Ordered this for my sister. And I get to set it up. So here's the unboxing and setup.
It's the "gold" model but it looks more like pink to me. Even the cover of the box has the picture of the iPad from the side and with the correct color.
On the bottom of the box, it says it includes iPad, USC-C to Lightning Cable, and USB-C Power Adapter.
Requires: Apple ID (for some features). internet access. ... Battery may eventually need replacement. 1 GB = 1 billion bytes, actual formatted capacity less.
OK, cut it open.
First thing I notice is that this model still has the actual physical home button at the bottom unlike the newer models.
Lifting the iPad out of the box, there's not much else in there. There's a smallish thin box which contains a skimpy user's guide and a sheet with two Apple decals. Also a warning/warranty insert that helpfully states at the top "Before using iPad, review the iPad User Guide at support.apple.com/guide/ipad.
Under the box is a USB-C power adapter and the USB-C to Lightning cable.
There's a thin protective film over the iPad. I wonder if I can operate it without removing the film. Let me try.
Holding the iPad vertically, the home button is on the bottom. The camera hole is on the top. The lightning connector is on the bottom as well as the speakers. The volume controls are on the right side toward the top. At the top is the headphone jack, a tiny microphone hole (I think) and the power button. There's three dots on the left side. What's that? That's the Smart Connector where a keyboard would attach.
OK, let me press the power button and see what happens.
It goes on with the Apple logo in black on a white screen.
Hello. Press home to open (in different languages). Then the screen blacked out. Press the Home button. The screen appeared again. Press the Home button again.
Choose English.
Select Your Country or Region. United States.
Quick Start
Bring your current iPhone or iPad near this iPad to sign in and set up.
If your other iPhone or iPad doesn't show option for setting up this iPad, make sure it's running iOS 11 or later, and has Bluetooth turned on. You can also set up this iPad manually.
OK, maybe I'll do that instead (I want to see how that works anyway). Back. Goes back to the English (and other languages) page.
OK, press the power button to turn it off. (I see the battery indicator is at 100%.)
slide to power off
*** 11/4/20 ***
OK, tried the automatic update putting the phone near the ipad. The phone recognized the iPad was asking to be installed.
It asked a number of times to verify using fingerprint ID (my sister uses her thumb), so I had to wait for her to verify with her thumb.
When it finally got to the iPad screens, it looked like all (or most) of the apps were there. But had to wait quite a while for the apps to download and update.
One thing I did was turn off backup to iCloud since the storage has been maxed. And activate Google Photos instead. Had to install a game again to get it working. Otherwise, it's up and going.
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