iPad 6th 9.7in 4G 128GB (2018)

Pull it off the shelf at the Apple Store, and you'd be hard-pressed by sight alone to distinguish the new sixth-generation 9.7-inch iPad from last year's model . And under the hood, it's not much different, where there's simply a speedier A10 processor. The new iPad is, well, an iPad.

9.7-inch iPad (2018) review: Apple's tablet is ‘pro' enough for many of us

9.7-inch iPad (2018) Review: Pencil power

Apple wants to position its new entry level 2018 iPad as an education-focused tablet , but given the cemented position more affordable Chromebooks and Windows devices have in educational institutions across North America - especially in often cash-strapped Canadian public school boards - it's...

Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018) Review

The best tablet is the iPad. Period.

There's a lot to like about Apple's new tablet offering. It's more affordable than ever, it works with the Apple Pencil and, with a more school- and teacher-focused software offering, it will have greater appeal to educators than before.

Apple iPad (2018) review: pencil it in

Apple's bare minimum still beats everybody else

Apple iPad (2018)

Apple's sixth generation iPad is a notable update over the model it replaces and makes even more sense as the most affordable iPad now geared more towards education and creative users.

Apple iPad (2018) review

It might not look like it, but Apple’s affordable iPad has changed – what was once a tablet for ‘sit back’ media-scoffing is now a smaller, cheaper iPad Pro with new creative powers. Sure, there are compromises, like its inferior screen tech, lack of extra speakers and that missing smart connector for external keyboards. But, for most people, these aren’t so big that they justify spending at least £300 extra on the snazzier iPad Pro. That model’s now for strictly for anyone who wants a full laptop replacement or a professional artistic tool. For everyone else, this versatile and powerful slate is just the ticket for digital dabbling in that still potentially fertile ground between smartphones and laptops.

Apple iPad (2018) review review

Apple iPad 9.7 (2018) review: the go-to iPad tablet gets a little bit better and a little bit cheaper

Last year, Apple introduced its cheapest iPad (non-Mini, at least) – the £339 iPad 5th generation . It came with no bells, and absolutely no whistles – its case even copied 2013's iPad Air, rather than the thinner, slicker look of the iPad Pro 10.5-inch or iPad Pro 12.9-inch.