Best Accessories for the 9.7-inch iPad (2017 & 2018)

Apple's got a whole new 9.7-inch tablet — iPad (6th generation) — and it's more affordable than ever. So affordable, you might even have enough left over for an Apple Pencil, which the 6th-generation 9.7-inch iPad supports. (What iPad Pro, right?)

Your favorite iPad accessories?

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If you have a new 9.7-inch iPad, what are your favorite accessories? Let me know your top picks and if I missed anything great, I'll add it in an update!

Updated April 2018: Added Apple Pencil for the 2018 9.7-inch iPad and spare Lightning cable recommendations.

Rene Ritchie
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Rene Ritchie is one of the most respected Apple analysts in the business, reaching a combined audience of over 40 million readers a month. His YouTube channel, Vector, has over 90 thousand subscribers and 14 million views and his podcasts, including Debug, have been downloaded over 20 million times. He also regularly co-hosts MacBreak Weekly for the TWiT network and co-hosted CES Live! and Talk Mobile. Based in Montreal, Rene is a former director of product marketing, web developer, and graphic designer. He's authored several books and appeared on numerous television and radio segments to discuss Apple and the technology industry. When not working, he likes to cook, grapple, and spend time with his friends and family.

5 Comments
  • Do the accessories for the 9.7 iPad Air 2 work on the 2018 9.7 iPad? I’m thinking of upgrading and it would be helpful to know, before hand.
  • For the most part, yea. The 2018 ipad does not have a physical rotation-lock/silent switch and the volume buttons have moved up a bit. That makes the cutouts on form fitting cases off*. Other holes, mic, earphone, power button, lightning etc. are OK. Apple's smart cover is fine of course.
    * I went from an iPad Air (not 2) to the 2018. Not sure the 2 has that switch. If not, everything is probably the same.
  • Teasing us with the smart case eh imore? That is just straight up cold.
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  • I like pink color cover for my iPad 9.7