2019 iPad (7th Gen) - Unboxing & Review! By Brandon Butch

What's up guys, my name is Brandon, and today we're going to be checking out the brand-new 2019 seventh generation, 10.2-inch, iPad and I, say brand-new, but as you'll see in this video there's really nothing brand new about it. So we'll talk more on that once we unbox this guy and take a look at it now, the unboxing experience is going to be exactly what you'd expect from an Apple product. We have the color-coordinated Apple logos on top and bottom same with the iPad text on each side, so we're just going to go ahead and dig into the plastic here, it's a lot harder to unbox the iPad than the iPhone, because we still for some reason do not have the pull tabs on the iPads I said we got the plastic up there, just going to take the top off, and you can see we have the iPad right there. Now this iPad does start at $329 for 32 gigabytes of storage, and then you also do get the option for 128 gigabytes of storage for four hundred and twenty-nine dollars, and of course that is for the Wi-Fi. Only version, if you want cellular, add $130 to each of those price tags, so we're going to set this to the side. Just take a look at what else is in the box.

Here, it's exactly what you would expect. Like I said we do have the regular USB cable to lightning. So we don't have USB see here. We have our design by Apple in California pamphlet here with your get started, guide and your Apple stickers, and then we have these same 12 watt power, brick here that we've had in the iPad for a while now so let's go ahead and set all this to the side. Take the plastic off this iPad and talk about it.

So this is the 2019-seventh generation, iPad I did get mine in the gold colorway. We flip it around to the front here you can see. We have that brand new 10.2 inch display, so it did get a little bigger. It jumped up from nine point seven inches from last year, but it's still practically the same, boring LCD. Now, of course, that it is a bigger screen.

We do have a larger resolution at 2160 by 1620, but with the exact same pixel density as last year. We also have these same 500 nits of brightness. From last year. We have the same saturation, pretty much the exact same everything, so you can see here. We do have the set-up screen as expected now I'm assuming this does come with iOS 13 as well.

So of course, as you've already seen by now, we do have these same ugly. Bezels around the display here on the iPad looks awful, especially when you're coming from an iPhone or an iPad without the bezels, but I do get it. It is the entry-level model, it's only $329, but still it's ugly. So we do have touch ID here as well. You can see I'm going to set that up.

It's the same touch ID sensor as last year. Nothing has changed there. It's not going to be more accurate, so I can be any faster or anything like that. We, of course, don't have faced ID, like we have with the iPad Pro now inside the new iPad. We do have apples 810 fusion chip, which is the exact same chip found in the iPhone 7 and 7 plus from 2016, but guess what else? It's also in that's right.

Last year's six generation iPad. So it's the exact same chip. We didn't even get an upgrade in the internals, we're still rocking that 2016 CPU. So you can see here in the setup. It's just asking us for our Express settings, we're just going to continue on all this I'm going to update my settings manually, we'll set up Siri later on I, don't feel like saying those magic words.

It's telling us about screen time, app analytics! Oh, yes, this is going to come with iPadOS iPad, OS 13, and you can see here we do get the light and dark mode, which is all new here in iOS 13 and iPadOS 13. There are a lot of big benefits going from iOS 12 to on an iPad, there's going to be a ton of big features. An iPadOS 13 I made multiple videos about that. If you haven't seen them, I will have links to those down in the description below. But, of course, that is going to make this new iPad feel a lot more powerful and a lot better than previous iPads just based off software alone, however, you can still get iPadOS 13 on the Oder iPads as well.

So there's really not a lot of point and updating to the 2019 iPad, but I'll touch on that a little more so, like I said we have pretty much the same display with the same chip. So what about the speakers yep? Those are the same as last year as well. Touch ID, like I mentioned. That's also the same as last year. What about the cameras? Remember we had that ugly super terrible 1.2, megapixel front-facing camera last year, yep, that's still the case here at 2019, same 1.2, megapixel, camera on the front and the same terrible camera on the back as well at 8 megapixels, so no improvements in the cameras. So what about second generation Apple Pencil support nope that still doesn't work here on the 2019 iPad only first generation Apple Pencil support for some reason, and it just continues to feel the exact same.

As last year's nine point. Seven-inch iPad, so what is actually different from last year's iPad to this new 2019 17 raisin iPad. Well, the display size, that's pretty much, if Is mean we have the addition of the smart connector as well. That allows you to connect a smart keyboard to your iPad and you know, type on it, but I highly doubt anybody that buys this iPad going to even consider buying that smart Keyboard, because it's $159, that's almost half the price of this iPad right here. That doesn't make any sense to buy that, and you likely only bought this iPad because you're on a budget I mean that's pretty much.

