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Apple iPad (1st gen, 2010) review: 2010 the original iPad.

SpecEagle Editorial·Apr 2010·$499
Overall
78/100
Class rank
#2 of 6
Tier
Vintage
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

iPad (original 2010).

Apple's 2010 original iPad created the tablet category — sold 14 M units in year 1 despite no camera.

01Display

76/100

76/100 puts it above the 73-point average for vintage phones of 2010.

TypeIPS LCD
Size9.7"
Resolution1024 x 768

02Performance

70/100

70/100 — right at the average for vintage phones of 2010.

ChipsetApple A4
CPU1 GHz Cortex-A8
RAM256 MB

03Camera

0/100

0/100 is one of the weaker camera results among vintage phones of 2010 — 52 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

MainNone

04Battery

84/100

At 84/100 this is one of the strongest battery showings among vintage phones of 2010 — 6 points above the cohort average.

Web10 h

05Software

84/100

At 84/100 this is one of the strongest software showings among vintage phones of 2010 — 6 points above the cohort average.

What works
  • First iPad — created tablet category.
  • 10 h web battery.
  • Aluminium build.
  • Sold 14 M units year 1.
What doesn't
  • No camera at all.
  • Final iOS 5.1.1.
  • 256 MB RAM tiny.
  • 680 g chunky.
Cross-shop it against
HTC Hero
$180 · score 70/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 6-phone cohort of vintage devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .