USB-C on the 10th Gen iPad is just as slow as Lightning. Everyone rejoiced at the appearance of a USB-C connector in the 10th generation iPad for charging and connecting accessories, but, as it turned out, it is not surprising with increased speed.
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Apple decided to save money and installed USB-C 2.0, the speed of which is limited to 480 Mbps. Same speed on the 9th generation iPad and other devices with a Lightning connector.
For comparison, the speeds of other iPads:
- iPad Pro M1/M2 – up to 40 Gbps;
- iPad Air 5th generation – up to 10 Gbps;
- iPad mini 6th generation – up to 5Gbps.
This information is not available on the Apple website. Therefore, if you wanted to use the iPad for fast data transfer, then you should choose another model.