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iPad 10.9" (10th Gen, 2022) vs iPad 10.2" (8th Gen, 2020)

64 out of 100
Apple iPad 10.9
VS
54 out of 100
Apple iPad 10.2
iPad 10.9" (10th Gen, 2022)
iPad 10.2" (8th Gen, 2020)

Here we compared two mid-range tablets: the 10.9-inch Apple iPad 10.9" (10th Gen, 2022) (with Apple A14 Bionic) that was released on October 18, 2022, against the Apple iPad 10.2" (8th Gen, 2020), which is powered by Apple A12 Bionic and came out 2 years and 1 month before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each tablet
Reasons to consider the Apple iPad 10.9" (10th Gen, 2022)
  • Modern USB Type-C port
  • 36% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1216K versus 895K)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
  • Ability to record video in 4K resolution
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
  • Has 33% more RAM: 4GB versus 3GB
  • Supports higher wattage charging (30W versus 12W)
  • Thinner bezels – 5.5% more screen real estate
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 1080p
Reasons to consider the Apple iPad 10.2" (8th Gen, 2020)
  • Comes with 1221 mAh larger battery capacity: 8827 vs 7606 mAh
  • Shows 14% longer battery life (29:59 vs 26:19 hours)
  • Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port

Review

Evaluation of Apple iPad 10.9" (10th Gen, 2022) and 10.2" (8th Gen, 2020) crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Final comparison evaluation
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Value for money (Beta)

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4 / 64 GB
VS
3 / 32 GB
92.1
(Very good)
Value Index
132.1
(Excellent)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Tablet:
iPad 10.9" (10th Gen, 2022)
vs
iPad 10.2" (8th Gen, 2020)

Display

Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 10.9 inches 10.2 inches
Resolution 1640 x 2360 pixels 1620 x 2160 pixels
Aspect ratio 3:2 4:3
PPI 264 ppi 264 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 500 nits 500 nits
HDR support No No
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 79.3% 73.8%
Display features - DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space 97.6% 96.1%
PWM Not detected Not detected
Response time 33 ms 30 ms
Contrast 953:1 954:1
Screen space comparison
iPad 10.9" (10th Gen, 2022)
10.9β€³ (3:2 ratio) = 54.8 in2
iPad 10.2" (8th Gen, 2020)
10.2β€³ (4:3 ratio) = 49.9 in2
~9% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 248.6 mm (9.79 inches) 250.6 mm (9.87 inches)
Width 179.5 mm (7.07 inches) 174.1 mm (6.85 inches)
Thickness 7 mm (0.28 inches) 7.5 mm (0.3 inches)
Weight 477 g (16.83 oz) 490 g (17.28 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Metal Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Silver, Blue, Pink Silver, Gold, Gray
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Area 446 cm2 (69.2 inches2) 436 cm2 (67.6 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (87th and 115th place)
iPad Ranking (23rd and 27th place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of Apple iPad 10.9" (10th Gen, 2022) and Apple iPad 10.2" (8th Gen, 2020)
SoC
Chipset Apple A14 Bionic Apple A12 Bionic
Max clock 3000 MHz 2500 MHz
CPU cores 6 (2 + 4) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Icestorm
- 2 cores at 3.1 GHz: Firestorm		 - 4 cores at 1.6 GHz: Tempest
- 2 cores at 2.49 GHz: Vortex
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 5 nanometers 7 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Apple Neural Engine Neural Engine
GPU
Graphics Apple GPU 4-core Apple GPU 4-core
GPU shading units 256 256
GPU clock 1278 MHz 1125 MHz
FLOPS ~654.3 GFLOPS ~576 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Apple iPad 10.9" (10th Gen, 2022) and Apple iPad 10.2" (8th Gen, 2020)
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 16803 -
Single-core score 2124 1338
Multi-core score 4871 2903
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
CPU 344641 309104
GPU 317647 144993
Memory 129624 139578
UX 424836 301952
Total score 1216748 895627
Samples [7 tests] Less than 3
3DMark Solar Bay
Stability 85% -
Graphics test 11 FPS -
Section 1 13 FPS -
Section 2 10 FPS -
Section 3 8 FPS -
Graphics score 2767 -
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability 86% 85%
Graphics test 13 FPS 8 FPS
Graphics score 2229 1427
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Apple iPad 10.9" (10th Gen, 2022)
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-04 (Stelle)AnTuTu 111288870
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-29 (Ad_545)AnTuTu 111216748
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-22 (Ashutosh)AnTuTu 111161773
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-19 -> Starjack36AnTuTu 111208173
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-24 (denckk)AnTuTu 111211908
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Apple iPad 10.2" (8th Gen, 2020)
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Memory

Configuration
RAM
RAM size 4 GB 3 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 64 GB 32 GB
Storage type NVMe NVMe
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system iPadOS 16.1 (Can be upgraded to iPadOS 26.5) iPadOS 14 (Can be upgraded to iPadOS 26.5)
OS size - 14 GB

Battery

Capacity 7606 mAh 8827 mAh
Max charge power 30 W 12 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (50% in 60 min) No
Full charging time 2:22 hr 4:20 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 07:43 hr 09:12 hr
Watching video 10:43 hr 12:27 hr
Gaming 05:34 hr 06:23 hr
Standby 178 hr 198 hr
General battery life
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Main camera

Matrix 12 megapixels 8 megapixels
Image resolution 4032 x 3024 -
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS No
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 30FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (1080p) 120 FPS (720p)
Lenses 1) Standard: 12 MP
1) Standard: 8 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode -
Standard lens
Image resolution 12 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/2.4
Focal length - 31 mm
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 12 megapixels 1.2 megapixels
Image resolution 4032 x 3024 -
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.2
Focal length - 31 mm
Sensor CMOS -
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital No
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS 720p at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.2 4.2
Bluetooth features LE -
USB type USB Type-C No
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
DisplayPort No No
GPS GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS
NFC* No No
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 1 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
eSIM support* Yes Yes
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* 18 12
5G support Yes No

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No Yes
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced October 2022 September 2020
Release date October 2022 September 2020
Launch price (MSRP) $449 $329
Successor - Apple iPad 11" (11th Gen, 2025) - Apple iPad 11" (11th Gen, 2025)
Sensors - Barometer
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Barometer
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Keyboard weight 297 g 400 g
Bundled charger Yes, 20 W Yes, 10 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Apple iPad 10.9" (10th Gen, 2022) is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So, which tablet would you choose?
12 (70.6%)
5 (29.4%)
Total votes: 17

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