SpecEagle review · Apple

Apple iPad (10th gen, 2022) review: The redesigned entry iPad with USB-C and landscape camera.

Item: Apple iPad (10th gen, 2022)
Rating: 68
Author: SpecEagle Editorial

SpecEagle Editorial·Oct 2022·$449

Overall

68/100

Class rank

#56 of 125

Tier

Mid-range

Buy?

Look elsewhere

The verdict, up front

The entry iPad redesigned.

iPad 10 modernised the base iPad with flat edges, USB-C and a landscape selfie cam — significant updates at $449.

01Display

76/100

76/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2022.

TypeLiquid Retina IPS LCD

Size10.9 inches

Resolution2,360 × 1,640 px (264 ppi)

02Camera

64/100

64/100 trails the 68-point cohort average for mid-range phones of 2022.

Main12 MP, f/1.8

Selfie12 MP landscape (first iPad with landscape selfie)

03Performance

80/100

At 80/100 this is one of the strongest performance showings among mid-range phones of 2022 — 13 points above the cohort average.

ChipsetApple A14 Bionic

RAM4 GB

Storage64 / 256 GB

04Battery

78/100

78/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2022.

Capacity7,606 mAh

WiredUSB-C

05Build

80/100

80/100 puts it above the 75-point average for mid-range phones of 2022.

06Value

76/100

76/100 puts it above the 72-point average for mid-range phones of 2022.

What works

First iPad with landscape front camera.
USB-C arrives on entry iPad.
A14 + 5G + Wi-Fi 6.
New flat-edge design.

What doesn't

Only Apple Pencil 1 (with adapter).
60 Hz LCD.
64 GB base.
Magic Keyboard Folio sold separately.

Cross-shop it against

Pixel 7a

$499 · score 81/100

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 125-phone cohort of mid-range devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .