming? Is it worth it?

  • Hello9 friends, between this model and Ipad Air 2 which is better? Thanks.

  • The 10.3.3 enhaces the battery

  • The 10.3.3 enhaces the battery

  • Smooth gameplay. Gpu same with 6s+.

  • What's mcv is it short for modern combat?

  • Yes it do work perfectly!!!! And It's awesome

  • bro you should try MCV the game rocks its like your playing Overwatch in your TAB :) tho the game is still on progress its not yet a 100% released.

  • cool bro, don't you experience lag on this TAB? Is it so smooth like 60fps?

  • Has anyone with this iPad updated to iOS 10.3.3 or 11 beta? Can you please share ur experiences like battery life, performance and speed?

  • Not sure about those but bullet force plays well

  • Yes I got mine last week and its really good for gaming, btw I also play vainglory and mobile legends.

  • Is this TAB good for gaming? did you try playing heavy games on this TAB? like Modern Combat Versus, Vainglory. Is it worth it? Better than android TABS?

  • Just got mine yesterday, performance is a breeze, phenomenal performance

  • 40% in approx 1hr45

  • Bullet force is a must of you own this ipad

  • is this a fast charging tablet?

  • On mine it is saying 8500

  • Can anyone with this iPad download battery life by Robert k, and type here how much mah it says your battery has, as it's saying 8610 for me. Wouldn't be surprised if apple just left the same battery from leftover Air 1s but just want to know if others have the same or different. Thanks

  • Maybe once or twice and I'm in the 5th month, it was lagging with Netflix once but hasnt happened again. And I think one app (Shpock) has crashed once too. for $330 dollars you can't go wrong, in uk it's over $400 dollars tax here is a bitch

  • Maybe once or twice and I'm in the 5th month, it was lagging with Netflix once but hasnt happened again. And I think one app (Shpock) has crashed once too. for $330 dollars you can't go wrong, in uk it's over $400 dollars tax here is a bitch

  • Anyone have lagging or screen stuter in this ipad?

  • yes, just imagine there is sim slot, that's all........

  • Genius (Y)

  • can we use sim in wifi model only?

  • Apple should have kept the iPad Air 2 in production.

  • Oh you people. :D For ages there were comments how Apple is too expensive. And now they launch more affordable model that still does things greatand everyone bashes it to grave. I dont need stylus, two tone or what not. Not dor the price of 700USD. 330USD for fluent tablet that 99% of use for consuming media is perfect compromise. Apple finaly gives choices to consumers and i applause to it. And i still cant believe that people argue about amount of RAM/megapixels. It just DONT work that way. You cant compare nVidia to ATI by sheer amount od RAM, and you CANT compare products that are different OS. NVidia ALWAYS has worse specs on paper and is ALWAYS better than higher spec ATI. And cists more. I have ATI but that is just how it is. There is real world usability. And i dont mean geekbench. You take tablet, use it and see how responsive it is. Android will lag because it is jack of all trades OS. Samsung doesnt spent money to develop it from scratch, LG dont, Huawei dont etc. And that is why Android is not optimized. And its why ita cheaper, too. They dobt spend 5% of resources on developement of Android OS while Apple does. And they charge it. Its like bashing Windows PC for costing more than Linux PC. There is a price when Windows is included with pc, and its usually around 100Euro here. Stop hating and realize that we, consumers, profit from competition. :)

  • Dont cheat by apple ipad that more cheaper than android tablet. When you use apple ipad, you will addictive by mac os software. The apple phone is bad to android phone and more expensive than android phone. The camera was bad on apple phone that it the most higher is 13Mp , the android phone has higer camera phone than apple that was can up to 23Mp . The graphical core on android phone was higher than apple phone that is the android phone can up to deca core 10 core processer than 6 core processer hexa core in apple phone. Dont compare the low cost android phone and tablet to apple phone. Compare some such as sony, sony XA1, Oppo and asus! when you use apple mac os tablet!you must hate to use android software phone. Dont be fool to you. Use your mind!

  • My first tablet and I am pleased with my choice. Didn't want to go with an android tablet as recently bought an iPhone and wanted a tablet that works with my phone. I went for the 128gb wifi + cellular option, haven't had a chance to really try out the cellular apart from a Speedtest but overall the device works and does what I want it to do, it can play games, watch videos, browse the internet - fantastic. The screen is brilliant even though it isn't laminated like the air 2 but my mother has an air 2 and side by side you could hardly tell the difference!!!

