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iPad Air 2 Screen distoring when holding.

konradsa said:
Don't know what to make of this. This distortion is the primary reason why I have not bought an Ipad Air 2 yet, the other one is the sound vibrations. If they would fix those two, I would be all over it.
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Actually, the vibration is what killed it for me. The distortion at least requires some slight pressure to see and with the display example I was using it wasn't too bad. But, the screen vibrating and freaking out if there was music playing even at low volumes levels was completely irritating.

Oh well, love my Air anyways. No biggy. I'll wait till next year. ;)
 
http://youtu.be/JQgm0aC03kY

Light pressure on the back then on the front.

Edit: it may not be as much of a problem as i initially suspected. While it takes a little more pressure to do, my nexus 7 screen has a similar distortion when I press firmly on the front
 
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sinister184 said:
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Edit: it may not be as much of a problem as i initially suspected. While it takes a little more pressure to do, my nexus 7 screen has a similar distortion when I press firmly on the front
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all devices will do that if you press them enough on the front.
 
mrex said:
all devices will do that if you press them enough on the front.
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nope, ipad mini doesnt do that, air 1 does not do that.. air 2 even very light pressure distorts screen on right side.. terribly designed
 
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i was just couple minutes ago in a store, checked both of Air2s and yes, terrible distortion. if i just moved my hand alittle bit, it was visible. poor design. not going to buy it. ill check it later if they have changeg it somehow... but now, its only place is on a table at a store...
 
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majkom said:
nope, ipad mini doesnt do that, air 1 does not do that.. air 2 even very light pressure distorts screen on right side.. terribly designed
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i said when you press them enough just making the point of having distortion when pressing them on the screen (not under the screen).
 
mrex said:
i said when you press them enough just making the point of having distortion when pressing them on the screen (not under the screen).
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ok, then it is bitt off topic, no one cares about pressure on dcreen, problem is pressure applied on back distorting screen, am I right?
 
Has anybody ever considered whether these distortions from pressure (on front or back) could lead to permanent damage to the LCD?
 
majkom said:
ok, then it is bitt off topic, no one cares about pressure on dcreen, problem is pressure applied on back distorting screen, am I right?
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check the quoted post i replied ;) and yes it is not the same thing what is now happening with air2.

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konradsa said:
Has anybody ever considered whether these distortions from pressure (on front or back) could lead to permanent damage to the LCD?
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yes, i have asked few times. can you put it to your bag without worrying about a wallet, a pencil box or whatever may push it too much causing permanent pixel errors... the backcover bends way too much inside and you almost can feel parts inside the device. but what is too much pressure causing dead/white pixels?
 
mrex said:
all devices will do that if you press them enough on the front.
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Not All devices. No other iPad will do that. I've never had a phone (just tried with ip6) do that, but as I said, I did notice it on the nexus 7.
 
melman101 said:
I have no issues with screen distortion.

iPad Air 2 64GB LTE model
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Has anybody ever been able to compare the Wifi and cellular models side-by-side, e.g. at Apple store or Best Buy, and see wether the cellular version is less affected maybe?
 
I have no issues either with the wifi version.

As usual, the forums are filled with people rationalizing their decision to not buy the new iPad. Just admit that you don't really want to buy it or can't afford it or whatever, but to nitpick on "problems" that don't exist, or only exist when you create them is pathetic.
 
dcorban said:
I have no issues either with the wifi version.

As usual, the forums are filled with people rationalizing their decision to not buy the new iPad. Just admit that you don't really want to buy it or can't afford it or whatever, but to nitpick on "problems" that don't exist, or only exist when you create them is pathetic.
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lol, sure;) i went through 4 stores, 7 out of 7 ipad air2 had both issues, but sure, i do rationalize not to buy despite waiting for that ipad over 1 year.. apple zealot at his best, arent you?
 
