<s>
The	O
iPad	B-Device
9.7-inch	I-Device
(	O
officially	O
iPad	B-Device
(	O
5th	O
generation	O
)	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
tablet	B-Device
computer	I-Device
designed	O
,	O
developed	O
,	O
and	O
marketed	O
by	O
Apple	O
Inc	O
.	O
After	O
its	O
announcement	O
on	O
March	O
21	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
conflicting	O
naming	O
conventions	O
spawned	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
different	O
names	O
,	O
including	O
"	O
seventh-generation	O
iPad	B-Device
"	O
or	O
"	O
iPad	B-Device
(	O
2017	O
)	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
was	O
released	O
five	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
previous	O
iPad	B-Device
(	O
4th	O
generation	O
)	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
Air	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
in	O
2013	O
as	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
lineup	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
Air	I-Operating_System
lineup	O
continued	O
as	O
a	O
separate	O
,	O
higher-end	O
device	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
was	O
positioned	O
as	O
an	O
entry-level	O
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
Air	I-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
,	O
this	O
iPad	B-Device
does	O
not	O
have	O
a	O
fully	O
laminated	O
display	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
lacks	O
an	O
anti-reflective	O
coating	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
27	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
Apple	O
announced	O
its	O
successor	O
,	O
the	O
sixth-generation	B-Device
iPad	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
also	O
marked	O
the	O
discontinuation	O
of	O
the	O
2017	B-Device
iPad	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
iPad	B-Device
model	O
was	O
announced	O
by	O
Apple	O
on	O
March	O
24	O
,	O
2017	O
in	O
a	O
press	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
has	O
been	O
confusion	O
around	O
its	O
naming	O
,	O
being	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
just	O
"	O
iPad	B-Device
"	O
in	O
marketing	O
,	O
but	O
called	O
the	O
"	O
fifth-generation	B-Device
iPad	I-Device
"	O
in	O
official	O
statements	O
and	O
specifications	O
sheets	O
,	O
a	O
title	O
previously	O
taken	O
by	O
2013	B-Operating_System
's	I-Operating_System
iPad	I-Operating_System
Air	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
sources	O
refer	O
to	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
seventh-generation	O
iPad	B-Device
"	O
,	O
when	O
including	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
Air	I-Operating_System
and	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
Air	I-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
as	O
the	O
fifth	O
-	O
and	O
sixth-generation	B-Device
iPads	I-Device
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
also	O
been	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
"	O
iPad	B-Device
2017	I-Device
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Matt	O
Kapko	O
of	O
CIO	O
wrote	O
that	O
Apple	O
's	O
introductory	O
pricing	O
of	O
$329	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
for	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
,	O
a	O
$70	O
price	O
reduction	O
vs	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
Air	I-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
,	O
appeared	O
to	O
be	O
designed	O
to	O
fend	O
off	O
the	O
encroachment	O
of	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
Chromebook	B-Operating_System
laptops	O
in	O
the	O
education	O
sector	O
and	O
to	O
foster	O
wider	O
adoption	O
in	O
customer-facing	O
terminals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kapko	O
also	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
device	O
is	O
designed	O
to	O
appeal	O
to	O
businesses	O
that	O
require	O
inexpensive	O
tablets	B-Device
for	O
undemanding	O
use	O
,	O
including	O
as	O
kiosks	O
,	O
checkout	O
terminals	O
,	O
and	O
hospitality	O
screens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fifth	O
generation	O
iPad	B-Device
shares	O
most	O
design	O
elements	O
with	O
the	O
iPadAir	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
9.7-inch	O
(	O
25cm	O
)	O
screen	B-Device
,	O
thickness	O
,	O
and	O
differences	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
the	O
physical	O
mute	O
switch	O
,	O
smaller	O
microphone	O
holes	O
and	O
only	O
a	O
single	O
row	O
of	O
speaker	O
holes	O
,	O
and	O
storage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compared	O
to	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
Air	I-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
processor	O
is	O
updated	O
from	O
the	O
Apple	O
A8X	O
to	O
the	O
A9	O
with	O
the	O
embedded	O
Apple	B-Device
M9	I-Device
motion	B-Device
co-processor	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fifth	O
