Unlike the ipad air 2 this ipad does not have a fully laminated display and also lacks an anti reflective coating.
Ipad also lacks a fully laminated display.
I can t use any other device when reading because of that.
It has the same 10 2 inch screen as its predecessor with 2 160 by 1 620 resolution for the same pixel density as the ipad air though it lacks the wide color and true tone aspects.
That s not available with the 2018 ipad.
Apple did not release an update to the ipad air this year.
Apple is using a bigger 10 9 inch liquid retina display 2360 x 1640 on this new ipad air that s fully laminated with true tone support and anti reflective coating.
The ipad air 2019 is a great step up from the ipad 2019.
The reason is simple.
The ipad air is cheaper than the ipad air 2 but it also lacks the fully laminated display thinner a8x and m8 chips touch id and burst mode and slo mo video for photos.
We fix quite a few ipads for schools and have some thoughts on why if you re buying in bulk you should purchase an ipad that has as apple calls it a non laminated screen instead of a laminated ipad screen.
Ipads with laminated screens like an ipad pro are much much more expensive to fix than ipads with a non laminated screens like an ipad 5 or 6.
You will also have more glare with the 9 7 inch ipad.
The display on the ipad air also has apple s true tone technology that automatically adjusts color temperature based on the environment.
It doesn t have the promotion technology the ipad pro has for smooth scrolling but it features the same fully laminated design anti reflective coating and p3 wide color support with apple s truetone mode.
Refurbished ipads come with a new battery outer shell and include a 1 year warranty.
The ipad received generally positive reviews.
Have an ipad air 1st gen and an air 2 and i can say that the laminated display on the latter in addition to the anti glare coating cut down on reflections a lot so it s much more visible in sunlight or a bright room.
It was significantly praised for performance with reviewers asserting that the model was noticeably faster than older ipad models and also received positive reviews for its price.
With this model you get a slightly larger display 10 5 inches versus 10 2 inches an advanced chip and more available storage.
The liquid retina display measures 10 9 inches with a 2 360 by 1 640 resolution for the same 264ppi as both the ipad and ipad pro.
Also i always thought the sound of fingers hitting the glass on the nonlaminated display made a hollow plasticky sound.
