How about 64GB RAM. I want to run an Oracle Datawarehouse, a couple of Web Servers, and seed the entire pirate bay catalogue from this thing. /s
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First iPad Air 2 Reviews: 'Ridiculously Fast', 'Vibrant Display', Thinner Profile Comes at the Cost of Battery Life
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How about 64GB RAM. I want to run an Oracle Datawarehouse, a couple of Web Servers, and seed the entire pirate bay catalogue from this thing. /s
90 minutes less battery life than the original iPad Air. It's THINNER though. What a joke!
Same here. These devices are already plenty thin (and light), and the quality-of-life improvements that come from shaving a millimeter (or ounce) here and there aren't nearly as great as the quality-of-life benefits of longer battery life.
That protruding camera on the back of the iPhone 6 is a great example. Someone at Apple was so gung-ho about about slimming it down that they made it too thin to fit the lens. Meanwhile, if they'd simply made the body of the phone just a little thicker than they did to accommodate it, there'd be room for (percentagewise) significantly more battery than it has, and I don't think anyone would be complaining that it wasn't any thinner than the previous model.
You might want to try doing a full reinstall of iOS 8. When I upgraded my iPad mini (not the retina one so very like your iPad 2) it was a nightmare lagfest. Probably doesn't help that the install had basically been upgraded all the way from iOS 3 on my iPad 1 which went up to 5, then I migrated through to 6 on the mini and up to 8. It would constantly stall so I gave up and wiped it flat and didn't restore from the backup but rather reinstalled apps fresh. It is now nice and smooth again and doesn't feel much slower than my iPhone 6+.
Incidentally, I did the same with my original iPad 1 (my son uses it) and a fresh install of 5.1.1 on that is actually nice too. Feels like it did when it was new. No idea why upgrades have problems but a fresh install is a much better route if you can do it.
that is not totally true. Yes, iphone is more personal and necessary device than ipad. ipad sale is down much faster due to price. with iphone, you can buy through carrier subsidizing or financing. you can't with ipad ($200 iphone vs $500 ipad). for many people, subsidizing price already built in their plan, whether you upgrade or not. iphone price is hidden and spread across 2 year contact. Remember apple initially sold the orignial iphone for $400? did not go well.
if carriers take away this subsidizing/financing, many people would upgrade less often and hold on to their perfectly-working iphones longer.
People like it when they ram more memory into a thinner form.
Now I don't have to remember to close my tab when some hot new app enters the store.
I'm excited for my pad to have more memories.
Now I don't have to remember to close my tab when some hot new app enters the store.
I'm excited for my pad to have more memories.
Waiting for the crying to start because you can't have 10 tabs open at once.
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Nope. I like the thinness.
I think he meant the 2 GB of RAM and triple-core CPU. Seems like things they could have mentioned in the keynote.
Fortunately the long-haul flights I take have in-seat power, so I can deal with the loss of HD video play time compared to my Air 1 so order placed. 
I see. I guess Apple has a thing about not disclosing RAM and certain specs although not mentioning the three core is odd. Maybe they thought the Apple haters would say, "What, only three cores? Why not four!!!!!"
Great. Now put all this in the mini form factor and you have the ideal ipad.
I thought in the keynote they said it was the same as the Air
yup....glad to see this is finally settled. Where are the guys who said it was mainly due to crappy coding of Safari ? (not saying Safari is nicely coded BTW...who knows). I think people should take this as a cue to stop defending Apple's every single fart!
With the iPhone I somewhat agree. With the iPad though, I don't think we are there yet - they still need to be lighter and thinner definitely helps. My iPad Air and the 4 before it are the only computing devices I've ever had that I don't have any complaints about battery life - 15 hours and 3-7 days of standby is on the low end of average. They can afford to cut back slightly if it makes the device easier to hold.
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The thing is, and this is what I've been saying all along, is that even if you can hold a few more tabs in memory (which I'm sure you'll be able to), it doesn't solve the fundamental problem which is that your work in any given tab might be erased at any given moment if you switch away from it or switch apps. That uncertainty is still baked into the operating system so adding RAM is only a slight improvement.
Yes, maybe. I'm not sure what negative stereotypes would make it seem like a woman would be more apt to drop it. Careless is what she is. Not cool for her to mention it in the way she does because, even though she says it's her fault, she still thinks it should be ruggedized so she can be negligent and still not break it.
Now, if she said she was trying to put on a fresh coat of mascara but couldn't see herself in the iPad because of its improved antiglare, well then....
The only thing settled is that with more RAM the battery life sucks. If they had less ram we would get maybe 2 days of battery life. I guess battery life and Ram issue is settled
This.
Seriously, thinness just does not matter anymore. Does it matter to some extent? Of course. The thinness of the iPad Air compared to the original iPad is astounding, and improves the device immensely. But the same can't be said for the iPad Air 2 in comparison to the iPad Air 1. The 1 mm that they shaved off is going to be almost impossible to feel, and it certainly won't improve the user experience at all. No one would complain at all if it was the same thickness as the iPad Air, because that tablet was already so thin! People would get excited though to hear that they added all these new features while also increasing battery life.
tl;dr - Thinness is important to an extent, but now it's hindering the device by limiting battery
Yet it has less battery life. If we find the battery is the same size, removal of vindication.
If it still does there should be a huge protest. No more excuses.