The iPad 10.2 (2019) is Apple's refreshed and still-reasonably-priced iPad with a marginally bigger screen, Smart Keyboard Cover compatibility, and extra RAM. Even though it's not very different from last year's iPad 9.7, which now also runs iPadOS, this 7th-gen iPad continues to be brilliant at the basics.
The iPad 10.2 continues from where last year's entry-level iPad 9.7 left off: offering Apple's best value for a brand-new iPad at a ridiculously reasonable price - and a price that's often discounted by third-party retailers.
We'd describe it in three succinct ways: bigger, budget and basic. New is the 10.2-inch display that's marginally bigger than the classic 9.7-inch screen size. Every fraction of an inch helps if you're planning to use Split View on iPadOS, and the actual iPad dimensions aren't much larger.
There's also compatibility with Apple's fabric Smart Keyboard Cover, which we've always found to work better than often-unreliable Bluetooth keyboards, no syncing or charging needed. It simply snaps onto Apple's Smart Connector (the first time the pogo-pin port has appeared on a basic iPad). Note: the keyboard is sold separately, as is the Apple Pencil, and it's quite expensive.