Apple iPad 9.7

Apple takes its no-frills tablet and adds… one frill. But with its wide range of apps and build quality, it’s still the mid-price master

Last year, Apple introduced its cheapest non-Mini iPad ever, the iPad 5th-gen. It came with no bells or whistles, but also few flaws. It was a fast, slick, well-built machine for a great price that makes for an ideal entertainment tablet to have lying around the house. A year later, it’s still more than good enough for that job, yet Apple has given us a new version.

More is less

So what improvements has it made? Well, barely any, actually. The new iPad now supports Apple Pencil – the company’s own (very impressive) stylus – and has a faster Apple A10 processor. The price has also come down to a tidy `28,000 (for the 32GB Wi-Fi model).