Any of you testing this chassis vibration with a case or Smart Cover on? I'm curious if an additional layer of material would help with the buzzing...
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iPad iPad Air 2 sound vibrating!
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I think smart cover won't dampen the buzz. Smart case might but that only if the case is made of rubber. Even that might not help much as the thinness of the case still allow vibration to propagate.
Do you people grasp that the iPad 2 and 3 are much thicker and heavier than the Air 2?
You're all essentially asking "why does this thin sheet of metal and impossibly thin glass vibrate when I listen to thumping teenage music and watch Die Hard 26: Die Hardest?
The entire slab of metal and glass of the Air 2 is acting like a speaker diaphragm. The Air 2 is essentially a 10" flat speaker with a screen. How can it be as thin as it is and not transmit some vibration?
With the smaller battery, you're bound to lose some dampening. And with the fused screen, the thin layer of air between the glass and LCD is gone, and with it, some dampening.
People are loving the Air 2's thinness and weight. But those feature come at a certain sonic price. It's simple physics, and unless Apple makes the entire chassis out of some expensive super sound dampening metal, or fills every empty void inside with sound proofing foam, it's not going to change.
It isn't a design flaw. It isn't a defect. It's a natural byproduct of something this thin and light. Period.
Oh and to whomever compared the Air 2 to "normal" iPads...newsflash; the Air is now a NORMAL iPad.
The laws of physics explain why it's happening, sure. However, people still have a right to complain about something that is detrimental to their experience on a $500+ device.
I sure as heck wouldn't be happy if my entire tablet buzzed and vibrated whenever audio playback is occurring. We understand Apple's obsession with thinness and industrial design but who wouldn't give up a millimeter or two of thickness in order to be able to watch a movie or play a song without the entire device resonating?
Btw, I for one am greatly looking forward to Die Hard 46: Die Hardest. Now if you'll excuse me, I have some bubblegum teenage pop songs to download.
I completely understand what you are saying, yes I understand the physics behind it. But that just simply "annoys" me, so I might have to downgrade
Same issue with the original Air. I can feel vibrations as well. For a year now. Never knew I was supposed to be freaked out about it.
I hate my Air now that I know I was supposed to.
Seriously I'll check my Air 2 coming today to see if it's worse or similar.
It's not that bad on the Air. It is much, much worse on the Air 2. I'm glad I went to the Apple store to get a hands-on before purchasing.
My only gripe about the Air is the insufficient memory that leads to constantly reloading Safari tabs. But, for me, that is better than the entire device resonating. Their obsession with thinness has come at the expense of user experience.
I noticed this right away. It's not distortion or bad sound quality, it's just that the back of the unit vibrates with the speakers and you can feel it (at least on my unit.) I chalk this up to the thin unit and the fact that speakers work by vibrating! I'm thinking that any kind of case that has a back on it will make it so you can not feel the vibration.
Unfortunately, a case doesn't help much. I have Apple's leather case. It's the feeling on the screen that really bothers me, and the case doesn't mitigate that at all.
Unfortunately, the vibration is a bit annoying on iPad Air 2. I have both iPad Air 1 and 2, play music at max volume. 1 also vibrates but less noticeable than 2. I put air 2 into apple smart case, but I still feel the same amount of vibration. Maybe a thicker case helps tho.
I guess I'll find out in a few hours when my 2 arrives. I think I'll know within 5 minutes if it's going back or not.
My iPad 4 was also vibrating, but I didn't care that much about it, since when do you turn the sound on at 100%?
Btw, I was using a case, so dunno how it is without.
Btw, I was using a case, so dunno how it is without.
has anyone confirmed if the vibration's intensity is the same for the Wifi and the Wifi-Cellular version?
By the way, this vibrategate is something like antennagate. No one will talk about it after a few weeks. I don't care it that much.
I don't care it that much.I guess people don't get it. there should not be that much vibration on the back and screen at 30% volume.
Have you ever been next to an idiot in a car with their base so loud all you hear is boom boom and their glass vibration. Well that's what this feels like. No case will fix this. You either can deal with it or not.
I can't so back it goes. The only other option is for Apple to put out a software fix to allow us to tweak the base down. The current settings for music provides no relief.
Have you ever been next to an idiot in a car with their base so loud all you hear is boom boom and their glass vibration. Well that's what this feels like. No case will fix this. You either can deal with it or not.
I can't so back it goes. The only other option is for Apple to put out a software fix to allow us to tweak the base down. The current settings for music provides no relief.
Just went to an Apple Store here in Italy. I check about ten iPad Air 2 for screens and vibrations problems. In my opinion the vibrations are about 80% more of my old iPad 4 (that has a perfect screen too).
I went in the Apple Store to buy the new Air 2 but with the screen and vibrations problems I decided to put my new Ipad purchase on hold.
I went in the Apple Store to buy the new Air 2 but with the screen and vibrations problems I decided to put my new Ipad purchase on hold.
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