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The iPad Air 2 is the best product, Apple has ever done.

XTheLancerX said:
I think Apple learned with the Air 1 and mini 2. Probably the biggest duds they ever produced, they couldn't even run iOS 7 smoothly. Now with iOS 9, the app switcher even runs at 20FPS. Lovely. On top of that, the app and page reloads. Unacceptable. These iPads would be incredible for a casual user who doesn't notice that kind of thing or simply don't care about it, but for the nit picky tech geeks like me, it is an absolute and total nightmare.

Can't wait to bail on this mini 2. Air 3 it will be for me. Hopefully that isn't a dud, because Apple seems to be following an "every other iPad" sort of cycle. Hopefully the A8X's power has reached the point where any successor can easily handle any new power-hungry change Apple throws at it. Like changing to an @3x display, more graphic intensive OS iterations... Etc.
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I agree with you that the mini was underpowered with the A7. Thats because it's the same A7 that's in the iPhone 5s, whereas the iPad Air had a slightly over clocked version of the A7.
 
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callea said:
My iPhone 6 Plus is fast and smooth with excellent build quality.
Never seen a bended iPhone 6 Plus with my eyes (except people on YouTube voluntarily bending their device).
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They swap them out fairly quickly but at any given Apple store you can find a bent iPhone if you want to see one. This is at the Apple store located closest to me.

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EDIT : That is a 6 only because I can't find the picture of the 6+.
 
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cynics said:
I realize that. You said you never saw one with your own eyes, I was pointing you to a place where you can see them.... You're welcome...
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I go to Apple Stores very often. NEVER seen a bent iPhone 6 with my eys except on Youtube and pics on FORUMS...

Maybe your Apple Store was visited by Uri Geller...:D
 
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This whole thing about the iPhone bending it BS. All phones will bend if enough force is applied to them not just the iPhone. If it was a big deal everyone would be complaining about it not just a few.
 
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JSB1540 said:
OK, I can get a great trade in ($270) on my 128 iPad Air toward a $699 Air 2 (at Simply Mac). OR get an additional 128Air 2 at Best Buy during their "Black Sale" today at $574, and give the air away to a relative that I am not quite sure will appreciate it. Don't know whether to be the nice uncle or watch my wallet. What would you do?
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I would get the 128 Air 2 at Best Buy during their "Black Sale" for $574 and then sell your original 128 iPad Air. This way you won't be out of pocket that much.
 
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aces99 said:
I would get the 128 Air 2 at Best Buy during their "Black Sale" for $574 and then sell your original 128 iPad Air. This way you won't be out of pocket that much.
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I went with the $270 discount and traded it at Simply Mac. I have been surprised at the improvements between the two versions. Very PLEASANTLY surprised. Best Buy's "black friday" sale ended last night.
 
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Trickhot3102 said:
I have to admit that I've never seen iOS run as well as it does on the air 2. I think with the specs on it iOS is finally running as it should. I'm almost hesitant to update to iOS 9 in the fall because iOS 8 runs so flawlessly on the air 2.
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Sadly, I've had more app crashes on my Air 2 than I did on the iPad 2. It's not just apps either - several weeks ago I powered my Air 2 down and it reset itself as a new iPad wiping everything. Frustrating. But, I still do love it and use it as my primary device.
 
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aces99 said:
This whole thing about the iPhone bending it BS. All phones will bend if enough force is applied to them not just the iPhone. If it was a big deal everyone would be complaining about it not just a few.
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Its still advisable to be more careful with an iPhone 6 vs previous generations. Its easy for you to brush the minority aside but nearly all those with an issue never had a problem in the past. Its fun for me to watch the weekly thread pop up with someone that admits to having the same attitude as you now with a bent iPhone.
 
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cynics said:


Its still advisable to be more careful with an iPhone 6 vs previous generations. Its easy for you to brush the minority aside but nearly all those with an issue never had a problem in the past. Its fun for me to watch the weekly thread pop up with someone that admits to having the same attitude as you now with a bent iPhone.
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I absolutely agree that you need to be careful with ALL phones. I also agree that Apple should of just the phones thicker like the 5S. Personally I hate thing phones as they are hard to hold in your hand. I have always said thicker is better. The point I was trying to make is people that make it out that it only happens to just iPhones.
 
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ephemeralreason said:
Sadly, I've had more app crashes on my Air 2 than I did on the iPad 2. It's not just apps either - several weeks ago I powered my Air 2 down and it reset itself as a new iPad wiping everything. Frustrating. But, I still do love it and use it as my primary device.
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Really?? I am genuinely surprised! Sorry you're having to go through all that :(
 
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rgarjr said:
The vibe thing is first world problems.
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Psst!... when you're on a website community where folks spend no small amount of time discussing the features they wish that iOS and their devices had, price points, mass speculation on when and what the next models will bring, then it's ALL a first world problem*!

* as opposed to figuring out how to keep from being homeless, civil unrest, not worrying about getting your foot blown off by land mines, feeding your family, or perhaps even like these folks pictured below...

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or here...
 
ackmondual said:
What do you folks find better with an AMOLED display vs. whatever's currently used?
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Well I have an apple watch that uses an amoled display. I think the colors look better and the blacks are just stunning. it's because when it displays black, the actual pixels are not on. And that also saves on battery. Only problem is that I've heard that LCDs are more color accurate.
 
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aces99 said:
A full on OS would be great as well.
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Which it will never happen on the Ipad!

Apple will only continue having IOS and improving and adding features like splt sceen/multi window on IOS for Ipad.

I doubt Apple will ever put Mac OSX on there Ipads which is great!
 
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