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.
Ipad laminated display.
I can t use any other device when reading because of that.
And the touch panel and top glass layer are stuck together.
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.
That s not available with the 2018 ipad.
Laminated vs non laminated display.
Apple says that two ipad air 2 on top of each other are still thinner than the original ipad.
From here apple will have a harder time slimming down the ipad if the company continues to use lcd displays.
The new ipad air s thinner bezels laminated screen wider color palette true tone display and anti reflective coating may be enough to convince people to pick up this ipad over the ipad 9 7.
Ipad pro thinnest tablet reduces thickness.
In conventional non laminated displays the screen sit at the bottom.
The ipad air s display gives you a lot more besides extra room.
You will also have more glare with the 9 7 inch 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.
The laminated display in particular does a good job of helping the ipad mimic the feel of writing on on paper with a pen.
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.
The reason is simple.
The new laminated display is also the reason why the ipad air 2 is so much thinner than the first ipad air.