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iPad 6th Gen (A10)
Apple's March 2018 entry iPad brings the A10 Fusion chip and Apple Pencil (1st generation) support to a 9.7-inch, 2048x1536 Retina IPS design, keeping the Touch ID home button, Lightning port and 3.5mm headphone jack. It launched in the US at $329 for 32GB Wi-Fi, with a $459 cellular model.
Pros
- A10 Fusion chip, rated by Apple at 40% faster CPU and 50% faster graphics than the previous 9.7-inch iPad
- Apple Pencil (1st generation) support at a $329 starting price
- 9.7-inch Retina IPS display that measured over 500 nits in review testing
- Aluminum unibody with stereo speakers, Touch ID and a 3.5mm headphone jack
- Rated up to 10 hours of web browsing, video or music on Wi-Fi
Cons
- Non-laminated display with a gap between the glass and the panel
- No Smart Connector, so Apple's Smart Keyboard is not supported
- Base model has only 32GB of storage and 2GB of RAM
- Not supported by iPadOS 18 or later; updates ended at iPadOS 17
Below average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the iPad 6th Gen (A10)
Display
- Screen size
- 9.7 ″
- Panel type
- Retina IPS LCD
- Resolution
- 2048x1536
- Pixel density
- 264 ppi
- Refresh rate
- 60 Hz
- Peak brightness
- 538 nits
Performance
- Chipset
- Apple A10 Fusion
- RAM
- 2 GB
- Storage options
- 32GB / 128GB
Battery
- Capacity
- 8,827 mAh
Design
- Weight
- 469 g
- Thickness
- 7.5 mm
- Material
- Aluminum
Camera
- Rear camera
- 8 MP
- Front camera
- 1.2 MP
Connectivity
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 5
- Bluetooth
- 4.2
- Cellular
- LTE optional
- USB
- Lightning
Features
- Stylus
- Apple Pencil (1st generation)
- Keyboard support
- No
- Speakers
- Stereo
- Operating system
- iPadOS 17
Quick answers
Is the iPad 6th Gen (A10) good in 2026?
The iPad 6th Gen (A10) earns an Inno Score of 34.7/100 (“Below average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. Apple's March 2018 entry iPad brings the A10 Fusion chip and Apple Pencil (1st generation) support to a 9.7-inch, 2048x1536 Retina IPS design, keeping the Touch ID home button, Lightning port and 3.5mm headphone jack. It launched in the US at $329 for 32GB Wi-Fi, with a $459 cellular model.
What are the key specs of the iPad 6th Gen (A10)?
Screen size: 9.7 ″ · Chipset: Apple A10 Fusion · Capacity: 8,827 mAh · RAM: 2 GB
What are the closest alternatives to the iPad 6th Gen (A10)?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are OPPO Pad SE, Honor Pad 8, Ai+ NovaTab — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
