Review: iPad (2020)
Price: £329 (inc VAT) from fave.co/3jBr5Y3
The new iPad was comprehensively outshone by the new iPad Air at Apple’s Time Flies event on 15 September, offering only a dull (albeit significant) spec bump while its costlier sibling got a redesign and raft of new features. But the Air isn’t ready to buy yet, so while we wait for the big show, here’s the warm-up act.
What Apple is calling the eighth-generation iPad is in almost every respect the same as the 10.2in iPad Apple launched in 2019. It differs only in having a processor that’s two generations newer – thereby promising a handy boost in speed – and being very slightly heavier. Is that enough to justify the cost?
Almost certainly not if you’re thinking of upgrading from the 2019 to 2020 models. But it’s important to note that the things tech journalists find appealing (such as differences from the last generation) are not always the things that make a useful, value-for-money product for the average consumer – especially if they haven’t bought a new iPad in years, if at all.
So I’m going to do my best to review this tablet as a thing in its own right, with only occasional mentions of the similar model released last year. Our review of the iPad (2020) tests its speed and battery life, evaluates the design and feature set, and helps you decide if this is right for you.
PRICE
32GB: £329
128GB: £429
32GB, cellular: £459
128GB, cellular: £559
If the above prices leave room in your budget, you can supplement your purchase with an accessory or two. The new iPad is compatible with the first-gen Apple Pencil stylus (which adds
