Well, since I tend to trust Apple talented engineers more than you, I just think you are plain wrong. There is no design flaws in the Air 2. It's just a very thin tablet that has to be handled accordingly.
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iPad Air 2 Screen distoring when holding.
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Well, since I tend to trust Apple talented engineers more than you, I just think you are plain wrong. There is no design flaws in the Air 2. It's just a very thin tablet that has to be handled accordingly.
Im not wrong. Its obvious that there is indeed a design flaw due to the thin design. I have owned both the Air and the Air 2. You dont have to trust a talented engineer at Apple to know there is indeed a small design flaw when you use varying degrees of pressure on the back of the Air 2 unit, the screen distorts.
Since I saw no problem on several units, there is no design flaws but, maybe, some defective units like yours.
It is senseless arguing with a person with their head stuck in the sand. All units have the problem. I went to yet another Apple Store and sure enough the units on display exhibited the screen distortion.
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Not at all. There is a few problem-free iPad Air 2. After exchanging and returning, I eventually got an iPad Air 2 Cellular Gold 128 GB, and is the 8th one. I began Wifi only 64 GB, then exchanging for another Wifi 64 GB, next Cellular 64 GB (3 times), finally Cellular 128 GB (5 times). However, only on cellular 64 GB and my current cellular 128 GB do not have this problem.
Well, thats good. Note it took 8 exchanges.
The distorted units must greatly out number the ones without or minimal distortion.
I exchanged and returned such many times because of many reasons.
First, I pre-ordered Wifi Only 64 GB Gold on apple.com, but I was eager to get another one at my local apple store 2 days before the delivery date of the preorder. The preoder one has serial number begining DM, and its screen looked better. Therefore, I kept the DM preoder iPad, and I returned the one I got from my local apple store.
However, few days later, I felt that I needed cellular, so I exchanged it for a cellular 64 GB (Gold) at apple store. This iPad has serial number DL, and its screen looked PINKISH while I extremely hate pink screen iPads. I could not live with it., so I went back the store for exchanging. Unfortunately, the replacement one is pinkish-haft and yellow-haft. Immediately, I came back to return it. Shortly after, I ordered a cellular 64 GB gold from apple.com, a DM, was almost perfect. Cleary, it had a cool tone screen (blueish rather than pinkish), and especially it did NOT has distortion problem at all.
I kept it it for almost 3 weeks, and I could have kept it forever if I had not changed my mind getting 128 GB one. For instance, I was lucky to grabb a cellular 128 GB gold from bestbuy.com. Because of $100 off, it costed the same as my cellu lar 64 GB. Therefore, I returned the 64 GB one.
This 128 GB was almost perfect-- Its screen was bright white and had cool tone. Truly, it was very nice except distortion problem. However, I had to return it because I found out that it seemed to be bent
I exchanged it at bestbuy, and the replacement, a DL one, was terrible than ever. It has a large shadow along the left side, and I returned it. Finally, I purchased one from apple and one from Bhphoto. After receiving them yesterday, I juxtaposed them and the iPad from apple, my current one also a DM, is much better-cool tone screen and free distortion. On contrast, the iPad from BHphoto, a DL, is extremely terrible- shadow along the left side, much distortion, pinkish haft.
In my opinion , DM iPads are much better than DL iPads. All iPads in my family (2,3, air, air 2) are DM. I see DL iPads often have screen issues such as pink, yellow hue, dust, dead pixel, and now distortion.
ONLY 2 ones of those iPads do NOT have distortion problem.
My cellular 128 GB gold is DM and the 46th week.
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I exchanged and returned such many times because of many reasons. First, I pre-ordered Wifi Only 64 GB Gold on apple.com, but I was eager to get another one at my local apple store 2 days before the delivery date of the preorder. The preoder one has serial number begining DM, and its screen looked better. Therefore, I kept the DM preoder iPad, and I returned the one I got from my local apple store.
However, few days later, I felt that I needed cellular, so I exchanged it for a cellular 64 GB (Gold) at apple store. This iPad has serial number DL, and its screen looked PINKISH while I extremely hate pink screen iPads. I could not live with it., so I went back the store for exchanging. Unfortunately, the replacement one is pinkish-haft and yellow-haft. Immediately, I came back to return it. Shortly after, I ordered a cellular 64 GB gold from apple.com, a DM, was almost perfect. Cleary, it had a cool tone screen (blueish rather than pinkish), and especially it did NOT has distortion problem at all.
I kept it it for almost 3 weeks, and I could have kept it forever if I had not changed my mind getting 128 GB one. For instance, I was lucky to grabb a cellular 128 GB gold from bestbuy.com. Because of $100 off, it costed the same as my cellu lar 64 GB. Therefore, I returned the 64 GB one.
This 128 GB was almost perfect-- Its screen was bright white and had cool tone. Truly, it was very nice except distortion problem. However, I had to return it because I found out that it seemed to be bent
I exchanged it at bestbuy, and the replacement, a DL one, was terrible than ever. It has a large shadow along the left side, and I returned it. Finally, I purchased one from apple and one from Bhphoto. After receiving them yesterday, I juxtaposed them and the iPad from apple, my current one also a DM, is much better-cool tone screen and free distortion. On contrast, the iPad from BHphoto, a DL, is extremely terrible- shadow along the left side, much distortion, pinkish haft.