  • just got this dude with 128GB storage, and i hate some aspect, such as air gap, since everyone else mention it, I wouldn't notice if everyone else not mention it, good news is space gray one make it least visible everything else is still good, and iOS 11 on this device still acceptable, some stutter still there since it still BETA, and its been huge speed bump from my iPad 4th, and for people wanna buy 32gb variant, i think u should consider the bigger one, since just from apps and some games my iPad already have 100gb storage left, while with 32gb variant u only have about 27gb free space, thats not included some offline videos, movie, etc

  • Stop buying iPad Pros, boycott it! Its a selling gimmick from Apple to boost profit only. Then maybe iPad mini will get some love. See what iPad Pros have done to the iPad market. 1. They suck up all the good CPUs. 2. They introduce worthless accessories, like the smart keyboard / pencil.. without mouse. 3. The price shoot thru the roof. While iPad mini should have A10, and iPad should have A10x now, while cost the same as before. 4. They try to attack the Pro and business markets, only to be laughed at by Pro users and business people. i.e. achieve nothing. 5. They spend worthless time innovating with the pencils, as if the entire Pro industry are artist and drawing people. 6. They totally destroy the smart cover usefulness with putting you in the lock screen, so you have to press the touchID or home button to access your home page if you have notification or passcode enabled. So simple to make a good iPad product. 1. SMS / Voice call. 2. Mouse / trackpad support, for those who like a keyboard. 3. Revamp smart cover, to work well with touch iD, simplify the process.

  • That's why i went Tab 10.1 and portrait view, n flash! Movies are great !!

  • I just bought mine last week and so far everything's great EXCEPT when it comes to video streaming. I love the big screen so it's perfect for watching videos which is the main reason I bought this but when it comes to watching on Youtube or videos on the web its really really bad. I cant mainly blame it to my Internet connection because I've compared the load time from my old android tab. What should I do?

  • I forgot to add. The quality of refinement in the highest volume is not the best. It's in the ok margin. But it is not the clearest. Don't be discouraged to buy. It's just not the best. It is not as bad as you think. It rly won't catch your attention until you rly listen to it.

  • Hey, it's quite ok. I just bought one yesterday and it works like a charm. It has loud speakers. Louder than my a5 2016 and 2017. Like a lot louder. It can fill a room quite ok. As long as it's just a bed room. It's pretty loud. Also I don't think downgrading is a recommended option. For the price it's rly worth to buy this new one. Although if you have the cash go with the pro.

  • Hi everyone plss how's the sound quality iam curious plss tell me is it worse or same as air 1 how how good is it slashing their price means downgrading something right

  • I Sold my iPad 4 for 199$ just because of iOS 11 and this iPad, well even there is some price difference in my Country like 390$ for 32gb instead of 329$ i still can call this affordable, for an iPad, and for iOS 11. i just need hope there is no lag since A9 chip need to push 1536x2048 pixel instead 1080x1920 pixel on 6s+

  • best p/p ipad. due to the non-laminated screen, it's not a huge deal while retina display is so beautiful. no pen - no problem, i can use adonit pen as well no smart keyboard - no problem, i can use 3rd bluetooth keyboard as well (like logitech,..) 40 grams heavier is really a big deal for you? absolutely not. i love it.

  • Listen Apple, there's still a huge market for iPad Mini. Do something about it, please.

  • Apple is simplifying its iPad product lines, and trying to dominate the market by offering: iPad for regular users with value price. iPad Pro for power users with premium price.

  • Yup a dub!! $300 what i paid bargain for apple product best there is in tablets! ......Only thing i wish they'd put FLASH on it ughhhhhhhhhhh

  • iPad mini 4 won't be slow at all but I recommend this device 1 because it support better multi tasking due to better chipset 2 it will be easier for you to taking notes using your stylus because of a bigger screen. other than that I think the only difference is size of the screen.

  • Should I get this or the iPad mini 4? I am an iPad 4 user and is thinking of an upgrade to help in my post-graduate studies. I like the screen size and portability of the Mini 4 but I'm worried that it will slow down after some time because the Mini 4 is already 1.5years old.

  • What is your usage of your iPad???? If ordinary tasks and playing games Is your purpose it is more than enough. finally apple came up with something valuable for purchase and that's this device I purchased an iPad Air 2 1.5 year ago for 130$ more on a lower specs and both perform relatively the same I played some games on both of them are very smooth but if you are a graphist or a designer go for pro model they handle designing apps better. There is no obvious difference for playing games between pro ones and air 2 or this =)

  • It may be a "budget iPad", but it's a pretty sweet one for the price ($300 from staples.com). Does everything I need it to do and does it well.

  • haters are here who tell you that it is been recalled just a fake guy

  • This is a budget iPad, not an iPad Pro successor.

  • Yeah, that would probably be a good idea.

  • should i upgrade to this cause i have a ipad 3 its not working well?

  • what abt stylus support or third party s pen?

  • Thanks

  • No 3D touch and iPhone 7 home button.

  • Anyone know is this comes with 3d touch and iphone7 homebutton???

  • Thats what you think haha

  • one day Apple will be like black berry no one will buy. the way they are moving. see samsung and huwaie growing day by day.

  • The new iPad is look like a 2013 iPad Air with the same 7.5mm thin as the old one.

  • When new ipad arrive in Malaysia?

  • Very Good Phone

  • Nearly same

  • What's the difference with iPad air 2 ?????

  • A9? seriously? it's downgrade . . . . . from last year

  • Yo will only receive a marginal improvement in performance.

  • I have the old iPad air and i wonder if it is worth it to upgrade to this model?

  • I am avid Samsung loyal customer, from notes to tablets. I love customization and the ability to changed the interface the way you like. But recently, I decided to try this new Ipad, the very 1st apple product I bought. I am little bit surprised and amazed with the simplicity with no additional bloatwares or anything. The user experience is very good with a room for improvements. For the 1st time Ipad user like me, this is two thumbs up.

  • Dude, they used the exact same chipset as last year.

  • Apple is recalling it from Indian market within a week of launch. Its sales have been halted in India and customers are being issued refunds.

  • Best part is that in terms of smoothness and pure power, the latest Galaxy Tab S3 cannot even match the new iPad.

  • slightly faster, just about 4 times more powerful beating every flagship android smartphone and tablet with monstrous NVMe, GT7600 and Twister-Cores.

  • I agree, amazing that they stuck with 2GB of RAM just like the Air 2. Why fix what isn't broken I guess?

  • Re-issue of the iPad Air from 4 years ago with a slightly faster chip, which won't make that much difference to many users. Looks like tablet technology is drawing toward an end.

  • Next iPad release they will all be so proud that they made it thinner!!! LOL Apple you will never fool me again

  • why not making this a 7.9 inc display, cupertino??

  • Oh, I totally forgot about the Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet. One of the best Android tablets ever made but it was terribly underrated. iPad will always come up on top no matter what, though.

  • Osam

  • Its 7.5mm thick, yet the ipad air 2 was 6.1mm, whats going on? This is really 2013 air 1 with touch id

  • Obviously Apple was going the more affordable way for a tablet. This is obviously not supposed to be their best product. What they're doing here is the equivalent to the 5s and 5c. This would work perfect for a person that wants an Apple product but can't afford the iPad Pro or the iPad Air. I can just see someone getting this and using it for school work, for example Pages document. All you would need is a Bluetooth keyboard. People buy these because they like the OS far more than the android OS for the same price range. I give kudos to Apple for making their tablet more affordable than ever.

  • Very smooth to playing games (y) i like it :D

  • What apple will bring this year to its Iphone lineup..it should bring better new design and better higher screen ppi density. And as always a much faster and a killer processor power

  • Hahaha sure hahaha. Had many times theses products and i can say they arent as good as you think. My customers can say same.

  • Where??? If you are very lucky any product could last much longer. Its not by brand its by how you care of your products. Only thing that last longer on this device is price. And every worm bitten apple is same. Only price last long. Even a 5-6 years old apple products cost more than a monthly wage in my country. So you talks bulls..t

  • This is just for example. Cost less is faster better and has a huge battery instead of this worm like bitten apple. Lenovo Yoga Tab 3 Plus And i can name you many more. The only good thing on this tablet is that if you sell it to junkyard you get some money and stop donate greedy company.

