The back piece can be folded outward to create an adjustable stand for the iPad, and the front piece is a full-size keyboard with a trackpad and a row of function keys. The Magic Keyboard Folio is a two-piece magnetic cover. The Magic Keyboard FolioĪpple has also introduced an all-new keyboard accessory alongside the 10th-generation iPad. It comes in four bright finishes: blue, pink, yellow, and silver. The 10th generation iPad is available to order today, with a starting price of $449 ($599 for cellular). The device can be unlocked using Touch ID via the top button - the same spot that it is located on the iPad Air and iPad mini. The new iPad features a 10.9-inch Liquid Retina display with True Tone, an updated 12MP back camera which can shoot 4K video, an Ultra Wide 12MP front camera with support for Center Stage, Wi-Fi 6, and 5G on cellular models. This is the same chip family that debuted in the iPhone 12, so it’s a solid, fairly modern processor (the 9th generation iPad used the A13 Bionic chip). While the 10th generation iPad is not getting upgraded to the M-series chips, it is seeing a spec bump to the A14 Bionic. The camera on the new iPad Pros remains on the portrait edge. The bad news: this very nice new change is only coming to the non-Pro models. This is something that iPad users have been clamoring for for years, and it’s good to see Apple finally making it happen. In a unique tweak for a redesign that is otherwise similar to its siblings, Apple has moved the front-facing camera to the landscape edge on the new iPad. One potential explanation for the lack of Pencil 2 support is that the landscape edge of the device - where the 2nd generation Apple Pencil magnetically connects on other iPad models - has a new addition in the exact location where that connector would otherwise go. While the situation is not great, Apple will at least be including the new USB-C to Apple Pencil adaptor in the box for any new purchasers of the 1st generation Pencil. Weirdness with the Apple Pencil connection is probably not a good reason for Apple to delay switching to USB-C on this iPad, but the obvious solution was to add support for the Apple Pencil 2 (just like they did on last year’s excellent iPad mini). The old way was bad but at least the new way is bad /mLp2B1ANy1
This may look less awkward than the old way, but I don’t think it’s an improvement.
So the new iPad-to-Pencil charging story is to plug a USB-C to USB-C cable into your iPad, plug the new dongle into the USB-C cable, and then plug your original Apple Pencil into the dongle. To handle this unfortunate turn of events, Apple is also releasing a $9 “USB-C to Apple Pencil” adaptor. But because the 10th gen iPad has switched to USB-C, users no longer have any convenient charging method. On prior iPad models, the Pencil could be conveniently (albeit awkwardly) plugged into the iPad itself to charge. The original Apple Pencil (which has not been updated today, and is the only Pencil that the new iPad supports) still only charges via its male Lightning connector. The 10th gen has also ditched its Lightning connector in favor of USB-C, which is a nice improvement for everyone except Apple Pencil users. However, unlike every other iPad with the new design, the new model does not support the magnetically-connected Apple Pencil 2. The new 10th generation standard iPad is the last device in the iPad product line to be updated to the modern square-edged case design.
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