All iPad (8th Gen) devices -- including this Wi-Fi and cellular capable model (A2430) that was sold only in mainland China -- are housed in white and gold colored, white and silver colored, or black and medium toned "Space Gray" cases and feature a 10.2" 2160x1620 (264 ppi) LED-backlit IPS touch-sensitive "Retina" display. Each has a "Touch ID" fingerprint sensor, supports the original Apple Pencil (A1603, MK0C2AM/A), and has a "Smart Connector" for use with an Apple Smart Keyboard, as well.

Each iPad (8th Gen) model is powered by a six core 2.49 GHz Apple A12 Bionic processor, has 3 GB of RAM, and has 32 GB or 128 GB of flash memory storage.

Other significant features include dual cameras -- a rear-mounted 8 megapixel camera capable of shooting stills, Live Photos, and 1080p 30 fps video and a front-mounted 1.2 megapixel "FaceTime HD" camera capable of shooting stills, Live Photos, and 720p video -- dual band 802.11ac Wi-Fi, HT80 with MIMO support (backwards compatible with 802.11a/b/g/n), and Bluetooth 4.2 in addition to stereo speakers. Connectivity to computers, if desired, and power is provided by a Lightning port.

The battery life of this cellular-capable iPad (8th Gen) model (A2428) is reportedly 10 hours "surfing the web on Wi-Fi or watching video." and as long as 9 hours "surfing the web using [a] cellular data network."

This mainland China-only Wi-Fi/Cellular-equipped iPad (8th Gen, A2430) model has support for GPS/GNSS, GSM/EDGE, UMTS/HSPA/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA, and LTE bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, and 66. It does not support Band 71 (600 MHz). It has a Nano-SIM, but does not support Apple SIM or eSIM.

Also see:

• What are all the differences between the iPad 10.2-Inch 8th Gen (2020) models?
• What are all the differences between the iPad 8th Gen (2020) and the iPad 7th Gen (2019) models replaced?