The 9.7-inch iPad Air 2 is considered the world's thinnest tablet at 6.1mm thin, which is 18 percent thinner than the model it replaces. Under the hood is Apple's second generation, 64-bit A8X chip with M8 motion co-processor. It packs a new 8-megapixel camera with an f/2.4 aperture and 1.12 micron pixels. It can shoot 1080p HD video, 43-megapixel panoramas, time lapse images, slo-motion video, has a burst mode and uses the image signal processor found in the A8X.
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The iPad Air 2 really is a very impressive piece of kit that brings together everything that made the iPad Air great and adds in a raft of refinements designed to further improve the general user experience. The end result of all this is a fantastic...
It's tough to criticise the iPad Air 2, because it's a refinement of what was already the best tablet on the market. It's slightly thinner and lighter, and has a better camera and a fingerprint reader for more convenient unlocking and payments. It's...
Clearly, the Apple iPad Air 2 is a very impressive tablet.Apple's standard, sleek packaging gives way to a beautifully designed device. It is 18% thinner than its predecessor, and a fair bit lighter too.The display is also another strong area, with...
At first, we were a tiny bit concerned about how much physical punishment this slender creature would stand up to. But after well over a year of everyday use, our iPad Air 2 remains physically unharmed; and if you're throwing your iPad around the place...
The iPad Air 2 refines what was hitherto the best tablet on the market. It's slightly thinner and lighter, with a better camera and a fingerprint reader for more convenient unlocking and app payments. It's much faster, too, and the screen is subtly...
It's tough to criticise the iPad Air 2, because it's a refinement of what was already the best tablet on the market. It's slightly thinner and lighter, and has a better camera and a fingerprint reader for more convenient unlocking and payments. It's much...
After some time with the iPad Air 2 we began to cherish it — not for being a giant leap in tablet tech, but for the fact it’s the most complete iPad yet. In short, this is a wonderful product.
Compared side-by-side with the original Air, this new model doesn't look that different — the screen is still a 9.7-inch, 2,048 x 1,536-pixel panel that's one of the best LCD tablet displays available, though it's not as vibrant and rich as the AMOLED...
The iPad Air 2 is another triumph for Apple. The design and screen have improved in all the right ways, and the new A8X processor is nothing short of astonishing. This is still the best large tablet around.
This Apple doesn't fall too far from the tree. With last year's iPad Air still very much alive and kicking, Apple didn't have to change much to turn out a successful update. True to form, Apple stuck with what worked, including a few hardware...
Not as many people are buying iPads anymore. For the past few quarters now, the company has faced a noticeable decline in sales, highlighting a worrying trend for a device that was once ubiquitous with the tablet market. More affordable Android...
iPads are typically not the most surprising tablets, and this edition is no exception. Iteration is never as exciting as revolution, but this an iteration on a tablet that was already near –if not at– the top of the pile for quality and capability....