Apple iPad 9.7" A1954 Gold 2018
The Apple A10 Fusion chip drives a sharp 9.7-inch Retina display with a 2048x1536 resolution, making it a capable, refurbished entry point for digital sketching with stylus support. Its lightweight 454g build and cellular connectivity offer genuine portability for on-the-go media consumption. This device is best for casual artists and students who need an affordable tablet for note-taking and light drawing.
CPU Apple M2
Storage 32 GB
Screen 9.7" 2048x1536
OS iPadOS
stylus Yes
cellular Yes
40 Overall Score
Price $93
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong screen (67th percentile) 67th
- Strong cpu (66th percentile) 66th
Cons
- Below average social proof (1st percentile)
- Below average storage (10th percentile)
- Below average battery (31st percentile)
- Below average ram (32nd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Apple M2 |
| Cores | 8 |
Memory & Storage
| Storage | 32 GB |
Display
| Size | 9.7" |
| Resolution | 2048x1536 |
| Panel | IPS |
Connectivity
| Cellular | Yes |
Features
| Stylus Support | Yes |
Physical
| Weight | 0.5 kg / 1.0 lbs |
| OS | iPadOS |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple iPad 9.7" A1954 | Microsoft Surface Pro 7 | UMIDIGI Active T1 | VekfulPC T60 Pro | Xiaomi Redmi Pad 2 | MENTUME K30 K70 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Apple M2 | Intel 10th Generation Core i5 | 2000 MHz | 2.2 GHz | MediaTek | 2 GHz |
| RAM (GB) | - | 8 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 18 |
| Storage (GB) | 32 | 256 | 128 | 256 | 256 | 128 |
| Screen | 9.7" 2048x1536 | 12.3" 2736x1824 | 11" | 13.4" | 11" 2560x1600 | 10.1" |
| OS | iPadOS | Windows 10 Home | Android | Android 15 | Android 15 | Android 15 |
| Stylus | true | true | true | true | false | true |
| Cellular | true | false | true | true | false | false |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Screen | Battery | Feature | Storage | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple iPad 9.7" A1954 | 65.7 | 63.9 | 31.8 | 66.7 | 30.7 | 43.5 | 10.2 | 42.9 | 1.2 |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 7 Compare | 93 | 87.6 | 65.6 | 76.3 | 30.7 | 80.6 | 83.4 | 78.1 | 64.5 |
| UMIDIGI Active T1 Compare | 84.5 | 79.5 | 87.9 | 26.2 | 87.8 | 77.2 | 51.9 | 88 | 71.1 |
| VekfulPC T60 Pro Compare | 92.6 | 87.2 | 65.6 | 58.1 | 87.8 | 88.4 | 73.7 | 59.4 | 56.7 |
| Xiaomi Redmi Pad 2 Compare | 92.6 | 87.2 | 65.6 | 80 | 86.4 | 27.5 | 73.7 | 63.4 | 94.5 |
| MENTUME K30 K70 Compare | 84.5 | 79.5 | 91.5 | 49.1 | 63.4 | 88.4 | 51.9 | 78.1 | 84.2 |
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