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Agree to Continue: Apple iPad (2019)

It’s an iPad, Smart Keyboard connector, Good battery life, iPad app ecosystem still great

Older processor, 32GB not enough storage on entry model, Keyboard and Pencil accessories are expensive

Apple iPad (2019)

The entry-level iPad is an excellent, relatively affordable all-purpose tablet. Add a Smart Keyboard and an Apple Pencil, and you have a solid productivity machine. It's not as powerful as any of the other iPads (including the $399 mini ), but it's the most affordable of the bunch and we expect it...

Larger display for better multitasking; Smart Connector lets you use Apple's keyboard cover or third-party option; iPadOS brings many software improvements

Mediocre cameras; Large bezels

Apple iPad (2019) Review

While the seventh-generation iPad may look a lot like its predecessor, it's an entirely different beast. This year's entry-level Apple tablet sports a larger display for better multitasking, more RAM for faster performance, and a Smart Connector port for Apple's Smart Keyboard and other accessories. These updates, combined with iPadOS, make the $329 iPad an ideal starter tablet, and potentially even a laptop replacement, earning our Editors' Choice award. Pricing The iPad has a recycled aluminum back that comes in black, gold, or silver. The base model has 32GB of storage and sells for $329 for the Wi-Fi model, and $459 for the cellular version. You can also get the tablet with 128GB of storage, at $459 for the Wi-Fi model and $559 for cellular. If you want to use it as a laptop of sorts, you'll want to pick up a Smart Keyboard ($159) and maybe an Apple Pencil ($99). Together with the 32GB Wi-Fi iPad, that comes to $587, or about $500 less than the least expensive MacBook Air. D...

With its larger display, support for Apple's Smart Keyboard, and iPadOS, the least-expensive iPad is a terrific tablet and potentially even a laptop replacement.

Larger display for better multitasking; Smart Connector lets you use Apple's keyboard cover or third-party option; iPadOS brings many software improvements

Mediocre cameras; Large bezels

Hands on: New iPad (2019) review

The new iPad for 2019 was something of a surprise - we weren't expecting Apple to refresh its entry-level tablet, but what we've got is something that delivers better performance and a more attractive screen at a strong price point.

Larger screen; smaller bezels; Smart connector

Lacks FaceID; Accessories are expensive