New $329 Apple iPad 9.7" (5th Generation) Review! By TechDaily

What's going on guys, my name is weed with tech daily. So last week, alongside the product, red iPhone Apple also made a change to their iPad lineup. This is Apple's new iPad and I use the term new pretty loosely here. This particular iPad is just called iPad, and it's technically. The fifth generation of the standard 9.7 inch variant, not including the iPad Air's I'll, go over all the ins and outs of this device, of course, but right off the bat. The main selling point for this thing is its price I, just 329 dollars.

This is the cheapest, any nine point seven-inch iPad has ever been at launch and if you don't have one yet or are currently using something a bit outdated now might be an excellent time to not only upgrade but is most without having to pay an arm and a leg. So, let's check out what $329 gets you as far as the unboxing experience goes. There's really not too much to see here, but I've never been one to skip out on an unboxing underneath the iPad were greeted by the familiar design by Apple in California, packet and paperwork. Also included are the standard, lightning cable, as well as a large 12 watt power adapter to charge the larger iPad battery and underneath the last bit of plastic wrap. We have the very familiar nine point: seven-inch iPad, which I chose to get in that nice, gold color for $329, you get 32 gigabytes of storage and have the choice between silver, space, gray and gold, and if you do need extra storage, Apple does offer a 128 gigabyte model for $100 more in the iPad lineup.

This device fits in between the iPad, Mini and iPad pros, and it seems to take the place of the iPad Air, at least for now. It's obviously cheaper than the iPad Air was and offers fewer features in the iPad Pro nine point. Seven inches, and I'll go over all those differences in just a minute. As far as hardware is concerned, there's really nothing unexpected here you get that 1.2 megapixel FaceTime camera around front, which yes, is quite a bit outdated at this point on the back, you'll find the 8 megapixel F 2.4 aperture shooter, which is great and all, but please don't take pictures with your iPad in public. As far as buttons ago, the volume and power buttons are in the same place as always, and down at the bottom are dual speakers and the Lightning port in between them.

Now this fifth generation iPad is actually housed in the original thicker iPad Air casing and is back being about 0.29 inches thick instead of 0.2 4 inch is like the air to not a huge deal, not something most people would even notice, but it is worth mentioning, as Apple is essentially recycling their parts similar to what they did with the iPhone SE. One of the most important aspects of this iPad is how it performs, and I think this is where it really shines. It scored twenty-five, forty-eight and forty-four forty on Geek bench four, which is only about ten percent slower than the nine point. Seven-inch iPad Pro something I was really surprised to see inside you, Dan, updated a nine processor and m9 Co processor, with 2 gigabytes of RAM. Those specs are more than enough to handle anything from games to side-by-side, multitasking and even editing an exporting 4k video through the iMovie app, which is pretty impressive.

Unfortunately, to keep the cost of this iPad relatively low Apple did have to cut some corners as far as build quality and features are concerned, which are certainly noticeable and might be a deal-breaker for some. The first is touch ID well: we've had the much faster second generation touch ID sensor, since the iPhone 6s it hasn't made its way to the iPad touch. I'd is still good, don't get me wrong, but if you've been rocking any of the most recent iPhones or the new MacBook, for example, you're going to notice it's quite a bit slower than you're, probably used to, and not necessarily as accurate again, not a huge deal, but something at least worth noting. The other cost-cutting measure has to do with the screen and I think this is the most unfortunate part of this iPad. Well, the nine point: seven inch display definitely looks pretty good.

It's even supposed to be brighter than the iPad Air's. The screen itself is the non laminated two-piece, glass and digitizer setup. What that means is that there's a noticeable gap between the front glass and LCD digitizer so around the edges, you'll see sort of a black shadow where it's obvious that they don't meet and when touching on the screen, you'll definitely notice how your finger doesn't really feel like it's touching directly on the display. It looks and feels sort of like you're touching above it there's also much less reflective coating on this screen compared to the iPad Air 2. So in bright light and outdoor settings, visibility and glare might be an issue.

However, with all that being said, it's still a nine point. Seven inches Retina display with a 2048 by 1536 resolution at 264, pixels per inch and, generally speaking, it looks perfect for the average consumer. One other thing to note, though this iPad will not work with the Apple pencils, so if you're hoping to use it in that regard, you'll have to get one of the pro models instead, all in all, even with the cost-saving measures Apple took I, still think this is a really great deal at 329 bucks. In fact, I honestly think it's the best iPad you can buy when strictly looking at it from a value perspective. It's basically an iPad SE like the iPhone SE, its familiar hardware with upgraded internals and for people who have been holding out on upgrading their much older iPads or for people who have been reluctant to buy an iPad at all.

I think this is a great option overall. So hopefully you guys enjoyed this video. Definitely let me know what you think of the new iPad in the comments below also be sure to follow tech daily on Twitter and subscribe to the tech daily YouTube channel. If you haven't already, and I'll see you guys later.

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