Apple iPad Air 2 review

We all remember how last year praised for iPad Air “has become thinner and lighter than its predecessors.” Who would have thought then that the next generation will be possible to apply the same words? And now, two weeks after the announcement, Apple’s new tablet Apple iPad Air 2 reviewgot to our office. Meet! Apple iPad Air 2 review – one of the thinnest tablets in the world.

Appearance – Apple iPad Air 2 review

Yes, you can say that creating Apple iPad Air 2 review forgot his show designer, and in general, the feeling that the tablet “pushed” into the body of the previous version. But it is necessary to take the device in your hands (be careful, there will be many more “apple sauce”) and you realize that much to change the appearance of special sense, and was not, and those minor changes that the developers have made to the design of the case, made it even better.

At the time of presentation of the Apple iPad Air 2 review proudly wore the title of the thinnest tablet in the world, its thickness, you understand, is 6.1 mm, and it is even less than the iPhone 6 (there must be a joke about the fact that it bends). At the same width and height of the case have not changed, which is quite logical, since the diagonal and remained 9.7 inches. Compared to the previous generation and reduced weight, the device is now at 32 grams lighter – 437 grams.

As I wrote above, the changes in the tablet is not so much, but Apple still decided on a very important step – to remove from the right end of the lever, which was responsible for the transition to silent mode. Nothing critical in this, because many owners of Android-plates did not even know that there are such and quietly lived without it. Apparently this control was the “weakest link”, which had to be sacrificed for the sake of this thickness. At the same time slightly changed view volume keys.

Fans of mechanical keys Home now have not simply because in its Apple iPad Air 2 review was replaced by Touch ID. Do I need this technology to the plate? Certainly. This not only increases the level of security devices, but also speeds up the execution of certain tasks (for example, it is possible to quickly make purchases). By the way, now you can show off to your friends rogue That you have on the tablet has a sapphire button “Home”. It is virtually nothing on effect when used, but it raises the self-esteem of the owner and all.

As for the lower end, the manufacturers of accessories (especially the dock) just have to thank Apple for something they did not change the habitual Lightning connector to something more “innovative”. But because of the reduction in thickness from about compatibility Case iPad Air can forget. By the way, little changed speaker grilles, as for me, they have become even more beautiful.

About the build quality is not even necessary to speak – everything is done at the highest level. The body, as always, a metal, but now decided some fun color range, and the gray (Space Gray) and silver (Silver) added option “for gold” (Gold).

Screen – Apple iPad Air 2 review

Despite the fact that Apple iPad Air 2 review the screen was left with a diagonal 9.7 inches and a resolution of 1536 x 2048 (Retina, 264 PPI), some changes he still suffered. At the presentation, we were told that removed the air layer between the matrix and the IPS-protected glass. This, of course, very cool, but the problem is that during the announcement of the previous generation iPad Air is saying to us, too. It is possible that before the screening of the new product is recycled layer, then to remove it (there should be a meme Genius).

Besides improved anti-reflective coating, which is now 56% better protects the screen from the sun (only I do not understand how the developers have identified this percentage). But if you go out and compare the iPad Air first and second generation, the difference is not very noticeable – the displays to fade, and in very difficult situations even happens read the text. But the oleophobic coating on the place.

This tablet Apple iPad Air 2 review could be forgiven everything, but not the only one drawback – the screen remains divorces. Yes, you understood everything correctly. On the screen. Remain. Divorces. Moreover, no need to make this some effort. Takes the tablet in hand (most common way) – and from the fingers that support for the rear of the plate, the following screen appears. I once had a Chinese tablet Ainol, and even there are no such problems.

Technical characteristics – Apple iPad Air 2 review

The new tablet Apple iPad Air 2 review got a 64-bit processor Apple A8X, which is 40% bigger and more powerful chip A7, used in the previous generation iPad Air. The company decided to surprise the little IT-world and made this processor tricyclic (just an analogy about the car on three wheels), he works at a clock frequency of 1.4 GHz. Basically, Apple never really soared over the “numbers”, but primarily engaged in optimization. I can safely say that is paired with 2GB of RAM device allows you to open more tabs in Safari and keep more applications in the background.

For the first time in Apple iPad Air 2 review tablet appeared and additional coprocessor M8, which constantly “monitor” and collects data from all the sensors (and their iPad Air 2 not so little), gyroscope, accelerometer, compass, and barometer. Already on all the notes of Steve Jobs old tradition, there are two versions of iPad: Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi + LTE (Apple SIM). With regard to the technology of wireless data transmission, its slightly improved, Wi-Fi ac can transfer data at speeds up to 866 Mbit / s. If you Major choose the version with LTE, then your order will be as much as 20 LTE-ranges. Well, about little things like Bluetooth and GPS, I even remember I will not – they are.

The situation with the built-in memory is the same as the iPhone 6 – the version of 32 GB decided to abandon. Now buyers are available on the 16 GB version, 64 GB and 128 GB. They cost $ 499, $ 599 and $ 699 respectively. The battery in the Apple iPad Air 2 review capacity 7340mAh, Apple’s promise that this should be enough for 10 hours of high load, that is, in practice, the tablet can be freely “live” for several days without recharging.

Camera – Apple iPad Air 2 review

Those times when people photographing tablet, was regarded as mentally ill, are long gone. As Apple is well aware of and actively improve the moment in their devices. Thus, the second generation iPad Air has received not only the steep front FaceTime-camera that can record video in Full HD, but also improved module on the rear panel – iSight (8 MP and f / 2.4). I cannot say that the picture quality is comparable to those that makes the iPhone 6 or even iPhone 5s, but the results are really quite good. Maximum resolution panoramas – 43 MP! Video is shot in 1080p at 30 f / s, also has the ability to record a slowed (Slo-mo, 120 K / s) and series (Time Lapse).

As a result Apple iPad Air 2 review

There is an unwritten rule that if you buy a smartphone, then on Android, but if the tablet – iOS (and here, you know, no options – iPad). Apple iPad Air 2 review certainly deserves a good word in his side. But subtlety that we are so praised the presentation, got out sideways (almost literally). Divorces that appear on the screen when the usual briefcase use force to think about whether it is worth buying yourself a novelty? And if you own a first-generation iPad Air, the question about the update, you cannot even put. That’s really all good, but such a problem with the screen discourages use of the tablet Apple iPad Air 2 review. Hopefully, this is our defective model, but we’ve already got a few reviews that the problem comes, often in versions with 128 GB, as we have. Seriously, when Jobs was not like this!

Apple iPad Air 2 review