  • Bullsh*t. The A9 with its hefty die size, beauty graphics card and ultra fast storage and RAM heavily outperforms every android phone and tablet. Go search for Phonebuff speed test Galaxy Note 7 vs iPhone 6s (which was 1 year old by this time and also uses the same chipset). And then you can even go for Galaxy Note 7 vs iPhone 7 speed test and see how iPhones and iPads just dominate in terms of speed

  • If you are looking for something to just read ebooks, then I would recommend a kindle. You can get the ones that are only made for reading books for around 50 USD. They also have a tablet, it doesn't have as many apps as the app store on the iPad does, but that version of the kindle is around 100 USD, the price changes. Kindles also have a lot of good deals on books frequently, since that's why you said you wanted one. Hope this helps

  • Hi Guys would you guide me on purchasing an Ipad which can be suitable only for reading just like a book or notebook itself. Thank you

  • For all you who complain to the amount of ram of this ipad, go watch in youtube how iphone 6s plus outperforms galaxy s7 exynos version in terms of multitasking ;)

  • No camera flash on this cut down version. iPad 9.7 Pro has dual-LED (dual tone) flash.

  • This new iPad is to the iPad air what the iPhone SE is to the iPhone 5s.

  • Same Dimensions, Weight and Battery as iPad Air (November 2013). Same Chipset, CPU and GPU as iPhone 6s (September 2015). Dimensions 240 x 169.5 x 7.5 mm (9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 in) Weight 469 g (Wi-Fi) / 478 g (3G/LTE) (1.03 lb) Chipset Apple A9 CPU Dual-core 1.84 GHz Twister GPU PowerVR GT7600 (six-core graphics) BATTERY Non-removable Li-Po 8600 mAh battery (32.4 Wh)

  • because apple products lasts much longer?

  • Name me one Android tablet that runs smoothly as the iPad. I'll wait..

  • Faster hahaha you are very funny. If we ran some exact games any android tablet with hefty 4gb ram and good proccesor can outrun this apple junk with ease. Apple is greedy like hell. Why apple CEO are one of the richest persons on the planet??? Just for a simple reason they never had enough.

  • Apple isn't greedy if they don't care about the amount of RAM but instead put a beasty SoC into a tablet which costs $ 329 and is faster than every other tablet on the market which are also much more expensive.

  • Like yours comments more pathetic than they should be. So why not. Even with 2gb ram its cost much more than androids tablets with 4-6 gb ram why? Because its greedy brand thats why. In these days everybody needs dual sim. Tablet or phone it doesnt matter. One sim for calling and other for data. In my country we have mobile phone operators which have chap data but expensive calls or vice versa. Cheap calls but data cost a lot of money.

  • Yes sure. I think apple is lazy to put a real engine into their phones and tablets. Customers wants beast and not a Ferrari with motor from polish fiat.

  • That little bit will only be like 3% in real life usage and more at gaming, but still fast enough since even iPhone 5s with A7 can run most games smoothly

  • Memory card will slow it down, 6GB is not needed although nice to have but would rise the cost, cores do absolutely NOTHING to performance wondering when people will get it, and why do you need dual sim on a tablet? WTF like are you making phone calls and are 007 having to have 2 phone numbers. Some comments are just pathetic

  • Totally wrong, it's just because the SoC of Apple is superior. Bigger die size and faster storage. If you don't know what I'm talking about, do some research and come back later.

  • Still a better OS. Come back when you have information that's worthwhile.

  • Multi core and multi ram go wasted to iOS because of the lack of (real) backgrounding. That's why you'd see apple devices always beating androids in day to day performance with sometimes worse specs. They cut way too many corners to reach there, it's also why their hardware manufacturing can be relatively cheap (no constant need to upgrade hardware).

  • No. It's essentially a cheap new iPad like when Apple released the iPhone SE that was just an upgraded iPhone 5s. In this case an upgraded iPad Air. It probably would have had its own event if it did have the A10X and be called iPad Pro 2. Why did you think it was released on the sly. You can't rave about this pathetic product. Can you?

  • This is the SE of the iPad World. Just a reincarnated iPad Air with Air 2 features such as the Touch ID, speaker grilles, cameras and volume buttons. Last but not least, the A9 chip from the iPhone 6s/SE.

  • No memory card, no 6-8 gb ram, no octa core processor, no dual sim and also i will dont buy for said reasons.

  • Well, this one it's not exactly new, it's more like a lite version for those who still have an iPad 2, ipad3 or ipad4, it's the perfect strategi to update your product but don't go crazy with features

  • its not even A9X, i think it'll be lil bit behind iPhone 6S since the iPad has more pixel to push, well, at least it's more affordable

  • Shouldn't this be using the A10X, like the other iPad Pro's? After all, it is a new year release.

  • To cheap than iPad air, maybe its time to forget air and let the new iPad rule.. !!!

  • 329 usd price in usa, 400 eur in eu!