<s>
The	O
iPad	B-Device
10.2-inch	O
(	O
officially	O
iPad	B-Device
(	O
7th	O
generation	O
)	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
tablet	B-Device
computer	I-Device
developed	O
and	O
marketed	O
by	O
Apple	O
Inc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
a	O
10.2-inch	O
Retina	B-Operating_System
display	I-Operating_System
and	O
is	O
powered	O
by	O
the	O
Apple	O
A10	O
Fusion	O
processor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
9.7-inch	O
6th-generation	B-Device
iPad	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
generation	O
Apple	B-Device
Pencil	I-Device
and	O
has	O
a	O
smart	O
keyboard	O
connector	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
previous	O
iPad	B-Device
models	O
,	O
which	O
have	O
a	O
9.7-inch	O
display	O
,	O
the	O
device	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
in	O
the	O
entry-level	O
iPad	B-Device
lineup	O
to	O
feature	O
a	O
larger	O
10.2-inch	O
display	O
size	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
successor	O
,	O
the	O
eighth-generation	B-Device
iPad	I-Device
,	O
was	O
revealed	O
on	O
September	O
15	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
replacing	O
this	O
iPad	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rumors	O
centering	O
around	O
a	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
2018	B-Device
iPad	I-Device
began	O
to	O
surface	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
half	O
of	O
2019	O
,	O
when	O
seven	O
iPad	B-Device
models	O
were	O
registered	O
on	O
the	O
Eurasian	O
Economic	O
Commission	O
,	O
a	O
database	O
known	O
for	O
providing	O
hints	O
about	O
upcoming	O
devices	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
by	O
Apple	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
models	O
was	O
believed	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
new	O
entry-level	O
iPad	B-Device
,	O
which	O
would	O
allegedly	O
have	O
minor	O
design	O
upgrades	O
as	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
2018	B-Device
iPad	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
sources	O
have	O
claimed	O
that	O
the	O
new	O
model	O
would	O
feature	O
a	O
dual-lens	O
rear	O
camera	O
and	O
that	O
its	O
screen	B-Device
size	O
may	O
measure	O
10.2	O
inches	O
,	O
up	O
from	O
the	O
9.7-inch	O
screen	B-Device
size	O
of	O
previous	O
iPad	B-Device
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPad	B-Device
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
online	O
Apple	O
Store	O
on	O
September	O
25	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Significantly	O
,	O
the	O
body	O
dimensions	O
of	O
the	O
2019	O
10.2	O
"	O
iPad	B-Device
have	O
been	O
enlarged	O
to	O
match	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
Air	I-Device
(	O
3rd	O
Generation	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
previous	O
generation	O
10.5	O
"	O
iPad	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
Smart	O
Keyboard	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
all	O
three	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
iPads	B-Device
also	O
retain	O
backwards	O
compatibility	O
with	O
third-party	O
accessory	O
Bluetooth	O
keyboards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2019	O
10.2-inch	O
iPad	B-Device
was	O
criticized	O
for	O
the	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
processor	O
upgrade	O
over	O
the	O
previous	O
year	O
's	O
9.7-inch	O
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
A10	O
processor	O
itself	O
has	O
not	O
been	O
upgraded	O
to	O
a	O
later	O
processor	O
,	O
the	O
system-on-chip	O
housing	O
the	O
A10	O
chip	O
in	O
the	O
2019	O
10.2-inch	O
iPad	B-Device
has	O
been	O
upgraded	O
to	O
include	O
3	O
GB	O
of	O
RAM	O
,	O
50%	O
more	O
than	O
the	O
previous	O
year	O
's	O
model	O
.	O
</s>
