iPAD (10TH GEN) A BEAUTIFUL DISAPPOINTMENT.

But on the negative side, Apple switching to USB-C will make many of your existing iPad accessories redundant, unless you're willing to bear the expense and/or inconvenience of dongles. Granted, high-speed transfers aren't really the target audience for Apple's cheapest model, so if that's your priority, you should be looking at the iPad Pro with its support for Thunderbolt/USB 4. This is a shame because Apple already has a mid-market iPad: the iPad Air, which has a better screen, a much more future-proofed processor, and support for the second-gen Apple Pencil, yet is only $150 more. USB-C is capable of faster data transfer than Lighting too, though Apple hasn't unlocked (fave.co/3UhSRKv) more than USB 2.0 speeds here. [Extracted from the article]