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10.2in iPad (2019)

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Price: £349 (inc VAT) from fave.co/2IyrTMW

When I first saw the new 7th-generation iPad, I wondered why Apple even bothered to release an updated model this year. Sure, the 10.2in display reveals a slight boost in size over last year’s 9.7in iPad, and the latest model finally has a Smart Connector, but for all that, this iPad has the same cameras and A10 processor as last year’s model, the form factor hasn’t changed significantly, and it’s even ever-so-slightly heavier. Both models still only come in 32- and 128GB configurations, and both deliver around 10 hours of battery life. Let’s get this out of the way now: if you have last year’s 9.7in iPad, I see no reason to ‘upgrade’ to this one.

But after a few days with the new iPad, I think I get Apple’s line of thinking. The agreeable £349 starting price, the extra viewing room, the theoretical options afforded by the Smart Connector, and the general excellence of everything under the hood combines to make this the best and most approachable entry-level Apple device. This

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