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If you have old retina model and got Air 2

The dpi and color of the panels are the same between Air 1 and 2. They only make the surface less reflective, so the Air 2 would look better for outdoor use. If you don't care about the speed and size improvements, the only other upgrade is the Touch ID.

No one can tell you whether to upgrade or not, because it depends on how much disposable income you have.

Well in addition to the anti-reflective coating on the display, they have also made the display itself more shallow and closer to the glass.

In text this does sound like a big deal from a user experience standpoint, but in reality it makes the screen "pop" more and look much better.

Also, I wonder if color, and brightness has improved. I say this because my parents have a iPad 3 and iPad 4, and the panels look inferior in color reproduction to the iPad air 2 when side by side.

compared to an iPad 3, the colors on the Air 2 screen seems to "pop" more.
Also the Air 2 screen is much improved over the hollow, "plasticky" feeling on the Air 1/mini 2.

itsOver9000 said:

compared to an iPad 3, the colors on the Air 2 screen seems to "pop" more.
Also the Air 2 screen is much improved over the hollow, "plasticky" feeling on the Air 1/mini 2.

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I thought that the mini 2 does NOT have a hollow, plasticky feeling. Can anyone verify?

mangomind said:

I thought that the mini 2 does NOT have a hollow, plasticky feeling. Can anyone verify?

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I can attest the mini 2 having the same hollow feeling.

matraco said:

I can attest the mini 2 having the same hollow feeling.

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When I tested the Air 1 and mini 2 side by side, I thought I noticed the Air screen being hollow and the mini 2 screen felt solid like the iPad 2/3/4.

mangomind said:

When I tested the Air 1 and mini 2 side by side, I thought I noticed the Air screen being hollow and the mini 2 screen felt solid like the iPad 2/3/4.

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I wish. I have one. One of the draws of the air 2 is the solid feel of the screen again on such a thin tablet.

matraco said:

I wish. I have one. One of the draws of the air 2 is the solid feel of the screen again on such a thin tablet.

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Would the smaller screen of the iPad mini 2 make the hollow feeling less noticeable than the iPad Air 1? Considering the middle of the screen is closer to the edges when compared to the iPad Air?

mangomind said:

Would the smaller screen of the iPad mini 2 make the hollow feeling less noticeable than the iPad Air 1? Considering the middle of the screen is closer to the edges when compared to the iPad Air?

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No, it's still pretty noticeable.

itsOver9000 said:

No, it's still pretty noticeable.

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Not nearly as much as the air. Coming from an iPad 3, the air bugged the hell out of me while the mini 2 doesn't bother me at all.