I'd take that over the yellow tint all day long. Mine has somewhat of a spline along the top but it's not enough to warrant an exchange.
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I'd take that over the yellow tint all day long. Mine has somewhat of a spline along the top but it's not enough to warrant an exchange.
Looks pretty much like mine, taking the fact that they look much worse in real life than on these pictures.
Since I know that there are much better displays than ours because I've seen an almost perfect one on the store, I'm gonna take my chances and ask for a exchange.
Seriously, how many of you stare at blank white pages all day? I'll admit my iPad Air 2 has a similar shadow but so does my brand new 27" Samsung monitor.
Your next one will yellow tint, the following a dead pixel and on and on and on....
Is it possible you're just not very critical?
Even if you were to say we're super picky, the fact that we can eventually find perfect screens should indicate that iDevices with varying degrees of quality exist aplenty.
What different people find to be a tolerable range is a different story of course.
Looks terrible, seriously? Such an expensive device and so low quality product??
i have been trying to justify me to buy Air2 after Air1, but all these issues... vibr., distortion, yellow/booksp... i think im going skip this year or atleast waiting few months to see if they "secretly" fix them...
i have been trying to justify me to buy Air2 after Air1, but all these issues... vibr., distortion, yellow/booksp... i think im going skip this year or atleast waiting few months to see if they "secretly" fix them...
The anti reflective makes the tint less obvious to me. Enough that it doesnt bother me 99% of the time.
I hear you.
Not even 100 dollar android tablets have such defect rates as the ipad air 1 2.
It really is ridiculous when looking at things like this. Makes me wonder if apple still cares on making quality products or just get as much money as it can from blind customers.
It was bad enough that when reading web pages it was catching my eye and giving me a headache.
I just went to the Apple Store and exchanged... The new one is so much better!! It's more vibrant and much more even. I'm incredibly happy
Yikes. I went through like 6 or 7 replacement ipad 4s (dirt inside the backlights, severe image retention, uneven pink and green tinting) I'm a photographer and I use my iPad for editing. The tinting was so bad my people looked like aliens. Sold the newest replacement on eBay, the tinting was less pronounced but still there. Bought a brand new iPad Air 32gb... And I'm waiting for it to get here. I'm scared of the book spine effect more than anything. Was it THAT common? I have to exchange my iPhone 6 at the Apple Store this weekend due to bright spots, a galaxy of stuck pixels, dark backlight in the top corner, and the thing doesn't like to charge. And it shuts off at like 20% battery for no reason and if I plug it in, it says it's charging, but I'll wake up and itll be at 20% or around there, like it charged and drained itself.
My iPad Air 2 is fine ... I have to write it here, because I feel that all the criticism is tilting the view in a direction that Apple produces bad products.
There always have been quality issues, but PLEASE don't even think that the majority of sold Apple hardware is somehow shipped with defects or bad quality control.
The numbers are just off, because Apple is selling so much more units that shortly after launch 2.000 people hold a bad product in their hands.
The thing is that there is really no comparable product launch that might produce these numbers. No Google Nexus Phone or Tablet or even any Samsung launch will cause these kinds of discussions.
This is why I have to say it again: My iPad Air 2 is fine. Thank you.
There always have been quality issues, but PLEASE don't even think that the majority of sold Apple hardware is somehow shipped with defects or bad quality control.
The numbers are just off, because Apple is selling so much more units that shortly after launch 2.000 people hold a bad product in their hands.
The thing is that there is really no comparable product launch that might produce these numbers. No Google Nexus Phone or Tablet or even any Samsung launch will cause these kinds of discussions.
This is why I have to say it again: My iPad Air 2 is fine. Thank you.
Are the Ipad air's display uniformity issues on the air 2?
Then how come that in six iPad Air 1 exchanges only one had a uniform display?
And how come my brand new iPad Air 2 has a display worse than any of the bad iPad Air 1 displays that I've had?
If this does not scream bad quality control, then I don't know what does.
Then how come that in six iPad Air 1 exchanges only one had a uniform display?
And how come my brand new iPad Air 2 has a display worse than any of the bad iPad Air 1 displays that I've had?
If this does not scream bad quality control, then I don't know what does.
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i really dont care about numbers. what is important it is the device on my hand. btw, have you heard about any other tablets so much feedback about people findind the same issues - even after a year it was launched?
Speaking as someone who went through more iPad 3's than I care to remember (15+), I can say that the hunt for a perfect screen is futile if your eyes are very sensitive to color shifts.
High pixel density screens seem to exacerbate uneven lighting and tints. It's been prevalent on every iPad I've seen to some degree since the iPad 3, and most rMBP's exhibit it as well. My iPhone 6+ is slightly warmer on the left side than the right, but I've accepted the fact that no retina screen from Apple is going be all that great.
That said, as long as your iPad Air doesn't have any glaring issues, and the color shifts aren't overly distracting, just try to enjoy it. The exchange process will drive you mad after a while.
High pixel density screens seem to exacerbate uneven lighting and tints. It's been prevalent on every iPad I've seen to some degree since the iPad 3, and most rMBP's exhibit it as well. My iPhone 6+ is slightly warmer on the left side than the right, but I've accepted the fact that no retina screen from Apple is going be all that great.
That said, as long as your iPad Air doesn't have any glaring issues, and the color shifts aren't overly distracting, just try to enjoy it. The exchange process will drive you mad after a while.
yeah..theres a slight yellow tint, but i feel the anti reflective screen makes it far more bearable than the original airs. Im fairly picky and it doesnt bother me enough to return it. The smart case OTOH...
