Thoughts on The "Cheapest" iPad Ever (iPad 2018)

Supports Apple Pencil - Good. Very good!
A10 Chip - Fast!
Band 28 (for cellular model) - Yeah!
9.7" - Just right!
Price - $469 WiFi, 32GB, no Pencil - Bad. Will wait a couple of months when price begins to drop.

Finish
Silver
Gold
Space Grey
Models
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi + Cellular
Capacity1
Wi-Fi
32GB
128GB
Wi-Fi + Cellular
32GB
128GB
Size and Weight2
Height: 240 mm (9.4 inches)
Width: 169.5 mm (6.6 inches)
Depth: 7.5 mm (0.29 inch)
Weight: 469 g (1.03 pounds)
Height: 240 mm (9.4 inches)
Width: 169.5 mm (6.6 inches)
Depth: 7.5 mm (0.29 inch)
Weight: 478 g (1.05 pounds)
240 mm
(9.4 inches)169.5 mm
(6.6 inches)7.5 mm
(0.29 inch)
Buttons and Connectors
Home/Touch ID sensorBuilt‑in stereo speakersLightning connector3.5-mm headphone jack On/Off Sleep/WakeVolume up/downNano-SIM tray
(Wi-Fi + Cellular model)
Connector
Lightning

In the Box
iPad
Lightning to USB Cable
USB Power Adapter
Display
Retina display
9.7-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit Multi-Touch display with IPS technology
2048-by-1536-pixel resolution at 264 ppi
Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating
Supports Apple Pencil
Chip
A10 Fusion chip with 64-bit architecture
Embedded M10 coprocessor
Camera, Photos and Video Recording
Camera
8‑megapixel photos
Live Photos
Autofocus
Panorama (up to 43 megapixels)
HDR for photos
Exposure control
Burst mode
Tap to focus
Timer mode
ƒ/2.4 aperture
Five-element lens
Hybrid IR filter
Backside illumination
Auto image stabilisation
Body and face detection
Photo geotagging
Video Recording
1080p HD video recording
Slow motion (120 fps)
Time-lapse video with stabilisation
Video image stabilisation
Body and face detection
3× video zoom
Video geotagging
FaceTime HD Camera
1.2-megapixel photos
Live Photos
ƒ/2.2 aperture
Retina Flash
720p HD video recording
Backside illumination
HDR for photos and videos
Body and face detection
Burst mode
Exposure control
Timer mode
Video Calling3
FaceTime video
iPad to any FaceTime-enabled device over Wi‑Fi
FaceTime video
iPad to any FaceTime-enabled device over Wi‑Fi or a mobile network
Audio Calling3
FaceTime audio
iPad to any FaceTime-enabled device over Wi‑Fi
FaceTime audio
iPad to any FaceTime-enabled device over Wi‑Fi or a mobile network
Mobile and Wireless
Wi-Fi model
Wi‑Fi (802.11a/b/g/n/ac); dual band (2.4GHz and 5GHz); HT80 with MIMO
Bluetooth 4.2 technology
Wi-Fi + Cellular model
Wi‑Fi (802.11a/b/g/n/ac); dual band (2.4GHz and 5GHz); HT80 with MIMO
Bluetooth 4.2 technology
UMTS/HSPA/HSPA+/​DC‑HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz); GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
CDMA EV-DO Rev. A and Rev. B (800, 1900 MHz)
LTE (Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41)4
Data only5
Wi-Fi calling4
SIM Card
Nano-SIM (supports Apple SIM)
Apple SIM compatible
Learn more about Apple SIM
Location
Digital compass
Wi-Fi
iBeacon microlocation
Digital compass
Wi-Fi
Assisted GPS and GLONASS
Mobile data
iBeacon microlocation
Sensors
Touch ID
Three-axis gyro
Accelerometer
Barometer
Ambient light sensor
Touch ID Fingerprint identity sensor built into the Home button
Apple Pay
Pay with your iPad using Touch ID within selected apps and on participating websites
Learn more about Apple Pay
Siri6
Use your voice to send messages, set reminders and more
Use hands-free
Listen to and identify songs
Learn more about Siri
Power and Battery7
Built‑in 32.4‑watt‑hour rechargeable lithium‑polymer battery
Up to 10 hours of surfing the web on Wi-Fi, watching video or listening to music
Charging via USB to a computer system or power adapter
Built‑in 32.4‑watt‑hour rechargeable lithium‑polymer battery
Up to 10 hours of surfing the web on Wi-Fi, watching video or listening to music
Up to 9 hours of surfing the web using a mobile data network
Charging via USB to a computer system or power adapter
Operating System
iOS 11
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Accessibility
Accessibility features help people with disabilities get the most out of their new iPad. With built‑in support for vision, hearing, physical and motor skills, and learning and literacy, you can create and do amazing things. Learn more

Features include:
VoiceOver
Zoom
Magnifier
Siri and Dictation
Switch Control
Closed Captions
AssistiveTouch
Speak Screen
Built-in Apps
Camera
Photos
Messages
FaceTime
Mail
Music
Safari
Maps
Siri
Calendar
iTunes Store
App Store
Notes
Contacts
iBooks
Home
Reminders
Clock
TV
News
Photo Booth
Podcasts
Find My iPhone
Find My Friends
Files
Free Apps from Apple8
Pages, Numbers, Keynote, iMovie, GarageBand, iTunes U and Clips are preinstalled on iPad.