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Just been in to a store here in the UK to look at the Air 2 but they only had the Air 1 on display so I thought what the heck and tested it anyway... The screen distortion was TERRIBLE! In the exact same spot as on the Air 2, half way up around a few inches to the left of the right edge! It wasn't apparent when holding it alone but when pushing slightly on the back it was really bad!

So the defect is on the original Airs as well then... Was pretty surprised! However the retina mini didn't do it no matter how hard I applied force!
 
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mattoligy said:
Just been in to a store here in the UK to look at the Air 2 but they only had the Air 1 on display so I thought what the heck and tested it anyway... The screen distortion was TERRIBLE! In the exact same spot as on the Air 2, half way up around a few inches to the left of the right edge! It wasn't apparent when holding it alone but when pushing slightly on the back it was really bad!

So the defect is on the original Airs as well then... Was pretty surprised! However the retina mini didn't do it no matter how hard I applied force!
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tested air 1 vs air 2 - no distortion on air (2 units) even under very high pressure, air 2 distortion (on 2 out of 2) units even after slight pressure - side by side comparison...
 
majkom said:
in case of Air1 it is defect, in case of Air2 it is feature;)
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Lol, yeah I think you're right. I also had a play with this rather large Samsung tablet, not sure what model but I really liked the bigger screen and it was still a fair bit lighter than my iPad 3! I think I will wait for the iPad pro as the screen size was lovely for watching Netflix and YouTube etc yet it wasn't a burden holding a device that size at all! I had considered a Surface Pro 3 but think I will hold out for a bigger iPad ("Pro") and just hope it isn't to far away and the os (IOS) is considerably improved!
 
Mine will only do anything even slightly noticeable if I either put much more pressure than I normally would. Even then I have to actively look for it.

If I put the brightness to maximum and put a black screen on and hold it in exactly the right spot I can sometimes see a trace of it. If I actually want to see it I have to either press hard or shake the device in my hand.

Non issue for me. Plus I always hold it in my left hand. :cool:
 
I wanted to buy the iPad Air 2 for my wife and me as a Christmas present.
Then I read about the screen issues.
I went into my local Apple Store and did a test: each and every one of the exhibited iPad Airs 2 that I tried exhibited this behavior to a certain degree - some more, some less. But the distortion was there on the right side of the screen as described in this thread.
I played around a bit with these iPads and I don't think that it would be an issue in normal use, but I wonder, if in the long run, this would lead to permanent screen damage.
I planned to buy these iPads as long-term replacements for my wife's iPad 2 and my own iPad 3, which have both gotten a little bit long in the tooth.
However, I am not so sure anymore.
 
Ok, just picked up a space grey 64gb wifi model at best buy. The screen distortion is barely noticeable, you have to push a particular spot on the right to see a little bit of distortion. Honestly, it's better than all the display models I tried, so much so that I don't think it will be an issue.

My iPad got manufactured week 44, which is last week. Maybe they have made some adjustments already. You can check your week of manufacture here: http://www.chipmunk.nl/klantenservice/applemodel.html
 
dcorban said:
I have no issues either with the wifi version.

As usual, the forums are filled with people rationalizing their decision to not buy the new iPad. Just admit that you don't really want to buy it or can't afford it or whatever, but to nitpick on "problems" that don't exist, or only exist when you create them is pathetic.
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You've got it ass backwards. The only people doing the rationalizing are the people that have already bought the product. It's called post-purchase rationalization. The iPad Air 2 is a flawed device; absolutely no doubt about it. I wouldn't go as far as saying it's defective, but it's not at the standard I'd expect considering its price point.

I was 99% sure I was going to upgrade my iPad 4 to the Air 2 following the announcement. After the screen distortion and vibration issues, I'm not so sure. Nexus 9 is the only Android tablet that suits my needs, but it has even more issues than the Air 2 unfortunately.

I was hoping to sell my 4 when it still had decent value. No idea what I'll do now.
 
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