The only reason anybody would buy a $300 tablet is that they're on a budget, there are so many better options in the iPad lineup. So nobody that buys this iPad is probably going to be buying a $159 keyboard. Now, like I said, we do have iPadOS 13 here, which is really nice. You're going to get a really nice experience on the iPad, with iPadOS 13, a ton of new features completely redesigned on the home screen as well, going from iOS 12, but again iPadOS 13 is also available on the older iPad. So it's not like you're getting some exclusive software or anything like that.

This is also going to be available on last year's iPad and just playing around with this 2019 iPad. For a few minutes it feels like d?j? vu. It just feels like I'm, using the same iPad as last year, of course, because, like I said it pretty much is the same thing as last year and that's a big reason. I would not recommend the 2019 entry-level 10.2-inch iPad, but I would recommend the iPad Mini 5 from just earlier this year. Now this guy has apples far superior a 12 Bionic chipset in it, it's going to be literally like at least twice as fast as this iPad.

It also starts at 64 gigabytes instead of 32 like this iPad, and it's only 70 dollars more than the 10.2-inch iPad here now. Yes, of course, you do get a much smaller display, as you can see here, but you're going to get a much more powerful device. You're going to get a better display, just a more compact device as well, but of course I understand, that's not for everybody. Now everybody wants this small display, so you can also go up to $4.99 for the iPad Air, which has a very similar 10.5 inch Retina display and that same a12 chip. That I was talking about it's in the iPad Mini 5.

Now I did make a video earlier this year on. Why I returned my iPad Air for the iPad Mini, so you may want to watch that video before purchasing any iPad. But of course like with any purchasing decision, there are a ton of variables. Everybody uses an iPad for a different reason, so I may as well throw another option out there at you as well, and that is the top-of-the-line iPad Pro they 2018 iPad Pro. If you want the best of the best, this is the device to go with now.

The 2018 iPad Pro is on for those pro users who are going to want the best of the best. Of course, this is the best tablet on the market, and this is definitely the one to go with. If you don't want to update your tablet for a very long time, this is a tablet I feel like you, won't have to upgrade for like 10 years. Every other tablet, like this tablet right here, the entry-level iPad, the 10.2 inch that I've made this video on is pretty much only gonna. Last you a couple of years because it has apples, outdated, 810, fusion chip, and it's just not gonna.

Last long, unless you only do things like web browsing and note-taking, and things like that which I totally understand I mean that's what some people do. That's what a lot of people in the market for this iPad are going to be doing, and, quite frankly, a lot of people won't care about the bezels as well pretty much. The only people that will care about the bezels are people that have liked the iPad Pro or if they have an iPhone that doesn't have bezels, it will be very annoying. But if you don't have any newer, Apple products, it's not really going to bother you, but of course you guys have heard my opinion I. Don't like the look of it.

I, don't think it's very powerful I, don't think it's worth the money, because I think for $70 more you could just get the iPad Mini or like I mentioned earlier, you can go up $100 and get the iPad Air. There are just so many variables for choosing the right iPad to purchase here in 2019, so the bottom line is, if you're in the market for an iPad I would not recommend getting the entry-level iPad this year. Even if you only whet browse and take notes, I still wouldn't recommend it. I, don't think it's worth it is like I said the iPad Mini is my choice in this price range, but only if you don't mind the slightly smaller screen now, if you do mind that slightly smaller screen, then the iPad Air or last year's nine point seven-inch iPad are both better choices than they 2019 at ten point, two-inch iPad and by the way, guys the Apple Store, isn't the only place that purchased these things. You can find anything I've mentioned in this video on Amazon or on eBay, and you can get them at a discounted price.

Apple is always going to be selling the iPads and iPhones for more than what you could be paying on Amazon or, like I, said on eBay. Even but, like I said, the 2019 10.2-inch iPad is pretty much exactly the same as last year we have the same speakers. We have the same cameras. We have the same 810 fusion chips. Furthermore, we have the same display just slightly bigger they're, the same color.

It's the same storage same everything. So that's a big reason to not purchase not pay a little more for the 2019 version, because it's pretty much exactly the same, so anyways guys there you have it. That is my video on the 2019 10.2-inch iPad, the seventh generation iPad. Let me know what you guys think about this down in the comments section below. Is it something you're considering that this video make you not consider it anymore? Let me know what your thoughts about this iPad and any of the iPads down in the comment section below and, of course, if you guys enjoyed this video I would appreciate it if you gave it a thumbs up and, of course, subscribe for a lot more videos on all the latest Apple products and also the latest iOS releases, but anyways guys thanks again for watching, and I'll see you soon.

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Source : Brandon Butch