generation	O
iPad	B-Device
has	O
2gigabytes	O
of	O
RAM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
other	O
iPad	B-Device
models	O
available	O
,	O
this	O
iPad	B-Device
's	O
display	O
is	O
not	O
fully	O
laminated	O
and	O
does	O
not	O
have	O
anti-reflective	O
coating	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
this	O
iPad	B-Device
has	O
a	O
brighter	O
screen	B-Device
than	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
Air	I-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
(	O
25%	O
brighter	O
according	O
to	O
Apple	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Contrasting	O
with	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
lineup	O
,	O
this	O
iPad	B-Device
features	O
only	O
two	O
speakers	O
(	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
four	O
)	O
,	O
has	O
no	O
Smart	O
Connector	O
support	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
no	O
camera	O
flash	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
its	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Apple	O
A9	O
processor	O
and	O
accompanying	O
M9	B-Device
motion	I-Device
co-processor	I-Device
,	O
introduced	O
with	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6S	I-Operating_System
in	O
2015	O
,	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
does	O
not	O
feature	O
support	O
for	O
always-on	O
"	O
Hey	O
Siri	O
"	O
voice	O
input	O
,	O
a	O
feature	O
advertised	O
as	O
being	O
made	O
possible	O
by	O
low-power	O
processing	O
in	O
the	O
then-new	O
chips	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
use	O
of	O
"	O
Hey	O
Siri	O
"	O
is	O
limited	O
to	O
when	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
is	O
connected	O
to	O
power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
its	O
original	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
shipped	O
with	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
,	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
Apple	O
's	O
mobile	B-Operating_System
operating	I-Operating_System
system	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
units	O
sold	O
come	O
with	O
the	O
new	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
11	I-Operating_System
operating	O
system	O
after	O
its	O
Fall	O
2017	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
included	O
Touch	O
ID	O
fingerprint	O
sensor	O
allows	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
unlock	O
the	O
device	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
approve	O
purchases	O
from	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
,	O
iTunes	O
Store	O
,	O
and	O
iBooks	O
Store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Touch	O
ID	O
and	O
Apple	B-Application
Pay	I-Application
let	O
the	O
user	O
purchase	O
items	O
from	O
websites	O
or	O
from	O
within	O
apps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPad	B-Device
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
significantly	O
praised	O
for	O
performance	O
,	O
with	O
reviewers	O
asserting	O
that	O
the	O
model	O
was	O
noticeably	O
faster	O
than	O
older	O
iPad	B-Device
models	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
for	O
its	O
price	O
and	O
battery	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
criticized	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
for	O
lacking	O
a	O
laminated	O
and	O
anti-reflective	O
screen	B-Device
,	O
lack	O
of	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
Pencil	I-Device
,	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
Smart	O
Connector	O
for	O
accessories	O
such	O
as	O
attachable	O
keyboards	O
,	O
the	O
latter	O
two	O
of	O
these	O
criticisms	O
being	O
remedied	O
with	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
(	O
6th	O
generation	O
)	O
a	O
year	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
introductory	O
price	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
was	O
the	O
lowest	O
ever	O
for	O
an	O
iPad	B-Device
,	O
with	O
the	O
media	O
noting	O
that	O
the	O
lower	O
price	O
might	O
be	O
an	O
effort	O
to	O
encourage	O
wider	O
adoption	O
of	O
the	O
tablet	B-Device
in	O
the	O
education	O
sector	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
for	O
businesses	O
needing	O
inexpensive	O
tablets	B-Device
for	O
undemanding	O
uses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dieter	O
Bohn	O
of	O
The	O
Verge	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
thin	O
,	O
fast	O
tablet	B-Device
"	O
,	O
and	O
praised	O
the	O
screen	B-Device
for	O
being	O
"	O
very	O
good	O
"	O
,	O
despite	O
not	O
having	O
"	O
the	O
fancy	O
True	O
Tone	O
display	O
that	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
does	O
,	O
nor	O
does	O
it	O
have	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
things	O
that	O
made	O
the	O
screen	B-Device
on	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