I returned 3 iPad 4s and 3 iPad Airs because of screen issues before getting devices with good screens, but my Air 2 is fine on the first try. It has the book spine effect on the left side but it is so slight as to be almost unnoticeable and the screen is bright and even otherwise. Before buying I looked at the Air 2 display models in the store and they all had the "book spine" to some degree. I noticed that the space gray models seemed to have the better screens and since I wasn't sure which color to get I took a chance and went with the SG. I'm sure that was just coincidence. I love the Air 2. It is super fast and touch ID is great. Yes it does vibrate with sound and has screen distortion when the back is pressed (won't do that again) but that is a non issue for me and I love the fact that it is thin and light.
I love the Air 2. It is super fast and touch ID is great. Yes it does vibrate with sound and has screen distortion when the back is pressed (won't do that again) but that is a non issue for me and I love the fact that it is thin and light.Created an account on this site since I'm running into the book spine issue. I've returned one iPad Air 2 already and the replacement unit has the same bluish tint along the whole left side of the screen and a bit along the lower edge. It's really noticeable when reading on a white background. The units in store had the same issue.
I'd like to get people's opinions on how common this is and whether there's a decent chance of getting a unit that doesn't have this issue? Color uniformity looks fine enough for use otherwise.
I have the Silver version and was curious if Space Grey models suffer less from this issue.
I'd like to get people's opinions on how common this is and whether there's a decent chance of getting a unit that doesn't have this issue? Color uniformity looks fine enough for use otherwise.
I have the Silver version and was curious if Space Grey models suffer less from this issue.
As much as I'd like to believe otherwise, I tend to agree. I'm just one Apple customer (out of millions) and I've been through my share of replacement iPads in the past to find, not a perfect, but just an acceptable unit. I'm sure I'm not special (other than being wired to see detail), so I'm thinking there must be a fairly sizable % of iPads with some sort of display issue. However, I'm guessing that most customers that buy an iPad having issues, either don't notice the issue or can't be bothered to exchange it. Those are the ones we don't hear about.
Most recently(past couple of weeks): Just upgraded from Retina Mini 2 to an Air (Original). The first Air had a very yellowish uniform tint across the entire display (ie whites where beige), but otherwise a perfect screen and no other issues. I exchanged that one and the replacement had nice even "normal" color temperature (ie no yellowing), but had a "very slight" backlight bleed in a tiny area (bottom - center/left) and a very weak magnet for holding the Smart Cover in place (I'm guessing a misalignment issue). However, the display is otherwise perfect, and these issues are so insignificant, so I'm keeping it! Who knows what I'd get if I exchanged again! Maybe perfection.....maybe worse!
So, it seems to me anyway there is a good chance there will always be some issue. BTW...My wife's'so Air 2 was perfect 1st try....so there is that possibility too!
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I can't agree more! I have super sensitive eyes and can spot the slightest changes in color temperature so I too can claim that I have never seen a perfect screen. I just accept it as so and live with it as long as it's not super obvious. I went through a ton of iPad 3s myself and my rMBP is no better but their great image contrast and resolution make up for it.
I'm so tired of this that I've decided to sell my air 2, stay with just my iPhone and only buy an ipad again when apple releases a product worth its price(aka with a display that doesn't look like its from a 60 dollar android Chinese brand).
Either that or get an android tablet which surprisingly all of 100+ dollar from Sony, Asus, samsung have better uniformity and quality than apple's displays.
Either that or get an android tablet which surprisingly all of 100+ dollar from Sony, Asus, samsung have better uniformity and quality than apple's displays.
iPad Air 2 number 1 had horrible yellowing on the left side of the screen in portrait. iPad Air 2 number 2 had dark smudges on the left in portrait. For now, I'm going back to my original iPad Air which, while not perfect itself, is better than both iPad Air 2s.
I went through a decent number of iPad 3s before settling on one that was the least bad. I actually landed on one that I could live with, and I knew that if I continued the exchange madness, the next one would be worse. Since then, I've looked at every product release and kept my iPad 3. I'd really like to get rid of it for something better, but I will never play the screen lottery again. There's just no way to win it.
One question that I've never gotten an answer to is, what causes inconsistencies. I mean dust and dirt under screens, I understand, and I guess the bookspine effect is caused by backlighting. I have always wondered what causes things like the yellow, pink, and green tints that I saw on so many iPad 3 screens. The only explanation that anyone ever offered is glue, and that's a BS answer. I've looked at many of the Android tablets, and while they have numerous flaws, screen consistency is generally not one of them.
One question that I've never gotten an answer to is, what causes inconsistencies. I mean dust and dirt under screens, I understand, and I guess the bookspine effect is caused by backlighting. I have always wondered what causes things like the yellow, pink, and green tints that I saw on so many iPad 3 screens. The only explanation that anyone ever offered is glue, and that's a BS answer. I've looked at many of the Android tablets, and while they have numerous flaws, screen consistency is generally not one of them.
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The answer is the vast majority aren't that critical and it is .00001% of the user base that returns the things multiple times to get the "perfect" unit.
I am not saying you are wrong returning it until you are satisfied with your purchase it is just interesting to me.
That's exactly where I'm at with it. I'll just keep using my iPad 3 until it doesn't work. If the quality doesn't improve on iPad displays, I'll be content to not have an iPad.
I always put the different tints down to the types of glass that they used. Different cuts of glass producing slightly different tints. That's my theory anyway.