 The 2019 10.2-inch iPad was initially criticized for the a lack of a processor upgrade over the previous year's 9.7-inch model.However, while the A10 processor itself has not been upgraded to a later processor, the system-on-chip housing the A10 chip in the 2019 10.2-inch iPad has been upgraded to include 3GB of RAM, which is 50% more than the 2GB in the previous year's model, which may provide performance improvements.Battery life has also been praised for the A10 series.