Pages
Numbers
Keynote
iMovie
GarageBand
iTunes U
Apple Store
Remote
Music Memos
Clips
Swift Playgrounds
System Requirements
Apple ID (required for some features)
Internet access9
Syncing with iTunes on a Mac or PC requires:
Mac: OS X 10.10.5 or later
PC: Windows 7 or later
iTunes 12.7.3 or later (free download from www.itunes.com/au/download)
Languages
Language support
English (Australia, UK, US), Chinese (Simplified, Traditional, Traditional Hong Kong), French (Canada, France), German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Spanish (Latin America, Mexico, Spain), Arabic, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal), Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese

QuickType keyboard support
English (Australia, Canada, India, Singapore, UK, US), Chinese — Simplified (Handwriting, Pinyin, Stroke), Chinese — Traditional (Cangjie, Handwriting, Pinyin, Stroke, Sucheng, Zhuyin), French (Belgium, Canada, France, Switzerland), German (Austria, Germany, Switzerland), Italian, Japanese (Kana, Romaji), Korean, Spanish (Latin America, Mexico, Spain), Arabic (Modern Standard, Najdi), Armenian, Azerbaijani, Belarusian, Bengali, Bulgarian, Catalan, Cherokee, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Emoji, Estonian, Filipino, Finnish, Flemish, Georgian, Greek, Gujarati, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Hindi (Devanagari, Transliteration), Hinglish, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Irish, Kannada, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malay, Malayalam, Maori, Marathi, Norwegian, Odia, Persian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal), Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Serbian (Cyrillic, Latin), Slovak, Slovenian, Swahili, Swedish, Tamil (Script, Transliteration), Telugu, Thai, Tibetan, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Vietnamese, Welsh

QuickType keyboard support with predictive input
English (Australia, Canada, India, Singapore, UK, US), Chinese (Simplified, Traditional), French (Belgium, Canada, France, Switzerland), German (Austria, Germany, Switzerland), Italian, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Spanish (Latin America, Mexico, Spain), Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal), Thai, Turkish

Siri languages
English (Australia, Canada, India, Ireland, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, UK, US), Spanish (Chile, Mexico, Spain, US), French (Belgium, Canada, France, Switzerland), German (Austria, Germany, Switzerland), Italian (Italy, Switzerland), Japanese, Korean, Mandarin (Mainland China, Taiwan), Cantonese (Mainland China, Hong Kong), Arabic (Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates), Danish (Denmark), Dutch (Belgium, Netherlands), Finnish (Finland), Hebrew (Israel), Malay (Malaysia), Norwegian (Norway), Portuguese (Brazil), Russian (Russia), Swedish (Sweden), Thai (Thailand), Turkish (Turkey)

Dictation languages
English (Australia, Canada, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, UK, US), Spanish (Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Spain, Uruguay, US), French (Belgium, Canada, France, Luxembourg, Switzerland), German (Austria, Germany, Luxembourg, Switzerland), Italian (Italy, Switzerland), Japanese, Korean, Mandarin (Mainland China, Taiwan), Cantonese (Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau), Arabic (Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates), Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch (Belgium, Netherlands), Finnish, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi (India), Hungarian, Indonesian, Malaysian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal), Romanian, Russian, Shanghainese (Mainland China), Slovak, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese

Definition dictionary support
English, Chinese (Simplified, Traditional), Danish, Dutch, French, German, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish

Bilingual dictionary support
Chinese (Simplified), Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish

Spell check
English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Swedish, Turkish

Audio Playback
Frequency response: 20Hz to 20,000Hz
Audio formats supported: AAC (8 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), HE-AAC, MP3 (8 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Dolby Digital (AC-3), Dolby Digital Plus (E-AC-3), Audible (formats 2, 3, 4, Audible Enhanced Audio, AAX and AAX+), Apple Lossless, AIFF and WAV
User-configurable maximum volume limit
TV and Video
AirPlay Mirroring, photos, and audio and video out to Apple TV (2nd generation or later)
Video mirroring and video out support: Up to 1080p through Lightning Digital AV Adapter and Lightning to VGA Adapter (adapters sold separately)
Video formats supported: H.264 video up to 4K, 30 frames per second, High Profile level 4.2 with AAC‑LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio or Dolby Audio up to 1008 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo or multichannel audio in .m4v, .mp4 and .mov file formats; MPEG‑4 video up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC‑LC audio up to 160 Kbps per channel, 48kHz, stereo audio or Dolby Audio up to 1008 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo or multichannel audio in .m4v, .mp4 and .mov file formats; Motion JPEG (M‑JPEG) up to 35 Mbps, 1280 by 720 pixels, 30 frames per second, audio in ulaw, PCM stereo audio in .avi file format
Mail Attachment Support
Viewable document types
.jpg, .tiff, .gif (images); .doc and .docx (Microsoft Word); .htm and .html (web pages); .key (Keynote); .numbers (Numbers); .pages (Pages); .pdf (Preview and Adobe Acrobat); .ppt and .pptx (Microsoft PowerPoint); .txt (text); .rtf (rich text format); .vcf (contact information); .xls and .xlsx (Microsoft Excel); .zip; .ics

Environmental Requirements
Operating ambient temperature: 0° to 35° C (32° to 95° F)
Nonoperating temperature: −20° to 45° C (−4° to 113° F)
Relative humidity: 5% to 95% noncondensing
Operating altitude: Tested up to 3,000 metres (10,000 feet)