yes the10th generation iPad finally has a USB-C input. Too bad that the data transmission speed leaves something to be desired and is practically identical to that of the old Lightning input.
This is demonstrated by the first independent tests, which also cast some doubt on the performance of the A14 Bionic chip – also slower than the counterparts mounted on other Apple products. Basically, in addition to what it says in the product data sheet, there are USB-C and USB-C, and A14 Bionic and A14 Bionic.
The iPad 10th generation USB-C port supports the standard USB 2.0i.e. a maximum data rate of 480Mbps. Translated: Exactly the same speed as the old 9th generation iPad, which came out more than two years ago.
But is it always so? No idea, all other iPads with USB-C support a significantly higher data rate of up to 40 Gbps. The iPad Air, or the tablet that sits one and a half meters above the ‘base’, supports a data rate of 10Gbps. The iPad Mini also achieves 5 Gbps.
Apple never mentions that its new iPad 2022 stops at 480 Mbps, making consumers oblivious to this important limitation and risking fooling themselves that the iPad 10th generation also supports a similar speed to its older brothers.
Source: Lega Nerd
