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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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really dont see any utility in 11-12 hours of battery life over 9-10. Maybe i'm missing something. If in heavy use--you would still have to charge daily.
No ones remarked the contrasting ring around the main button is hideous. And the gold--err-champagne ipad is just tacky. C'mon apple--your better than this...or used to be
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i would love to have sat in on those meetings~a very fluffy discusssion i imagine
No ones remarked the contrasting ring around the main button is hideous. And the gold--err-champagne ipad is just tacky. C'mon apple--your better than this...or used to be
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i would love to have sat in on those meetings~a very fluffy discusssion i imagine
Or wait for a more significant upgrade next year or possibly a new hybrid that Apple may be cooking up, if you're interested in that. If not, I say go for the gold and next year upgrade again when Apple releases something more significant.
It looks like Apple's obsession with thinness may be starting to have negative results, like significantly reduced battery life or to a lesser degree, a protruding camera lens.
David lost his audience when he moved on--i didnt even know yahoo still existed till I read of his move.
For those of you complaining about battery life (i haven't traveled in a while so idk if these are allowed or not in carry ons) but i see these as a viable solution.
http://lifehacker.com/five-best-external-battery-packs-509802431
and I'm sure their are plenty more than the ones mentioned, they will fit in a pocket, brief case, car, desk, backpack, purse and they extend battery life, yes the higher sized Apple tablets are pricy, and "we shouldn't have to buy an extra battery" but we do, because they are trying to make it as thin and as light as they can, while also making it feel like a premium product made of metal, not plastic. I understand the long flights overseas situation. I am in no way a power user, but through out the day i have kept in my mind, how many USB ports i see while I'm out and about. I have 3 in my car, 5 at home, one at every computer at school, my longest class is 3 hours. Im going into the technology field, so I'm guessing their will be usb ports abound. (unless I'm being short sighted, which i agree in advance, i could be) I would rather have something that is powerful and is somewhat easy to hold that doesn't strain my arms or wrist when used for long periods of time. If i need an extra battery, then ill buy an external one, because getting one and setting it on a desk and plugging it into an iPad, makes a lot less weight than an iPad that will last all day. If I'm not making any sense, or their is another view of the situation, please let me know.
http://lifehacker.com/five-best-external-battery-packs-509802431
and I'm sure their are plenty more than the ones mentioned, they will fit in a pocket, brief case, car, desk, backpack, purse and they extend battery life, yes the higher sized Apple tablets are pricy, and "we shouldn't have to buy an extra battery" but we do, because they are trying to make it as thin and as light as they can, while also making it feel like a premium product made of metal, not plastic. I understand the long flights overseas situation. I am in no way a power user, but through out the day i have kept in my mind, how many USB ports i see while I'm out and about. I have 3 in my car, 5 at home, one at every computer at school, my longest class is 3 hours. Im going into the technology field, so I'm guessing their will be usb ports abound. (unless I'm being short sighted, which i agree in advance, i could be) I would rather have something that is powerful and is somewhat easy to hold that doesn't strain my arms or wrist when used for long periods of time. If i need an extra battery, then ill buy an external one, because getting one and setting it on a desk and plugging it into an iPad, makes a lot less weight than an iPad that will last all day. If I'm not making any sense, or their is another view of the situation, please let me know.
IF a quad core can stop the inane whining I'm for it even if it makes no other difference...
Sonmi451, huh????
Then why is half your population living in Australia!?!?
Is this a joke? If you really believe that there isn't a compelling reason to upgrade from the worst iPad Apple has ever made, then you are a tough nut to crack. Apart from less battery time, this new machine is a beast.
As for the reviewer who dropped it and cracked the screen. It wasn't an accident, she was just being stupid and then kind of tried to blame Apple. It's almost like she's proud of the fact, yet if there were me, I'd be embarrassed and wouldn't tell anybody.
Right... Complaining about.. Something.. Battery life (which many say is just the same)... Switch (facepalm)... Something else totally random.... Totally unexpected, never happens.
Unless I've missed it, how come nobody is talking about the extra CPU core here? This is the first I've read about a third CPU core in the Air 2 -- this is a pretty big step forward given how effectively iOS will use CPU cores at both the OS level and the application level.
This device is a bigger step forward power wise than I initially thought it was.
This device is a bigger step forward power wise than I initially thought it was.
No, but it will fend.
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Some did talk about it, but it wasn't as sticky as bending stories. Human nature tends to pick the most undesirable things and complain about them to no end. I have seen it. A plenty. Here. Never mind if the iPad has extra cores, extra RAMS, and extra thinness
But thinness is most important.
I think on a portable device, thinner and lighter is important. If an iPad gets me through the day after a heavy usage, I can live with having it charging it through the night when I am sleeping.
Apple should make one iPad as thick as that image below with 1 month battery life, specifically for people obsessed with battery life and also offer the thinner/lighter version with 10 hours of battery life for the rest of us who are OK with the current battery life on thinner device.
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That may not hold up. Developing ways to implement a rigid device that is thinner may be advantageous, but it's strange to prioritize that over battery life for the current model. Long term ploys include a lot of things where value may not be realized for in in a production model for several years. I think it's also important to take into account that you shouldn't regularly drain it from 100% to 0. That can be rough on the battery, and of course batteries only last so many cycles. Better battery life can mean greater longevity before hardware service is required.
When a Retina display is involved. I agree with you, but that's the answer to the question. I think the iPad battery life is fine. But on iPhones, COME ON. Yeah, the iPhone 6 is like .0012 mm thinner than the 5s. I would've rather had the same thickness with all the new engineering behind the design but a little bit more battery. That larger display makes me want to use it more. If I could use the crap out of it and go to bed with 30 percent, I'd be happy. I would love to see one that could go for two days, but I use it way too much to think about that without a huge jump in battery.
That Battery priority obviously went into the iPhone 6 Plus this time around...I am hoping Apple equalizes battery life next year, whether its by an iOS update (with a power saving mode) or devices with even better battery tech. iPads have always been known for longer battery... So lets see if that 12.9in iPad will have the best battery in the iPad line.
I agree. it should be a single plane like the iPad 4. No contrasting bands, although the black one is alright.
I like extreme minimalism.
It's just faster CPU, thinner, faster CPU, thinner, much faster CPU, new fully-laminated screen, Touch ID, improved camera, barometer (I confess I don't know what the barometer is supposed to do on an iPad, but it's there).
The sales numbers will speak for themselves. No need to lie about the differences between the models.
I'm willing to bet wireless networks are the main drawback. My iPad is just Wifi. My mom took her phone to my uncle's place, where service is crappy. She said the battery drained VERY fast out there, which I attribute to searching for signals all the time. You deactivate LTE and 3G and you'll really get better life. Also helps to have a gigantic volume to play with versus the smaller phones.
http://www.fastcompany.com/3037335/ipad-air-2-ipad-mini-3-review
As an informal test, I tried loading FastCompany.com in multiple Safari tabs, stopping only when the browser ran out of RAM and had to reload pages from the Net as I switched tabs. On an iPad Air, I was only able to open five tabs before Safari choked. On the iPad Air 2, I was able to open a dozen of them before the browser felt less than snappy.
As an informal test, I tried loading FastCompany.com in multiple Safari tabs, stopping only when the browser ran out of RAM and had to reload pages from the Net as I switched tabs. On an iPad Air, I was only able to open five tabs before Safari choked. On the iPad Air 2, I was able to open a dozen of them before the browser felt less than snappy.
They probably could have had that now if they weren't so obsessed with thinness.
That why i bought apple stuff since the mid 90's. Unfortunately--sony was the only company that could make an elegant pc, and they are gone now...