![]() ![]() I haven't done a battery benchmark but it's doing a full day with ease. No surprise, since the iPad's claim of around 10 hours of battery life has been the same for years, though it varies a few hours more or less depending on the model. I multitasked, read, watched shows, played games, worked on stories, and the battery held. I was able to do a Zoom for an hour without making much of a dent on a full charge. The smart keyboard case and Apple Pencil work with this iPad, but they cost extra and aren't the most recent versions.īattery life so far: Pretty good, as always I find it a huge help with editing and navigating, especially while the iPad is propped up on a desk with a kickstand case. Just like every other recent iPad, with iPadOS 14 you can connect a mouse or trackpad (or get a trackpad-enabled keyboard case). Trackpad and mouse support is the best 2020 iPad feature There's no Apple Magic Keyboard for this iPad, but you can use Apple's older smart connector Smart Keyboard cover, which is compact but lacks a trackpad. It's perfectly usable, but at $150 it's an expensive accessory. The Logitech Combo Touch has a trackpad, but its bulkier case and kickstand design aren't great for lap typing. The Apple Pencil still goes in the Lightning port to charge. But it's terrible for centering your face. The iPad's camera is good enough, even in a step-down mode, and better than most laptops. My face ends up off-angle and strangely centered, staring off into space. ![]() Most annoying iPad feature in 2020: The front-facing camera is still on the side in landscape mode, which is the mode most of us do chats and Zooms in. But for most people I bet this iPad will be fine. The Air looks like it would make a lovely gift for someone who needs a more powerful iPad for art or graphics work, and wants to save over the Pro. As a result, it's not the same product at all. The fancier Air comes out soon, and it looks nice. IPads in my house tend to be free screens we grab to do things, and this basic iPad fits that role fantastically. But multitasking and file saving are still weird and frustrating, even with iPadOS 14 improvements. App support is amazing, and Apple's streaming-friendly ecosystem also helps it double as a fantastic little TV. The iPad still isn't as useful as a Chromebook for a lot of school tools, at least in my house. I'm writing this review on it using the smart keyboard (editing and prepping on CNET's content management system is still best on a laptop). So this all adds up to: The iPad Is Totally Fine.
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