In my opinion , DM iPads are much better than DL iPads. All iPads in my family (2,3, air, air 2) are DM. I see DL iPads often have screen issues such as pink, yellow hue, dust, dead pixel, and now distortion.
ONLY 2 ones of those iPads do NOT have distortion problem.
My cellular 128 GB gold is DM and the 46th week.
Funny thing is my air 2 64gb wifi is a DM and has a flawless screen.
DL iPads are either pinkish/yellowish hues or distortion. Most of DM iPads I saw are almost perfect. I returned 2 of them only for upgrades of cellular connecttion or storage.
Unfortunately, my local stores have only DL. Only iPads from apple.com are usually DM. Unbelievably, DL iPads from apple store, bestbuy and BHPHOTO are flaw.
Thereofore, I advised all you should look for a DM iPad rather than DL. I think the difference is due to Apple various display suppliers.
Air 2 Screen distoring when holding.
I have a DL and display-wise it's fine. It vibrates, but all do that.
I tested it at http://chenyufei.info/p/screen/ipad/. I also used the THX tune-up
https://appsto.re/us/sVRuJ.i
Both DL and DM models are made at the same China Foxconn factory.
I have a DL and display-wise it's fine. It vibrates, but all do that.
I tested it at http://chenyufei.info/p/screen/ipad/. I also used the THX tune-up
https://appsto.re/us/sVRuJ.iBoth DL and DM models are made at the same China Foxconn factory.
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That's just insane....
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Not all unit, since I personally saw several flawless.
Mine is a DL and has nothing like a pink screen, no dead pixels, no dust, no distortions without excessive pressure. I think you are more than a bit kooky.
Guess what, I was using the Surface Pro at the Microsoft Store earlier this week. The entire time I used the stylus, distortions under the screen! The horror!!
Guess what, I was using the Surface Pro at the Microsoft Store earlier this week. The entire time I used the stylus, distortions under the screen! The horror!!
Mine is a DL and has nothing like a pink screen, no dead pixels, no dust, no distortions without excessive pressure. I think you are more than a bit kooky.
Guess what, I was using the Surface Pro at the Microsoft Store earlier this week. The entire time I used the stylus, distortions under the screen! The horror!!
DL here and no problems.
Mine is a DL and has nothing like a pink screen, no dead pixels, no dust, no distortions without excessive pressure. I think you are more than a bit kooky.
Guess what, I was using the Surface Pro at the Microsoft Store earlier this week. The entire time I used the stylus, distortions under the screen! The horror!!
I absolutely trust you, but I'd bet that if you give them your iPad, they would be able to find many issues on it.
After years on this forum I learned that there are people that can find issue on everything, no matter how good it is.
There are also people on this forum with their heads in the sand thinking Apple can do no wrong.
Fortunately for the vast majority of us, the true nut cases tend to reveal themselves with no effort on our part required to separate wheat from chaff.
I've been waiting for Apple to fix the distortion problem in the production line before buying one, and from the last few posts in this thread I'm getting the impression they may have...
Does anyone know what serial numbers belong to the latest batch? DM? Or do serial numbers play no relevance to the manufacture week?
I may go to my local store and ask specifically for a DM unit if this is the latest and it turns out the problems have been rectified...
EDIT: ok so I just found this serial number guide
Serial numbers come in the form AABCCDDDEEF which can be read as follows:
AA = Factory and machine ID
B = Year manufactured (simplified to final digit, 2010 is 0, 2011 is 1, etc)
CC = Week of production
DDD = Unique identifier
EEF = iPhone model, color of device and size of storage.
For example, the serial 79049XXXA4S is from factory 79 (presumably Foxconn), was manufactured in 2010 in the 49th week, and is a black 16GB iPhone 4.
So with this info you should all be able to establish the week of production!
Does anyone know what serial numbers belong to the latest batch? DM? Or do serial numbers play no relevance to the manufacture week?
I may go to my local store and ask specifically for a DM unit if this is the latest and it turns out the problems have been rectified...
EDIT: ok so I just found this serial number guide
Serial numbers come in the form AABCCDDDEEF which can be read as follows:
AA = Factory and machine ID
B = Year manufactured (simplified to final digit, 2010 is 0, 2011 is 1, etc)
CC = Week of production
DDD = Unique identifier
EEF = iPhone model, color of device and size of storage.
For example, the serial 79049XXXA4S is from factory 79 (presumably Foxconn), was manufactured in 2010 in the 49th week, and is a black 16GB iPhone 4.
So with this info you should all be able to establish the week of production!
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My December manufactured Air 2 does not have distortion problem. I tried pressing hard near the back Apple logo and then everywhere but nope.
Maybe Apple had a bad batch where the Aluminium was not up to the specs or they silently fixed it.
It is possible that the Aluminium from the faulty Air 2 and those few bent iPhone 6+ was the same. Later Apple fixed the aluminium strength in subsequent batches.
And I would be the first to bitch about here if my Air 2 was having this issue.
Apologies to contradict but I have a DM unit (bought on line the day after the launch) and I have backlight bleeding and the distortion problem; homogeneous white and no red pixels though.
Because it's one of the first! What week is it?
For anyone buying an iPad now I would hazard a guess that to get a good screen you will need to tell the store where you purchase you will only accept a serial number of... DM446 and up.
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