Air	I-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
so	O
nice	O
:	O
lamination	O
and	O
anti-reflectivity	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
criticized	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
support	O
for	O
attachable	O
keyboards	O
and	O
Apple	B-Device
Pencil	I-Device
,	O
while	O
praising	O
the	O
A9	O
processor	O
as	O
"	O
significantly	O
faster	O
than	O
older	O
iPads	B-Device
"	O
,	O
though	O
noting	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
n't	O
"	O
necessarily	O
significantly	O
faster	O
than	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
Air	I-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
not	O
as	O
fast	O
as	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
disliked	O
that	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
only	O
features	O
two	O
speakers	O
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
four	O
on	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
,	O
while	O
summarizing	O
the	O
overall	O
review	O
with	O
"	O
Fundamentally	O
,	O
what	O
I	O
am	O
trying	O
to	O
tell	O
you	O
is	O
that	O
this	O
is	O
an	O
iPad	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
You	O
trust	O
that	O
iPads	B-Device
are	O
decent	O
tablets	B-Device
and	O
that	O
they	O
have	O
a	O
basic	O
level	O
of	O
quality	O
,	O
speed	O
,	O
and	O
functionality	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Get	O
one	O
if	O
you	O
need	O
one	O
,	O
but	O
do	O
n't	O
stress	O
that	O
you	O
're	O
missing	O
out	O
if	O
you	O
do	O
n't	O
.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Sascha	O
Segan	O
of	O
PC	O
Magazine	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
The	O
Apple	B-Device
iPad	I-Device
is	O
more	O
affordable	O
than	O
ever	O
"	O
and	O
noted	O
that	O
"	O
While	O
there	O
's	O
little	O
reason	O
for	O
existing	O
iPad	B-Device
owners	O
to	O
upgrade	O
,	O
the	O
new	O
iPad	B-Device
's	O
price	O
stabs	O
a	O
stake	O
into	O
the	O
heart	O
of	O
many	O
competing	O
Android	O
tablets	B-Device
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Segan	O
also	O
praised	O
performance	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
prior	O
iPad	B-Device
models	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
praised	O
improved	O
Wi-Fi	O
performance	O
,	O
writing	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
"	O
quite	O
impressive	O
"	O
with	O
"	O
double	O
the	O
Wi-Fi	O
speeds	O
on	O
the	O
new	O
iPad	B-Device
than	O
I	O
did	O
on	O
the	O
Air	O
2	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeff	O
Benjamin	O
of	O
9to5Mac	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
Sure	O
,	O
it	O
lacks	O
the	O
gorgeous	O
laminated	O
,	O
anti-reflective	O
display	O
of	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
Air	I-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
sure	O
it	O
's	O
not	O
as	O
svelte	O
in	O
either	O
thickness	O
or	O
weight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
there	O
's	O
no	O
denying	O
that	O
the	O
2017	B-Device
iPad	I-Device
with	O
A9	O
dual	O
core	O
processor	O
in	O
tow	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
good	O
value	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
described	O
the	O
tablet	B-Device
as	O
a	O
"	O
solid	O
buy	O
for	O
upgraders	O
and	O
new	O
users	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Igor	O
Bonifacic	O
of	O
MobileSyrup	O
also	O
praised	O
the	O
performance	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
number	O
of	O
iPad	B-Application
apps	I-Application
available	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
camera	O
for	O
being	O
outdated	O
and	O
keyboard/Pencil	O
incompatibility	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
summarization	O
reading	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
2017	B-Device
iPad	I-Device
is	O
not	O
an	O
exciting	O
tablet	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
then	O
it	O
's	O
not	O
supposed	O
to	O
be	O
exciting	O
,	O
 [ ... ] 	O
Apple	O
's	O
latest	O
tablet	B-Device
is	O
an	O
iterative	O
update	O
designed	O
to	O
appeal	O
to	O
a	O
specific	O
subset	O
of	O
consumers	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bonifacic	O
also	O
called	O
the	O
tablet	B-Device
"	O
perfect	O
for	O
first-time	O
tablet	B-Device
buyers	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chris	O
Velazco	O
of	O
Engadget	B-Application
praised	O
battery	O
life	O
,	O
describing	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
iPads	B-Device
we	O
've	O
tested	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
criticized	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
anti-reflection	O
on	O
the	O
display	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
another	O
cost-saving	O
measure	O
that	O
I	O
wish	O
Apple	O
had	O
reconsidered	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
