I have a Space Grey 128GB cellular with no distortion spots when pressing on the back. Now my 128 Wi-Fi had the screen distortion spots, but not the cellular.
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iPad Air 2 Screen distoring when holding.
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Nothing.Obviously you haven't found the spot, because all iPad Airs 2 are doing it, it is by design not by fault and once you locate it the ripple effect is easily reproduced with the minimal of force.
Btw; The spot is located at the back approximately 1 inch to the right of Apple logo.
I have seen every single display in four different Apple stores and few other retailers and all of them are doing it, that is approximately 40 iPad Airs 2
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Has anyone here tried to get in touch with ifixit tear down guys and ask them what can be causing it..?
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Uh-oh...after hearing about this issue I poked around on the back of my iPad and could not see any screen distortion. However after reading the above post about the 1 inch from the Apple logo I tried again and it happened. But it doesn't bother me so much because I never hold my iPad up there. 90% of the time I have it in landscape mode anyway and hold with two hands.
I've got the answer from ifixit.
There is NO fault with iPad Air 2. Phenomenon we see by pressing on specific area is caused by the flexing of the screen and chassis, but LCD part is well protected so it will not be damaged. All mobile devices exhibit this issue to certain extent.
As far as I'm concerned, the case is is closed, done and dusted.
Let's go back to enjoying our iPads instead of trying very hard to find yet another problem with newly released Apple device...
There is NO fault with iPad Air 2. Phenomenon we see by pressing on specific area is caused by the flexing of the screen and chassis, but LCD part is well protected so it will not be damaged. All mobile devices exhibit this issue to certain extent.
As far as I'm concerned, the case is is closed, done and dusted.
Let's go back to enjoying our iPads instead of trying very hard to find yet another problem with newly released Apple device...
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I've got the answer from ifixit.
There is NO fault with iPad Air 2. Phenomenon we see by pressing on specific area is caused by the flexing of the screen and chassis, but LCD part is well protected so it will not be damaged. All mobile devices exhibit this issue to certain extent.
As far as I'm concerned, the case is is closed, done and dusted.
Let's go back to enjoying our iPads instead of trying very hard to find yet another problem with newly released Apple device...
Well if this bloke says it is done and dusted then we should close the forums. Critical and discerning users should turn off. Ignorance is bliss indeed.
Is there anything else that you would like to coment on constructively rather than post sarcastic reply..?
PS; Judging by your previous posts, you don't even own iPad Air 2.
... Trolling seems to be increasingly popular on these forums...
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Asking for someone to "coment" constructively, maybe you should reread your posts. They're all rubbish suggestions. Proofreading helps with grammar and spelling as well. Calling someone out for giving incredibly stupid comments didn't require iPad Air 2 ownership the last time I checked. Nice observation.
What a petty response... Have I spelled it for you correctly this time round?
Humble pesant apologies if I haven't met your genius standards
The distortion/ripple effect is there by design, it is NOT a fault.
Exchange one for the other, will NOT solve your problem, it's there to stay.
All Tablets exhibit this issue, Samsung Tab 3 being the worst.
Exchange one for the other, will NOT solve your problem, it's there to stay.
All Tablets exhibit this issue, Samsung Tab 3 being the worst.
That's not my experience. I checked this at my local Applestore and while all of them except for one showed this issue, some took a fair amount of pressure and others didn't. One showed this effect by simply lifting it, and one didn't show it at all, even after pushing the back quite hard.
I've got the answer from ifixit.
There is NO fault with iPad Air 2. Phenomenon we see by pressing on specific area is caused by the flexing of the screen and chassis, but LCD part is well protected so it will not be damaged. All mobile devices exhibit this issue to certain extent.
As far as I'm concerned, the case is is closed, done and dusted.
Let's go back to enjoying our iPads instead of trying very hard to find yet another problem with newly released Apple device...
Care to post the actual reply?
It's not on my Ipad 4 or Ipad Mini, wasn't on my Ipad 1. This isn't giving the screen a big push to get an effect it's having the effect from behind by simply holding the device.
No they don't. This is how you make the same product more mobile and thus more useful.
I'm very glad Apple takes this approach instead of listening to the forum whiners that want the same thickness if it means 5 extra minutes of battery life.
Of course it is on your iPad 4 and 3 and most definitely on iPad Air and Air 2.
You just have to find the "g-spot"...
It is on all iPads and MacBooks and every other tablet and notebook on the market today.
Does it affect the use? No
Is it a fault of iPad Air 2? No
It is there because iPad Air 2 is so thin.
No, it is NOT defect, it is design.
Live with it, or don't buy it
Of course it is on your iPad 4 and 3 and most definitely on iPad Air and Air 2.
You just have to find the "g-spot"...
It is on all iPads and MacBooks and every other tablet and notebook on the market today.
Does it affect the use? No
Is it a fault of iPad Air 2? No
It is there because iPad Air 2 is so thin.
No, it is NOT defect, it is design.
