Apple iPad 10.2" 8th Generation Gold 2020
Its A12 Bionic chip and 10.2-inch Retina display provide smooth multitasking and sharp visuals for everyday tasks, with up to 10 hours of battery life. As a Geek Squad Certified Refurbished model, it adds 128GB storage, Gigabit-class LTE, and support for the 1st‑gen Apple Pencil and Smart Keyboard. This iPad best fits students and casual artists seeking an affordable, portable tablet for note‑taking, sketching, and media viewing.
CPU A12 Bionic chip with 64-bit architecture, Neural Engine
RAM 3 GB
Storage 128 GB
Screen 10.2" 2160x1620
OS iPadOS
stylus Yes
cellular Yes
51 Overall Score
Price $185
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (85th percentile) 85th
- Strong feature (80th percentile) 80th
- Strong user sentiment (78th percentile) 78th
- Strong screen (74th percentile) 74th
Cons
- Below average cpu (5th percentile)
- Below average gpu (8th percentile)
- Below average ram (10th percentile)
- Below average battery (32nd percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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Owner sentiment has held steady over time
85/100Our AI sentiment read
Based on 6 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | A12 Bionic chip with 64-bit architecture, Neural Engine |
| Cores | 6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 3 GB |
| Storage | 128 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
| Expandable | No |
Display
| Size | 10.2" |
| Resolution | 2160x1620 |
| Panel | IPS |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | 4.2 |
| USB-C | 0 |
| Cellular | Yes |
Features
| Stylus Support | Yes |
| Stylus Model | Apple Pencil (1st generation) |
| Fingerprint Reader | Yes |
| Face Unlock | No |
Physical
| Weight | 0.5 kg / 1.1 lbs |
| OS | iPadOS |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple iPad 10.2" 8th Generation | Lenovo Yoga Tab Plus ZAEG0096US | Xiaomi Pad 62779 | Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE | Vekfulpc T60 Pro | UMIDIGI Active T1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | A12 Bionic chip with 64-bit architecture, Neural Engine | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | 3 GHz | Samsung Exynos 1580 (S5E8855) | 2.2 GHz | 2000 MHz |
| RAM (GB) | 3 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 128 | 256 | 512 | 256 | 256 | 128 |
| Screen | 10.2" 2160x1620 | 12.7" 2944x1840 | 11.2" 3200x2136 | 10.9" 2304x1440 | 13.4" | 11" |
| OS | iPadOS | Android 14 | HyperOS 2 | Android 15 | Android 15 | Android |
| Stylus | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| Cellular | true | false | false | false | true | true |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Screen | Battery | Feature | Storage | User Sentiment | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple iPad 10.2" 8th Generation | 5.4 | 7.7 | 9.7 | 74.3 | 32.2 | 79.7 | 69.3 | 78 | 69.8 | 85.3 |
| Lenovo Yoga Tab Plus ZAEG0096US Compare | 72.5 | 69.9 | 93 | 97.2 | 91.7 | 97.1 | 83.7 | 94.6 | 93.7 | 89.4 |
| Xiaomi Pad 62779 Compare | 97.8 | 96.6 | 81.1 | 98.9 | 87.3 | 68.6 | 89.4 | 78 | 79.6 | 85.3 |
| Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE Compare | 84.9 | 81.4 | 84.1 | 64.5 | 81.1 | 98.4 | 83.7 | 94.6 | 79.6 | 97.7 |
| Vekfulpc T60 Pro Compare | 93.2 | 89.5 | 67 | 63.7 | 89.1 | 89.7 | 74.7 | 55.3 | 63.2 | 85.3 |
| UMIDIGI Active T1 Compare | 84.9 | 81.4 | 87.6 | 30 | 89.1 | 79.7 | 54.9 | 88.4 | 89.2 | 72.1 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From $185
Best Buy 11 offers From $185
Newegg 1 offer From $241
Price History
Usage Scores
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