A:AnswerI think you are a little bit confused about the meaning of "unlocked" iPad. To understand this, first we must divide this iPad model into its two sub-models: the ones with Wi-Fi only and the ones with Wi-Fi + Cellular. Now, the Wi-Fi + Cellular models are the only ones that are defined as "unlocked", as it means that it does not have a Cellular Carrier (Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, etc.), but you can come into any of these carriers to "activate" your iPad. By doing this, you will have access to the carrier's 4G LTE network, which then allows you to use you iPad with internet connection on places where there is no Wi-Fi available. Essentially, just like a smartphone.
And, just as a smartphone, again, you will have to pay a monthly fee for this cellular connection. Depending on the carrier and the plan you choose, the monthly fee charge varies. I would say that you are looking at around $50 a month for an unlimited cellular plan.
But let's say you buy this Wi-Fi + Cellular model and do not activate it. Well, you won't have the cellular connection, but you would have GPS which is a hidden feature that this model has. But the price increase is not worth it.
A:AnswerThere are two variants of iPad, the wifi model, and the LTE model, for most customers the wifi is sufficient because you're using it at home. If you plan to use your iPad out and about, the LTE model would be the way to go.
A:AnswerI believe that a Best Buy employee can help you with that at the front desk without any fee. I would recommend that you have your Apple ID and password ready because you are most likely to use it for a backup which will then will be transferred to the new device.
A:AnswerThe new 9th gen is far superior in every way. It has a larger and better display (10.2 vs. 9.7), faster processor (A13 vs. A10), starts with double the storage (64 GB vs. 32 GB), as well as other things like better cameras on the front and back as well as features like Truetone and Center Stage. I wouldn't purchase a 6th gen iPad unless it was incredibly cheap or given as a hand-me-down.
A:AnswerApple offers you many types of cases including one that contains a keyboard if you want to use it like a 2-in-1 laptop. It also supports the Apple Pencil, but only the first one (the cheaper one). And, as well, you can connect your AirPods.
There are also all types of accessories from 3rd party brands for cases, cases with keyboards, digital pencils, and earphones. Just be sure that the product you are buying states that it is indeed compatible with iPad. It probably says so on the back.
Also, you can still connect your wired earphones or headphones on the 3.5mm jack.
A:AnswerThe short answer is: iMessage: yes, SMS: no.
The longer answer is that you can use an app like Google Voice or TextNow to send and receive SMS messages from your iPad, but there are some limitations. Some companies (banks, for example) will only send SMS messages to phone numbers registered with a cellular provider and not to a number registered with an app.
A:AnswerAfter the initial setup, I found out that the iPad 9th gen uses 8.09GB for the iPad OS and 2.06GB for System Data. I would assume that this will change especially when there’s some system updates in the future. Also, if you will not use some of the preinstalled apps (like Garage Band, etc), you have the option to “offload apps” to free up some storage. You can always reinstall them from the App Store any other time.
A:AnswerWith the 3 GB of ram and A13 chipset that is installed on the ninth generation iPad you could expect a solid 8 to 10 years of support from Apple as far as updates are concerned. Right now as it stands the iPad Mini four and iPhone 6s and 6S plus from 2015 are still able to run the latest version of iPhone and iPad OS. Your first generation iPad Air was limited to the A7X chipset an only one gigabyte of RAM. The Apple devices that I mentioned from 2015 have 2 GB of ram installed.
A:AnswerNo. This is only compatible with the 1st Generation Apple Pencil. This is due to the fact that this iPad has a Lightning port and the others have USB-C with a side where the 2nd Generation Apple Pencil attaches magnetically. Since the 1st Generation Apple Pencil connects with the iPad via the Lightning port, these obviously cannot connect with USB-C.
A:AnswerGreetings: I do not think so. It is because it is a major money-making technique Apple uses. Battery-changing, memory-addition, etc., are "reserved" for Apple. These are not "user-serviceable" items. More GB practically means getting a new/another device.
A:AnswerApple stops supporting the older versions of their devices with the iOs so you need to upgrade the device or little by little you will not be able to update the Apps on your device which will ultimately render the device useless. I had the same issue with my iPad generation 1 that I just traded in for the generation 9. Expect to receive $40 - $50 from Best Buy when you recycle the device.
A:AnswerYes! It does beautifully. I was in between this iPad and the Pro but this has exceeded my expectations 100%.
I do recommend the Apple Pen with this application as well.
A:AnswerIt depends. For Apple, they usually deliver the Pre-Order at the same day of release. However, at this point, there are some delays on deliveries, probably because the release day stock has ran out. You can still try it on the Apple website and see if you can get it by release day.
For Best Buy, well, they start shipping at release day. Which means that you would get it the day after at the earliest. You can Pre-Order it and pick it up In-Store or at the Curbside Pick-Up (which is contactless if you are worried about COVID-19 related reasons) at the release date as soon as they open on the store where you selected your Pick-Up.
