26th November 2020, Kathmandu
Apple released iPad 10.2 (2020), the eighth generation iPad on 18th September 2020 during the “Time Flies” event. As you know that in Nepal the release is always late So, Now It is also available in Nepal. It is the successor of the last year’s 7th gen iPad (2019) and the cheapest iPad you can buy right now. The main highlight, A12 Bionic Processor instead of last year’s A10.
Below we have provided the specs, features, official price, and availability of the iPad 10.2 (2020) in Nepal.
iPad 10.2 (2020) Overview
Design and Display
The new iPad 10.2 isn’t all that new in terms of design setup. In fact, it feels and looks almost exactly the same as the iPad from 2019. There’s a 10.2-inch display with bezels all around. The top bezel includes the selfie camera, while the home button, with a built-in Touch ID sensor, is on the bottom side lip. This iPad includes two speakers, but both are on the bottom and face the same direction. The speaker is functional but not as impressive as stereo speakers. Likewise, the Lightning connector is located on the bottom of the tablet.
Looking at its physical appearance it has a 9.8 H x 6.8 W x 0.29 D-inches body. As they are available in two versions Cellular and Wi-Fi, The WI-FI weighs 490 gm and the cellular one weighs 495 gm. It features a LED-backlit IPS Retina Display with 2160 x 1620 pixels resolution. The choices of colors available are silver, Space Gray, or gold colors, which are the same color options we’ve seen over the last few years.
Performance
The iPad 10.2 has Apple’s A12 Bionic processor, an upgraded chipset compared to the last two iPad models. It’s not Apple’s latest, having first Z debuted in the iPhone smartphone, but a solid replacement for the last-generation iPad’s A10 Fusion chipset.
So, the A12 Bionic processor means improved and enhanced performance on this newest iPad, but still, this tablet won’t be as speedy as one of the most recent iPhone models or the iPad Air 4, which is integrated with the new A14 Bionic chipset.
The iPad runs on a Hexa-core processor with the support of an Apple GPU. For Operating system, it has the iPadOS 14.2 version. It has two types of storage variant, 3 GB RAM /32 GB ROM and 3 RAM /128 GB ROM. You should know that iPadOS now allows you to do multitask but for this iPad, you may find it will slow down a little, but it will still be capable of doing every task.
Camera
Talking about the camera of tablets, it is never going to be the true highlight. Thus Apple knows that, and it hasn’t made any type of upgrades over the camera you found on the last-generation tablet. So, the camera of this iPad isn’t going to give you photography similar to an iPhone, but instead, it’s good enough for video streaming or taking photos for an app on your tablet.
The features of the Apple iPad 10.2 (2020) camera in this iPad includes an 8MP rear shooter with f/2.4 aperture. Images taken with it appear strong and sharp colors. You can shoot videos of 1080p at 30fps and 720p at 120fps. At the front, it has a 1.2MP shooter with an f/2.4 aperture. It can shoot videos of 720p at 30fps.
Battery
The new iPad 2020 has a strong battery life which can last up to 10hrs in Multimedia. It has a Li-Po 32.4Wh battery which comes with a 12W charger.
Connectivity
It includes Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.2, 3G, 4G LTE,GPS,USB 2.0 Lightning with magnetic connector. This iPad also includes various sensors such as Accelerometer, Ambient Light, Barometer, gyro, compass. It has a front-mounted Fingerprint sensor.
Apple iPad 10.2 (2020) Specifications:
| Body: | 9.8H x 6.8W x 0.29D-inches |
| Weight: | 490gm (WiFi) 495gm (+ Cellular) |
| Display: | 10.2-inches LED-backlit IPS Retina Display |
| Resolution: | 2160 x 1620 pixels; 264 PPI; 4:3 aspect ratio |
| OS: | iPadOS 14.2 |
| Chipset: | Apple A12 Bionic chip with Neural Engine |
| CPU: | Hexa-core |
| GPU: | Apple GPU (4-core graphics) |
| RAM: | 3 GB |
| Storage: | 32GB 128GB |
| Rear Camera: | 8MP f/2.4 aperture 1080p at 30fps, 720p at 120fps |
| Front Camera: | 1.2MP f/2.4 aperture 720p at 30fps |
| Connectivity: | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.2, 3G, 4G LTE,GPS, USB 2.0 Lightning,; magnetic connector |
| Sensors: | Accelerometer, Ambient Light, Barometer Fingerprint (front-mounted), gyro, compass |
| Battery: | non-removable Li-Po 32.4Wh, 12W charger |
| Battery Life: | Up to 10 h on multimedia |
| Colors: | Silver, Space Gray, or gold colors |
Apple iPad 10.2 (2020) Price in Nepal
Finally, it’s the part where we discuss the price of the product. Apple iPad 10.2 (2020) has a starting price of NPR 58,000 in Nepal. It is available from resellers like Olizstore and the official Apple Evo store.
| iPad 2020 Model | Apple iPad 10.2 (2020) Price in Nepal |
| Apple iPad 10.2 (2020): 32GB, Wi-Fi | NPR 58,000 |
| Apple iPad 10.2 (2020): 32GB, Wi-Fi + Cellular | N/A |
| Apple iPad 10.2 (2020): 128GB, Wi-Fi | NPR 69,000 |
| Apple iPad 10.2 (2020): 128GB, Wi-Fi + Cellular | NPR 88,000 |