iPad 10.9" (10th Gen, 2022) vs iPad 10.2" (9th Gen, 2021)
64
out of 100
VS
60
out of 100
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" (9th Gen, 2021), which is powered by Apple A13 Bionic and came out 1 year and 1 month before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Select the amount of RAM to evaluate performance and value for money more precisely
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Apple iPad 10.9" (10th Gen, 2022)
- Modern USB Type-C port
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- 12% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1216K versus 1087K)
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Has 33% more RAM: 4GB versus 3GB
- Thinner bezels – 5.5% more screen real estate
- More energy-efficient CPU – Apple A14 Bionic
- 19% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2124 and 1792 points
Reasons to consider the Apple iPad 10.2" (9th Gen, 2021)
- Comes with 951 mAh larger battery capacity: 8557 vs 7606 mAh
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Review
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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
Select your primary usage scenario to get a more accurate NanoReview Score
Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| 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 | 265 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 |
| RGB color space | 97.6% | 97.9% |
| PWM | Not detected | 40000 Hz |
| Response time | 33 ms | 27 ms |
| Contrast | 953:1 | 1014:1 |
Screen space comparison
iPad 10.9" (10th Gen, 2022)
10.9″ (3:2 ratio) = 54.8 in2
iPad 10.2" (9th Gen, 2021)
10.2″ (4:3 ratio) = 49.9 in2
~9% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
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) | 487 g (17.18 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Silver, Blue, Pink | Silver, 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 (88th and 96th place)
iPad Ranking (23rd and 25th place)
Performance
| Chipset | Apple A14 Bionic | Apple A13 Bionic |
| Max clock | 3000 MHz | 2650 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: Thunder - 2 cores at 2.65 GHz: Lightning |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 5 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Apple Neural Engine | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Apple GPU 4-core | Apple GPU 4-core |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 1278 MHz | 1230 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~654.3 GFLOPS | ~629.8 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 16803 | - |
| Single-core score | 2124 | 1792 |
| Multi-core score | 4871 | 4214 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 344641 | 272419 |
| GPU | 317647 | 317618 |
| Memory | 129624 | 149125 |
| UX | 424836 | 347946 |
| Total score | 1216748 | 1087108 |
| Samples | [7 tests] | [17 tests] |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Stability | 85% | 85% |
| Graphics test | 11 FPS | 10 FPS |
| Section 1 | 13 FPS | 12 FPS |
| Section 2 | 10 FPS | 10 FPS |
| Section 3 | 8 FPS | 7 FPS |
| Graphics score | 2767 | 2552 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 86% | 86% |
| Graphics test | 13 FPS | 11 FPS |
| Graphics score | 2229 | 1961 |
Recent User Tests
Apple iPad 10.9" (10th Gen, 2022)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-08-04 (Stelle) | AnTuTu | 1288870 |
| 📘 2026-06-29 (Ad_545) | AnTuTu | 1216748 |
| 📘 2026-05-22 (Ashutosh) | AnTuTu | 1161773 |
| 📘 2026-05-19 -> Starjack36 | AnTuTu | 1208173 |
| 📘 2026-04-24 (denckk) | AnTuTu | 1211908 |
Apple iPad 10.2" (9th Gen, 2021)
No benchmark results yet
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 4 GB | 3 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage size | 64 GB | 64 GB |
| Storage type | NVMe | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | iPadOS 16.1 (Can be upgraded to iPadOS 26.5) | iPadOS 15 (Can be upgraded to iPadOS 26.5) |
Battery
| Capacity | 7606 mAh | 8557 mAh |
| Max charge power | 30 W | 30 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) | Yes (24% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 2:22 hr | 2:45 hr |
| Web browsing | 07:43 hr | - |
| Watching video | 10:43 hr | - |
| Gaming | 05:34 hr | - |
| Standby | 178 hr | - |
General battery life
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 | - |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | - | 31 mm |
| Pixel size | - | 1.12 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 12 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4032 x 3024 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Sensor | CMOS | - |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 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 MiMO - 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 - OTG |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS | GPS, GLONASS |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 18 | - |
| 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 2021 |
| Release date | October 2022 | September 2021 |
| 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 | 293 g |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 20 W | Yes, 20 W |
Further details
Notes on iPad 10.2" (9th Gen, 2021):
- Supports 1st generation of Apple Pencil.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the camera, performance, connectivity, and design are more important to you, then choose the Apple iPad 10.9" (10th Gen, 2022). But if the battery life and sound are more of a priority – go for the Apple iPad 10.2" (9th Gen, 2021).
Cast your vote
Total votes: 247