iPad (10th generation)

All-screen industrial redesign

Eliminated thick forehead and chin bezels and the physical Home button in favor of symmetrical borders around a larger 10.9-inch display with flat anodized aluminum edges.

Top-button Touch ID

Relocated the capacitive fingerprint sensor from the retired Home button to the top sleep/wake button for seamless biometric authentication.

Landscape 12MP Ultra Wide front camera

First iPad in hardware history to position the front camera on the long landscape edge, dramatically improving sightlines and natural eye contact during video conferencing and remote learning.

USB-C port on standard iPad

Transitioned from Lightning to USB-C, establishing USB-C connectivity across every model in Apple's tablet catalog.

Magic Keyboard Folio

Introduced a two-piece keyboard accessory with a detachable full-size keyboard, 1mm key travel, 14-key function row (esc, brightness, media, volume, lock), click-anywhere trackpad, and an adjustable kickstand back cover.

5G cellular networking

Cellular models gained Sub-6 GHz 5G support, upgrading from 4G LTE.

Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)

Upgraded Wi-Fi standard delivering up to 1.2 Gbps data transfer rates.

A14 Bionic chip

Upgraded to 5nm A14 Bionic (6-core CPU with 2 performance and 4 efficiency cores, 4-core GPU, and 16-core Neural Engine), delivering a 20 percent increase in CPU performance and a 10 percent boost in graphics over A13.

Landscape stereo speakers

Positioned speakers on opposite short edges when held horizontally, delivering balanced stereo sound for entertainment.

Vibrant color palette

Offered in four vivid finishes: Blue, Pink, Yellow, and Silver.

Display size and resolution

Screen expanded from 10.2 inches (2160-by-1620) to 10.9 inches Liquid Retina (2360-by-1640 resolution at 264 ppi, 500 nits, True Tone).

Rear camera

Upgraded from 8MP to an advanced 12MP Wide camera with f/1.8 aperture, 4K video recording up to 60 fps, and 240 fps slo-mo.

Entry pricing

Raised baseline starting price from $329 to $449 (subsequently reduced to $349 on May 7, 2024, when iPad 9th gen was discontinued).

Front Home button

Retired completely from Apple's iPad hardware portfolio.

3.5 mm headphone jack

Removed; iPad 9th generation was the last iPad to feature a built-in headphone jack.

Lightning connector on iPad hardware

Retired; all Apple tablets now utilize standard USB-C.

Apple Pencil (1st generation) active stylus compatibility

Apple Pencil (1st generation) active stylus compatibility; required an Apple USB-C to Apple Pencil Adapter for pairing and charging. (Later added compatibility with Apple Pencil USB-C in October 2023).

Non-laminated display construction without anti-reflective coating, intentionally retai…

Non-laminated display construction without anti-reflective coating, intentionally retaining a separable front glass pane to minimize repair costs for schools and high-wear family use.

28.6-watt-hour battery delivering up to 10 hours of web browsing on Wi-Fi

28.6-watt-hour battery delivering up to 10 hours of web browsing on Wi-Fi.