Live with it, or don't buy it
Goodnight
yes, we already knew it is not a tech fault, but clearly a design fault.
never seen this before. i would like to see examples..
no damages? i read it from somewhere else it may affects the structure causing e.g. hot pixels. can or cant? dont know. somehow i dont bite that a pressure to a certain area wont have any effect in a long run. can you put it to your bag if keeping it on your hand is already causing the distortion? how much can it handle pressure in you bag until the screen is damaged?
im more interested now why they belittled this issue... but anyway ifixit is just a place to dismantle things =D i dont think they really can say much about the issue... or if they do, they should have a good evidence for the apple legal department.
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Yeah, the Air 2 is so much more useful over the Air 1 because of that 1mm. OMG, I mean its like night and day!!! And your battery comment is just stupid and incorrect. 5 minutes my ass.
I absolutely agree. Sure I like thin, but I feel they took it just a step too far with these trade-offs.
I couldn't agree more. Thinner isn't better. You know what's better? Similar or better battery with a faster processor and more RAM. But thinner? Come on... This is just ridiculous.
This is so right!
I couldn't agree more.
I think the marketing argument regarding being thinner and thinner - now "the thinnest!", etc. - is so bad, and sad that it seems to rule Apple development ideas to a degree where common sense is being completely lost.
I couldn't agree more.
I think the marketing argument regarding being thinner and thinner - now "the thinnest!", etc. - is so bad, and sad that it seems to rule Apple development ideas to a degree where common sense is being completely lost.
I strongly disagree..
There is still more space to be gained by yet slimmer iPad.
Battery size is the main concern today, but tomorrow could be a different story
There is still more space to be gained by yet slimmer iPad.
Battery size is the main concern today, but tomorrow could be a different story
I strongly disagree..
There is still more space to be gained by yet slimmer iPad.
Battery size is the main concern today, but tomorrow could be a different story
Why? Just for the sake of doing it? Is the Air 2 still too heavy and thick for you?
Went to my local Apple store and tested a dozen demo devices. All have that distorting thing on the middle right side.
A good protective case should stop that.
On the other hand the speaker vibration, as mentioned in other threads, is more annoying.
But they certainly aren't deal breakers.
Safari is awesome. No page reloading. And pages such as MacRumours Front Page load up faster than my 2012 MBA.
A good protective case should stop that.
On the other hand the speaker vibration, as mentioned in other threads, is more annoying.
But they certainly aren't deal breakers.
Safari is awesome. No page reloading. And pages such as MacRumours Front Page load up faster than my 2012 MBA.
I must admit, when I first read of this issue and saw it with my own eyes on ALL the display units at my local Apple Store, I was freaked out by it. However, after spending some more time today playing with the new devices, I have reached the following conclusion:
My iPad 3 is built like a tank. Pressing as hard as I dare on the screen, I cannot get it to show any distortion. Pressing on the back? Forget about it--you could press with all of your might for a hundred years and it would have zero effect on the screen. The device is just built in a very, very robust way.
All of this robustness comes at a cost, however. The iPad Air 2 is lighter and thinner than the iPad 3, each by about a third. To achieve this remarkable reduction in weight and thickness, they had to take material out of the iPad. A lot of material. This means that the Air 2 is a fundamentally different type of device. When you press firmly on the screen, it distorts. When you press even more firmly on the back, it distorts, and not just on the well-known spot 1-inch to the right of the Apple logo. This appears to be merely an inherent characteristic of a very thin, lightweight design.
There are two possibilities, then:
1) you look at this as an engineering purist, believe that there is no way that pressing the back of the device should affect the screen, and therefore find this design to be unacceptable, or
2) you accept that this is a design tradeoff that does not show up under normal usage, but can show up when the device is subjected to greater-than-normal forces.
I don't think either of these viewpoints is more "correct" than the other. Both are valid points of view--you just need to decide for yourself where you stand on the issue.
As for me, I'll be accepting the tradeoff and upgrading to the Air 2.
My iPad 3 is built like a tank. Pressing as hard as I dare on the screen, I cannot get it to show any distortion. Pressing on the back? Forget about it--you could press with all of your might for a hundred years and it would have zero effect on the screen. The device is just built in a very, very robust way.
All of this robustness comes at a cost, however. The iPad Air 2 is lighter and thinner than the iPad 3, each by about a third. To achieve this remarkable reduction in weight and thickness, they had to take material out of the iPad. A lot of material. This means that the Air 2 is a fundamentally different type of device. When you press firmly on the screen, it distorts. When you press even more firmly on the back, it distorts, and not just on the well-known spot 1-inch to the right of the Apple logo. This appears to be merely an inherent characteristic of a very thin, lightweight design.
There are two possibilities, then:
1) you look at this as an engineering purist, believe that there is no way that pressing the back of the device should affect the screen, and therefore find this design to be unacceptable, or
2) you accept that this is a design tradeoff that does not show up under normal usage, but can show up when the device is subjected to greater-than-normal forces.
I don't think either of these viewpoints is more "correct" than the other. Both are valid points of view--you just need to decide for yourself where you stand on the issue.
As for me, I'll be accepting the tradeoff and upgrading to the Air 2.
That sucks! I wonder if I can get Apple to put an Air 2 screen and internals in an Air 1 chassis? #BestofBothWorlds