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iPad 9.7” (6th Gen, 2018) vs iPad 10.9" (10th Gen, 2022)

48 out of 100
Apple iPad 9.7” (6th Gen, 2018)
VS
64 out of 100
Apple iPad 10.9
iPad 9.7” (6th Gen, 2018)
iPad 10.9" (10th Gen, 2022)

Here we compared two mid-range tablets: the 9.7-inch Apple iPad 9.7” (6th Gen, 2018) (with Apple A10 Fusion) that was released on March 27, 2018, against the Apple iPad 10.9" (10th Gen, 2022), which is powered by Apple A14 Bionic and came out 4 years and 7 months after. 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 9.7” (6th Gen, 2018)
  • Comes with 1221 mAh larger battery capacity: 8827 vs 7606 mAh
  • Shows 21% longer battery life (31:51 vs 26:19 hours)
  • Delivers 9% higher peak brightness (514 against 471 nits)
  • Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Reasons to consider the Apple iPad 10.9" (10th Gen, 2022)
  • 2.4x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1216K versus 516K)
  • Has a 1.2 inches larger screen size
  • Modern USB Type-C port
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
  • Ability to record video in 4K resolution
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Apple A14 Bionic
  • Has 2x more RAM: 4GB versus 2GB
  • Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR4X 2133 MHz
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
  • Supports higher wattage charging (30W versus 12W)
  • Thinner bezels – 7.7% more screen real estate
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 1080p

Review

Evaluation of Apple iPad 9.7” (6th Gen, 2018) and 10.9" (10th Gen, 2022) 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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2 / 32 GB
VS
4 / 64 GB
108.6
(Excellent)
Value Index
92.1
(Very good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Tablet:
iPad 9.7” (6th Gen, 2018)
vs
iPad 10.9" (10th Gen, 2022)

Display

Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 9.7 inches 10.9 inches
Resolution 1536 x 2048 pixels 1640 x 2360 pixels
Aspect ratio 4:3 3:2
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 71.6% 79.3%
Display features - - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space 97.5% 97.6%
PWM Not detected Not detected
Response time 26 ms 33 ms
Contrast 869:1 953:1
Screen space comparison
iPad 10.9" (10th Gen, 2022)
10.9″ (3:2 ratio) = 54.8 in2
iPad 9.7” (6th Gen, 2018)
9.7″ (4:3 ratio) = 45.2 in2
~21% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 240 mm (9.45 inches) 248.6 mm (9.79 inches)
Width 169.5 mm (6.67 inches) 179.5 mm (7.07 inches)
Thickness 7.5 mm (0.3 inches) 7 mm (0.28 inches)
Weight 469 g (16.54 oz) 477 g (16.83 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Metal Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Silver, Gold, Gray Silver, Blue, Pink
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Area 407 cm2 (63 inches2) 446 cm2 (69.2 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (132nd and 88th place)
iPad Ranking (30th and 23rd place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of Apple iPad 9.7” (6th Gen, 2018) and Apple iPad 10.9" (10th Gen, 2022)
SoC
Chipset Apple A10 Fusion Apple A14 Bionic
Max clock 2340 MHz 3000 MHz
CPU cores 4 (2 + 2) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 2 cores at 1.05 GHz: Zephyr
- 2 cores at 2.34 GHz: Hurricane		 - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Icestorm
- 2 cores at 3.1 GHz: Firestorm
L3 cache 4 MB -
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 16 nanometers 5 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) No Apple Neural Engine
GPU
Graphics PowerVR GT7600 Apple GPU 4-core
GPU shading units 192 256
GPU clock 650 MHz 1278 MHz
FLOPS ~249.6 GFLOPS ~654.3 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Apple iPad 9.7” (6th Gen, 2018) and Apple iPad 10.9" (10th Gen, 2022)
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) - 16803
Single-core score 872 2124
Multi-core score 1218 4871
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
CPU 202669 344641
GPU 63274 317647
Memory 84317 129624
UX 166721 424836
Total score 516981 1216748
Samples Less than 3 [7 tests]
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%
Graphics test - 13 FPS
Graphics score - 2229
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
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Memory

Configuration
RAM
RAM size 2 GB 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR4 LPDDR4X
Memory clock 1333 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 32 GB 64 GB
Storage type NVMe NVMe
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system iPadOS 11.3 (Can be upgraded to iPadOS 17.7) iPadOS 16.1 (Can be upgraded to iPadOS 26.5)

Battery

Capacity 8827 mAh 7606 mAh
Max charge power 12 W 30 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging No Yes (50% in 60 min)
Full charging time 4:20 hr 2:22 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 09:02 hr 07:43 hr
Watching video 12:14 hr 10:43 hr
Gaming 06:15 hr 05:34 hr
Standby 223 hr 178 hr
General battery life
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Main camera

Matrix 8 megapixels 12 megapixels
Image resolution - 4032 x 3024
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording No Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion No 240 FPS (1080p)
Lenses 1) Standard: 8 MP
1) Standard: 12 MP
Camera features - - Bokeh mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 8 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/1.8
Focal length 31 mm -
Pixel size 1.12 micron -
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 1.2 megapixels 12 megapixels
Image resolution - 4032 x 3024
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.4
Focal length 31 mm -
Sensor - CMOS
Autofocus No No
Stabilization No Digital
Video resolution 720p at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- 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 4.2 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type No USB Type-C
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
Network
Number of SIM* 1 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
eSIM support* Yes Yes
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* 12 18
5G support No Yes

Sound

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

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced March 2018 October 2022
Release date March 2018 October 2022
Launch price (MSRP) $329 $449
Successor - - Apple iPad 11" (11th Gen, 2025)
SAR (body) 0.99 W/kg -
Sensors - Barometer
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Barometer
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Keyboard weight - 297 g
Bundled charger Yes, 10 W Yes, 20 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?
4 (18.2%)
18 (81.8%)
Total votes: 22

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