iPad Air 2 Screen distoring when holding.

[zhenya]

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.

You don't even own one so I don't think you are in a good position to make that statement. Things get blown WAY out of proportion here. I suspect you could give the Air 2 to 1000 people and you'd be lucky to have 1 of them who noticed this on their own. As I said earlier, the only way I can see any trace of this is by purposefully pressing on it in exactly the right spot with a ridiculous amount of pressure. Holding it as I normally would, even with the Smart Cover hanging off? Nothing.

The iPad is a 6mm screen with a near desktop class computer behind it. Of course if you press on the screen you'll distort it. Ever pressed on any other screen you own?

If you think the QC on this product is bad, you'll go absolutely insane with the competition which at its best makes the worst iPad look like a work of art.

 

[drewcp]

The 16GB Wifi White Air 2 I bought from Best Buy had the problem. So, I paid the difference for a 64GB and now that I've got it home, I'm seeing the same issue even through the smart case. The only way that I can make it (almost) go away is to have the front part of the smart case folded over the back of it. Even then there is some distortion of the screen when I pick it up or hold it. That exact spot is the most natural place for me to hold it so I see it basically every time I pick up the device. I'm extremely disheartened by this problem. Debating on going to Best Buy again or making the drive from Lincoln to Omaha to chat with the Apple store.

Mine is also showing a week 44 (November 2014) production date.

 

[silveripad]

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.

I got it yesterday. Fully aware of all the issues people talk about here. So I checked. I only found one unit in a store that wasn't an Apple Store and that unit displayed the issue with very little pressure. Enough to be a real issue in normal use.

However, my iPad and the one they had for display at the Apple Store didn't have an issue. Obviously you can make this happen if you want to in many tablets, not just iPads.

I wouldn't have paid for it and let them issue me a receipt if I wasn't 100% satisfied with it.

This iPad is perfect. It is by 1,000 miles the best tablet you can buy. I haven't been able to put it down.

 

[MMcCraryNJ]

First time iPad owner here (I'm an Android guy). Got a 64 GB Space Grey Air 2 WiFi from Best Buy earlier...I don't have this issue whatsoever.

 

[konradsa]

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.

I was in the same boat as you until today... Then I went ahead and bought an Air 2. The unit I have barely has any distortion issues, and the vibration from soaker is not a big deal either. On the other hand screen is great, it's very potable, and it's super fast.

So either people here have some really bad units, or this is all getting blown way out of proportion.

 

[silveripad]

I was in the same boat as you until today... Then I went ahead and bought an Air 2. The unit I have barely has any distortion issues, and the vibration from soaker is not a big deal either. On the other hand screen is great, it's very potable, and it's super fast.



So either people here have some really bad units, or this is all getting blown way out of proportion.

It is getting blown way out of proportion just like bendgate.

 

[jamesrick80]

My iPad air 2 screen doesn't do this at all, it's perfect...I have the gold 64 gb cellular T-Mobile version....

 

[laudern]

Ever pressed on any other screen you own?

I've been pressing on my iPhone 5 for the last 2 years and never came across this issue. What's your point?

 

[midwestfisherma]

I have a 64GB cellular model. I only see it on the screen when I purposely press to try and see if it happens. Under normal use its a non issue! Much ado about nothing!

 

[silveripad]

Air 2 Screen distoring when holding.

I have a 64GB cellular model. I only see it on the screen when I purposely press to try and see if it happens. Under normal use its a non issue! Much ado about nothing!

64GB Wifi here. Non-issue.

 

[mattoligy]

Ever pressed on any other screen you own?

Yes, on my iPad 3rd gen and no matter how much force you apply the screen Never distorts! In fact I think the device would have to be run over by a car to make the screen distort to the same level an Air 2 screen does just from picking it up!

 

[zhenya]

Yes, on my iPad 3rd gen and no matter how much force you apply the screen Never distorts! In fact I think the device would have to be run over by a car to make the screen distort to the same level an Air 2 screen does just from picking it up!

And yet your old iPad containing essentially the same screen weighs 50% more and is more than 50% thicker. You press hard enough on ANY screen and it is going to distort. The fact is that the older iPads were effectively over-protected from this because there was by necessity larger volume - both in the back shell and because of the air gap between the glass and lcd layers. Yes, I can even press hard enough on my iPhone 6 to make the screen distort, but it, like the iPad, takes a stupid amount of pressure to do so.

If this bothers you so much, go back to your old brick. I'll take my iPad as thin and light as I can get it though thank you.

 

[jonnyb098]

Yes, on my iPad 3rd gen and no matter how much force you apply the screen Never distorts! In fact I think the device would have to be run over by a car to make the screen distort to the same level an Air 2 screen does just from picking it up!

Yeah accept no one holds an iPad like the way that video portrays. Looks like it's about to slip out of hand. Also who wobbles their iPad around like that when using it.

