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Apple iPad 9.7-inch Specs

7.0

User Score (3 reviews)

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Released

Mar 24, 2017

Display

9.7-inch
2048 x 1536 px

Camera

8 MP Main
1.2 MP Selfie

Battery

8827 mAh

Hardware

Apple A9
2GB RAM

OS

iOS 13.x

Description

The new Apple iPad 9.7-inch is again very slim and light, but this time comes powered by Apple's A9 chipset, which is an upgrade in horse power and frugality, and at a much lower starting price than the $499 we had until now. The new iPad 9.7" (yep, that's how Apple refers to it) comes with a brighter 9.7-inch Retina Display of the same 2048 x 1536 pixels resolution as before.

This device is also known as Apple iPad 5th generation, Apple A1823, Apple A1822

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Display
Size:	9.7-inch
Resolution:	2048 x 1536 px, 4:3 ratio, 264 PPI
Technology:	IPS LCD
Screen-to-body:	71.65 %
Colors:	16 777 216
Features:	Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

Hardware
System chip:	Apple A9 APL0898 (16 nm)
Processor:	Dual-core, 1850 MHz, Twister, 64-bit
GPU:	PowerVR GT7600
RAM:	2GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage:	available to use: 128 GB
OS:	iOS (13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x)
Device type:	Tablet

Battery
Capacity:	8827 mAh
Type:	Li - Polymer, Not user replaceable

Camera
Rear:	Single camera
Main camera:	8 MP (Autofocus, BSI sensor)
Specifications:	Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.1 μm
Video recording:	1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Features:	Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front:	1.2 MP (HDR)
Video capture:	1280x720 (HD)

Design Size comparison
Dimensions:	9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches (240 x 169.5 x 7.5 mm)
Weight:	16.86 oz (478.0 g)
Materials:	Back: Aluminum
Biometrics:	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys:	Right: Volume control
Colors:	Gold, Gray, Silver

Cellular
4G (FDD):	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d)
4G (TDD):	Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G:	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed:	LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s)
SIM type:	Nano SIM

Multimedia
Headphones:	3.5mm jack
Speakers:	Multiple speakers
Features:	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring:	Wireless screen share

Connectivity & Features
Bluetooth:	4.2
Wi-Fi:	802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct
USB:	Lightning
Features:	Mass storage device, Charging
Location:	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors:	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer
Other:	UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync, AirDrop

Phone features
Other features:	Voice commands, Voice recording

Buyers information
Price:	$ 559

Availability
Officially announced:	Mar 21, 2017

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Alternative variants

Apple iPad 9.7-inch 32GB

Differences from the main variant:
Internal storage:	32GB
Price:	$ 459

Apple iPad 9.7-inch 32GB

Wi-Fi Only

Differences from the main variant:
Internal storage:	32GB
Weight:	16.54 oz (469.0 g)
Price:	$ 329

Apple iPad 9.7-inch 128GB

Wi-Fi Only

Differences from the main variant:
Internal storage:	128GB
Weight:	16.54 oz (469.0 g)
Price:	$ 429

Carrier Availability

Discontinued

Verizon
AT&T
T-Mobile
U.S. Cellular

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Overall User Rating

(3 reviews)

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Performance

Display

Battery life and charging

6.7

royman

Arena Apprentice

Best tablet for the price

Posted: Jul 04, 2017, 12:23 PM

Phone owned for less than a year

I am not going to try and compare this to the $1000 tablets like others have done, this tablet cost me $249. The build is really tight and what you would expect from a tablet made by Apple. its got a large screen compared to its competitors around the price and works seamlessly with my iPhone. I also use Google Photos for my pictures and it works well with that too. I can watch Netflix on it with reasonably good sound quality but in an outdoor setting, you may want to invest in a Bluetooth speaker.

Battery life seems to last me a few days as I only have to charge it every 3 or 4 and I use it everyday.

Face-timing leaves a little to be desired in terms of quality but it still come in pretty good.

The camera is the weakest part of this but again, for the price, that's being unreasonable. Also, stop taking pictures with your tablet. get a decent phone or camera, not a giant bulky 9.7 inch tablet.

Perfect overall tablet for first time iPad users and everyday users alike.

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Performance

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Battery life and charging

What I like

inexpensive
screen display
well built

What I don't like

lacks memory expansion slot
camera is not great

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kevin97andres

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Excellent product

Posted: Jun 18, 2017, 1:02 PM

Phone owned for less than 3 months

Excelent iPad, good price and high quality, the battery is excellent, everything works great, very fast, is excellent for multimedia and internet, is slim and beautiful, the best iPad not only for the price, for the especifications

Greenville75206DallasTX [deleted]

Blurry Camera and Not Working Properly

Posted: May 22, 2017, 1:26 PM

Phone owned for less than a month

This Apple iPad (Flat-out fun) looks like an iPad Air 2 or previous model which has been obsolete and not changed megapixel camera at this time like iPad Air 3, but this Apple iPad does not shown model generation. The camera on this Apple iPad (8 megapixel) is blurry while taking pictures or videos, not as good as iPad Pro (9.7-inch) which has 12 megapixel camera to be clearly... Also this Apple iPad is not working properly due to obsolete, old model (iPad Air 2 or previous), and slowed speed to start after turning it on while Apple logo still appear in the middle of screen so long time (more than 5 minutes)... PLEASE DO NOT BUY THIS IPAD DUE TO THIS RECALL!