The reason is simple.
Ipad fully laminated display.
That s not available with the 2018 ipad.
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.
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.
Unlike other ipad models available this ipad s display is not fully laminated and does not have anti reflective coating.
Video playback audio playback and internet browsing using wi fi or cellular data network.
The ipad air 2019 is a great step up from the ipad 2019.
Before we discuss laminated screens we need to know about how screens work.
The screen sizes are different of course the ipad air has a 10 5 inch screen while the ipad mini has a 7 9 inch display.
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.
But both displays are fully laminated anti reflective and support.
Testing consisted of full battery discharge while performing each of the following tasks.
Instead let s compare the new kid on the block to this year s refreshed ipad air which has a 10 5 inch retina display that s now very close in size to what you d get on the 10 2 inch ipad.
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 display panel is present at the bottom of the sandwich followed by the touch layer.
Touch id is on board as it was on the 2018 model and there is no fully laminated display or anti reflective coating as there is on the ipad air further down this list.
The top panel of our smartphones has three basic layers which consist of a display panel touch layer and top glass.
Testing conducted by apple in may 2017 using preproduction ipad pro 10 5 inch and ipad pro 12 9 inch 2nd generation units and software.
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.
You will also have more glare with the 9 7 inch ipad.