I can easily reproduce the distortion if I actually try, during no every day scenario has it ever happened though.

I guess me and many others will just enjoy our awesome new iPads without the special death pinch move.

 

[mattoligy]

Even my 59 year old mother saw the distortion straight away without me even mentioning it and was shocked! And she is usually the most ignorant and dismissive of people! NO other devices don't do it! This iPad is a defective design and frankly I'm disgusted in Apples latest products! An iPhone that bends and iPads that distort, all at the price of obsessive thinness!

And even without all of the above facts, iOS is seriously out of date and has barely changed since I bought my iPad 3!

I played with a surface pro 3 today in the store and was seriously impressed and shocked how much more feature rich it was than an iPad!

Apple have a lot of catching up to do! I used to be such an Apple fan boy preaching Apple to everyone but now I'm just embarrassed!

 

[zhenya]

And even without all of the above facts, iOS is seriously out of date and has barely changed since I bought my iPad 3!

I played with a surface pro 3 today in the store and was seriously impressed and shocked how much more feature rich it was than an iPad!

Apple have a lot of catching up to do! I used to be such an Apple fan boy preaching Apple to everyone but now I'm just embarrassed!

The Surface Pro doesn't really compete with the iPad for the mass market. It's just too much of a computer and as light and thin as it is, it's nothing like current lightweight tablets. Not to mention its considerably more expensive.

For the internet browsing, gaming, lightweight tablet niche, there is still nothing seriously challenging the iPad.

 

[Simacca]

Yes, on my iPad 3rd gen and no matter how much force you apply the screen Never distorts! In fact I think the device would have to be run over by a car to make the screen distort to the same level an Air 2 screen does just from picking it up!

I can easily get the screen to distort by squeezing the back of my ipad3 and pushing down on the screen. Not quite as easy as the air 2, but still possible.

 

[naturalstar]

I don't know if I had the issue on my first iPad Air 2 since I had no idea about this until after I made an exchange for a cellular version instead of Wifi only.

I do have the distortion as described ever so slightly on my 64GB Cellular. I have to press pretty hard and purposefully in that one spot only to see the smallest blip. It's so minor I don't even see it in normal use and probably would not have known had I not finally looked at this thread. I don't hold my iPad in that area ever and certainly not with a death grip.

I'm not negating anyone else's experience, just sharing mine. If I was upset with any aspect of this device, I would definitely take it back and try and exchange it for another. Hopefully, it wouldn't take 3+ exchanges to find one that is good. I simply don't have time to do all of that, so yep, I would be very upset, especially after trading in a perfectly fine iPad 3 (save for iOS 8 slowing it down).

 

[thecore762]

Just went to Best Buy today and tested the new iPad Air 2...no issues with the screen distortion. I've tried hard to make it distort but to no avail. I think the newer models have this issue fixed...some type of fix probably has been rolled out by apple.

 

[Dented]

Yeah accept no one holds an iPad like the way that video portrays.

So.. He's holding it wrong? That's where we're going to go with this?

 

[mattoligy]

I think the newer models have this issue fixed...some type of fix probably has been rolled out by apple.

Hopefully. Although it would be nice for conformation of some kind! Maybe a tear down to inspect any changes...

 

[laudern]

So.. He's holding it wrong? That's where we're going to go with this?

How about a new line....Maybe, You are looking at it wrong.

 

[majkom]

Hopefully. Although it would be nice for conformation of some kind! Maybe a tear down to inspect any changes...

if apple change anything, they will be sued over - only possible solution will be call back of all sold ipads air2 - unreal - therefore, this will be hoax

 

[mattoligy]

if apple change anything, they will be sued over - only possible solution will be call back of all sold ipads air2 - unreal - therefore, this will be hoax

So they just deny it and keep selling a defective line of iPads to hundreds of millions of people...!? Much better.

You would think this defect wouldn't of passed final prototype level! Are Apple really that stupid or is it just shocking arrogance...

They are slowly flushing their success down the drain! Surface sales are growing and iPad sales falling... You would think Apple would do there best Not to mass produce defective products that get globally criticised!

 

[majkom]

So they just deny it and keep selling a defective line of iPads to hundreds of millions of people...!? Much better.

You would think this defect wouldn't of passed final prototype level! Are Apple really that stupid or is it just shocking arrogance...

They are slowly flushing their success down the drain! Surface sales are growing and iPad sales falling... You would think Apple would do there best Not to mass produce defective products that get globally criticised!

I do not say that it is better, just that it is usual approach

 

[rsnhakan]

People, listen to me.

I have visited a few stores. And yes, this problem seems to occur at some iPads. I have no idea why it does, since mine iPad Air 2 doens't! Maybe it's because mine is produced in week 42 and I am very satisfied with it.