With a new screen, a faster and stronger processor, a faster Wi Fi connection speed, and a golden body, of course, the extremely thin and light body and enhanced camera, every update of the iPad Air 2 is aimed at improving the previous generation of products, and it deserves to be the absolute protagonist in the new Apple product launch.
In terms of packaging design, the iPad Air 2 continues Apple's white paper box style, and the packaging rendering has corresponding color changes according to the body color. This time, the gold is almost full.
The back is still a familiar style. The iPad Air 2 used in this evaluation is the national bank version, the Wi Fi version is 64G, and the model is A1566
The accompanying accessories are still standard, such as several fate books and logo stickers, while the Lightning data cable and power adapter are also standard. The power adapter is 5.1V/2.1A.
The iPad Air 2 is still the same as the iPad Air. There is not much to say about the appearance design. The same 9.7-inch screen still has a resolution of 2048 * 1536. Of course, the golden Touch ID is the eye-catching one.
The front camera at the top is still 1.2 million pixels. Although the front camera is still 1.2 million pixels, its aperture has been improved to F/2.2 and new sensors have been used. I believe there will be some improvement.
Unsurprisingly, the iPad Air 2 has added the Touch ID function to the Home key, and it also has different colors according to the body color. The use of gold rings on the white panel is really pompous.
The fuselage is still a beautiful highlight.
The iPad Air 2 has also been added to the popular gold version. The Wi Fi version has no antenna on the back and no white ribbon on the iPhone 6, which makes it very integrated and delicate. The exquisite anode sandblasting and transitional arc surface make it very attractive.
The Apple logo on the back does not have the so-called lighting effect disclosed previously.
There are a variety of physical keys in the upper left corner, including the volume key and the power key. Due to the sharp reduction of the body thickness, the lock key has been canceled on the iPad Air 2. In the upper right corner is a headphone jack. Also, due to the sharp reduction in the thickness of the fuselage, the physical keys are all on the arc surface, so it is urgent to control them when they are placed horizontally.
Another big improvement of the iPad Air 2 is the rear camera. The iPad Air 2 rear camera is 8 million pixels, and supports 120 fps slow motion video. The panoramic photo has also been improved to 43 million pixels, and the focusing speed has also been improved.
At the bottom are symmetrical openings and lighting interfaces.
In fact, the iPad Air 2 is most easily felt by its lighter and thinner body. Compared with the previous generation, the iPad Air 2 is 18% thinner, reaching 6.1mm, which is also the thinnest tablet currently on sale. The weight is 437g, 32g lighter than the previous generation.
Another big improvement of the iPad Air 2 is on the screen. Although it is still a 9.7-inch screen of 2048 * 1536, its thickness is greatly reduced, which is also the main contributor to the reduction of iPad Air 2 body thickness. Compared with the iPad Air display screen, which is composed of three independent parts, the iPad Air 2 uses a full laminate display screen to reduce the gap and reflection between layers, making the image display more vivid. Although the effect has improved significantly, the initial experience shows that there is still a gap compared with the full fit screen used on mobile phones.
I think you would like to know how much the rear camera promoted on the iPad Air 2 has improved, how strong the new and strongest A8X processor is, how much the battery life has changed, and how it is compared with the iPad Air. These will be shown to you one by one in the subsequent hands-on evaluation and comparative evaluation.
