I have had my iPad 9th Generation 64GB Wi-Fi since the end of November, 2022. It has been about 5 months. I upgraded from an iPad Air 2 32GB Wi-Fi (2014 model) that I had for almost 6 years! I have to say that there is a reason why Apple iPads are sold at such a premium price. That's because they provide valuable practical use for far longer than the vast majority of what is available in the tablet market.
With that said the 2021 iPad 9th Generation is a base iPad with a limited amount of fancy features and a dated iPad design. Quite frankly, I actually use my iPad on the go and all of the iPads I have had go directly into an Otterbox Defender case. So I hardly notice the little aesthetics in design when my iPads area always in an Otterbox Defender case.
I won't make this review long and will highlight the particular reason why I feel the need to write this review at all. I would say there's three top reasons why I believe the iPad 9th generation is excellent: 1. Good CPU performance/64GB base memory capacity, 2. Value pricing, and 3. Apple Pencil/Freeform.
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- AppleCare+ for iPad - 9th generation (2 Years)
- Unlimited repairs for accidental damage
- Repairs backed by Apple
- 24/7 priority access to Apple experts
- AppleCare+ for iPad extends your repair coverage and technical support to two years from your AppleCare+ purchase date
- It adds coverage for up to two incidents of accidental damage from handling, each subject to a service fee of $49 for iPad and $29 for Apple Pencil, plus applicable tax
- Get 24/7 priority access to Apple experts by chat or phone
- Mail-in or carry-in repairs
- Express Replacement Service
- AppleCare+ for iPad (9th generation) - Renews Monthly Until Cancelled
- Unlimited repairs for accidental damage
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- 24/7 priority access to Apple experts
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| Display | 10.2 Retina display with True Tone | 11โinch Liquid Retina display with ProMotion technology and True Tone | 10.9-inch Liquid Retina display with True Tone | 10.9 Liquid Retina | 8.3 Liquid Retina display |
| Secure authentication | Touch ID | Face ID | Touch ID | Touch ID | Touch ID |
| Chip | A13 Bionic chip with Neural Engine | Apple M2 chip | A14 Bionic chip | Apple M1 8-core CPU chip with 8-core GPU and Neural Engine | A15 Bionic chip with Neural Engine |
| Camera | 8MP photos | 12MP Wide and 10MP Ultra Wide cameras with Smart HDR 4 | 12MP Wide camera with Smart HDR 3 | 12MP photos | 12MP photos |
| Video | 1080p HD video recording | 4K video recording | 4K video recording | 4K video recording | 4K video recording |
| Apple Pencil Compatibility | Apple Pencil (1st generation) | Works with Apple Pencil (2nd generation) | Works with Appleย Pencil (1st generation) using USB-C to Apple Pencil Adapter | Apple Pencil (2nd generation) | Apple Pencil (2nd generation) |
| Smart Keyboard Compatibility | Compatible with Smart Keyboard and Bluetooth keyboards | Works with Magic Keyboard, Smart Keyboard Folio, and Bluetooth keyboards | Works with Magic Keyboard Folio | Compatible with Smart Keyboard Folio and Magic Keyboard | Compatible with Smart Keyboard Folio and Bluetooth keyboards |
| Connector | Lightning connector | USB-C connector with support for Thunderbolt / USB 4 | USB-C connector | USB-C connector | USB-C connector |
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