The display on the ipad air also has apple s true tone technology that automatically adjusts color temperature based on the environment.
Ipad also lacks a fully laminated display.
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.
The ipad received generally positive reviews.
To start off with the laminated display you will be amazed by how far they ve come with the 10 5 inch ipad with their true tone display.
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.
Unlike the ipad air 2 this ipad does not have a fully laminated display and also lacks an anti reflective coating.
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.
With this model you get a slightly larger display 10 5 inches versus 10 2 inches an advanced chip and more available storage.
That s not available with the 2018 ipad.
The reason is simple.
I can t use any other device when reading because of that.
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 also includes a fully laminated display with anti reflective coating and wide color p3 true tone display which makes it better for outside reading.
Also i always thought the sound of fingers hitting the glass on the nonlaminated display made a hollow plasticky sound.
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.
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.
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.
You will also have more glare with the 9 7 inch ipad.
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.
This provides a more natural look in most scenarios and the display is also laminated on the ipad air 4 which eliminates the noticeable air gap as seen on the base ipads.
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.
