<s>
The	O
iPad	B-Device
9.7-inch	I-Device
(	O
officially	O
iPad	B-Device
(	O
6th	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
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
March	O
27	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
during	O
an	O
education-focused	O
event	O
at	O
Lane	O
Tech	O
High	O
School	O
in	O
Chicago	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
5th	B-Device
generation	I-Device
,	O
upgraded	O
with	O
the	O
Apple	O
A10	O
Fusion	O
SoC	O
and	O
support	O
for	O
styluses	O
such	O
as	O
Apple	B-Device
Pencil	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPad	B-Device
is	O
also	O
marketed	O
towards	O
educators	O
and	O
schools	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
replaced	O
in	O
September	O
2019	O
,	O
by	O
the	O
seventh-generation	B-Device
iPad	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
the	O
last	O
iPad	B-Device
to	O
have	O
the	O
original	O
9.7	O
inch	O
display	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPad	B-Device
shipped	O
with	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
11.3	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
had	O
the	O
iWork	B-Application
suite	O
of	O
apps	O
preinstalled	O
and	O
included	O
Apple	B-Device
Pencil	I-Device
stylus	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPad	B-Device
's	O
hardware	O
is	O
nearly	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
previous	B-Device
generation	I-Device
,	O
except	O
for	O
a	O
few	O
upgrades	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Apple	B-Device
Pencil	I-Device
and	O
stylus	O
support	O
and	O
an	O
upgraded	O
processor	O
,	O
the	O
Apple	O
A10	O
Fusion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
available	O
in	O
three	O
colors	O
:	O
Silver	O
,	O
Space	O
Gray	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
Gold	O
color	O
to	O
match	O
the	O
updated	O
color	O
introduced	O
with	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
8	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPad	B-Device
has	O
2	O
gigabytes	O
of	O
RAM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPad	B-Device
is	O
available	O
in	O
32	O
and	O
128GB	O
storage	O
options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
,	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
does	O
not	O
feature	O
a	O
laminated	O
display	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2018	B-Device
iPad	I-Device
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gareth	O
Beavis	O
of	O
TechRadar	O
praised	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
Pencil	I-Device
and	O
the	O
powerful	O
A10	O
chip	O
,	O
but	O
noted	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
as	O
costly	O
as	O
the	O
previous	B-Device
generation	I-Device
iPad	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scott	O
Stein	O
of	O
CNET	O
also	O
praised	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
support	O
for	O
Apple	B-Device
Pencil	I-Device
and	O
the	O
upgrade	O
to	O
the	O
A10	O
chip	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
it	O
for	O
lacking	O
the	O
Smart	O
Connector	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
not	O
having	O
the	O
same	O
display	O
technology	O
as	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
,	O
writing	O
"	O
the	O
2018	O
entry-level	O
iPad	B-Device
does	O
n't	O
add	O
much	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
makes	O
an	O
already	O
excellent	O
tablet	B-Device
a	O
better	O
buy	O
than	O
ever.	O
"	O
</s>
