Should You Buy the New 10.2-inch iPad? Here Are 10+ Ways It Compares to the Rest of the iPad Lineup

This week’s announcement of a new 10.2-inch seventh-generation iPad made it clear that Apple now has three distinct tiers in the iPad lineup: The standard base iPad model, the mid-level iPad Air, and the flagship iPad Pro.

There’s also the iPad mini, of course, but this is really in the same tier as the iPad Air; despite the distinct name, the iPad mini is to the iPad Air what the 12.9-inch iPad Pro is to the 11-inch version — all the same specs with a different screen size.

So where does the new seventh-generation iPad really fit into Apple’s new lineup, and with the iPad Air now on the scene, is there still a reason to consider buying Apple’s entry-level iPad now that it’s less of a jump to a better model? Read on to find out how Apple’s newest iPad holds up against the rest of the iPad family.