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By now, consumers should know the drill when it comes to all things Apple related. Every year, its product lineup gets refreshed – where devices generally receive upgrades to differentiate them enough over their predecessors. With the iPad mini family, t...
The addition of Touch ID for securing the tablet & Apple Pay, Premium design that's solidly constructed, Very snappy with its performance, Continues to take some excellent photos and videos...
No notable changes with the hardware, $399 cost doesn't seem appropriate given the changes, The display's brightness output is less than the iPad mini 2, Shorter battery life than the iPad mini 2 in our battery benchmark test...
As we try to think dearly about Apple's intent with the iPad mini 3, we're still having trouble rationalizing the reasoning behind its $400 cost. In all fairness, it's a pricey investment considering that the only notable new addition is the Touch ID fing...
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Apple's iPad mini 3 is one of two new tablets launched last week at a special event in Cupertino, and it is definitely the one that got the least attention from Apple's product development team over the past year. The iPad Air 2 has an all-new processor...
Apple's new iPad mini 3 is the same iPad mini with Retina it introduced last year – with the welcome addition of Touch ID. The changed product lineup it also now offers, which include last year's iPad mini 2 starting at $299, and the original iPad mini at...
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What can I say about the iPad mini 3 that hasn't already been said? No, seriously, what can I say? Apple's latest mini is essentially the same product as the first iPad Mini With Retina display with exactly four upgrades, only three of which are significa...
Excellent screen and design, iOS 8/8.1 features, including time-lapse and Apple Pay, Touch ID fingerprint scanner adds convenience...
Minimal updates over last model, Relatively pricey...
The iPad mini 3 is a great tablet, but so was the iPad mini With Retina Display. Can Apple really justify the premium price for last year's (slightly updated) model...
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Blink and you might have missed it. The iPad mini 3 made an especially quiet debut at Apple's latest event, a mere footnote compared with the iPad Air 2. With the dust now settled, it's easy to see why—aside from a gold paintjob, Touch ID sensor, and Appl...
Beautifully built. Fast. Sharp screen. Excellent app options.
Pricey. Few reasons to buy over the less-expensive, still-available iPad mini 2...
The Apple iPad mini 3 is a superb small-screen tablet, but you can get essentially the same experience from its predecessor for $100 less...
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It's all about the gold. Apple's iPad mini 3 (starting at $399) is the latest of the company's devices to get the fever-inducing color option. It also comes with Touch ID, which makes your fingerprint into a password. Otherwise, the newest iPad is pretty...
Excellent app selection, Classy design, Long battery life...
Slower performance than competitors, Soft speakers, Mediocre cameras...
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ReviewApple's latest iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3 incorporate Touch ID and support for Apple Pay within apps, with the same 10 hour battery life of previous models. The full size iPad Air 2 is also now 18 percent slimmer with an improved, antireflective dis...
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We review the Apple iPad Mini 3, the gold-tinted tiny tab rocking TouchID.Apple's iPad Mini 3 reveal felt a little half-arsed at best, taking up around 27 seconds of the launch event where we also saw the Air 2 drop. As if the lack of stage time wasn't te...
Still great, now with more storage options and Touch ID...
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We're in a quandary of sorts here.The Apple iPad Mini 3 is a fantastic tablet. and we'd happily use it every day. It's great for watching movies, getting creative, playing games, staying connected with your mates and everything else you'd possibly want a...
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The newest iPad mini is the smallest iPad update yet – to the degree that isn't really a new device. But is it still worth a look? Join Gizmag, as we review Apple's "new" iPad mini 3.Want the Cliff's Notes version of our iPad mini 3 review? Okay: it's an...
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Other than the new gold color option, Touch ID is the only notable change in iPad mini 3. We found the fingerprint scanner worked similarly to its implementations in other Apple devices — which is to say, it works well. Unlike the Touch ID found in newer...
It makes little sense to run down everything in Apple's iPad mini 3 ($399-$729) that's the same as what you'll find in last year's iPad mini with Retina display — a model that thankfully was renamed "iPad mini 2." Why? Because almost everything's the same...
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How much is Touch ID worth?For the past few years, most of the technology world has ruled by a cold, hard truth: to get the best thing, you pretty much had to get the biggest thing. Every Android phone was bigger than the last, and the smaller ones were a...
iPad app ecosystem, Strong battery life, Beautiful hardware...
Last year's screen, Last year's processor, Last year's camera...
More times than not, the Verge score is based on the average of the subscores below. However, since this is a non-weighted average, we reserve the right to tweak the overall score if we feel it doesn't reflect our overall assessment and price of the produ...
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A little more than a week ago, Apple pushed out its third iOS 8 update, an update that the company naturally called iOS 8.0.2 . Over the past week, we've spent quality time with iOS 8.0.2 on iPad mini with Retina Display and today, we want to take a look...
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Lack of innovations, a slow-growing tablet market, too many products – Apple was confronted with a lot of criticism recently, including some new and some old arguments. Still, this didn't affect the sales numbers, the iPhone 6 is a huge success. But what...
High-resolution display, Excellent build quality, Good camera under daylight, Precise touchscreen, Free office suite, Very good GPS, Fast processor, Fast graphics unit, Low temperature development, Decent speakers...
Hardly any new features, Sometimes very small controls, Depending on the configuration very high price, No 802.11ac WLAN, WLAN connection sometimes with signal issues, Proprietary connector, Only LTE Cat. 3...
Mini update is really the correct term here Except for the fingerprint reader and a new color for the case, the third generation of the iPad Mini does not offer any new features or components. iOS 8.1 can also be installed on older devices via update and...
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Consumers looking for a new tablet in time for Christmas are going to be spoiled for choice this year. In the space of just two days we've seen the launch of the new high-end Nexus 9 , iPad Mini 3, and iPad Air 2 . So let's break down exactly what each ta...
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Apple, in standard fashion, introduced its two new tablets, the iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3, to the public not too long ago – both of which, naturally, are expected to compete in the upcoming holiday season. Generally speaking, Apple intends for them to g...
Separated by only $100, it's really tough for us to recommend going with the iPad mini 3 – even though it's the cheaper of the two models, at $399. It's even tougher to swallow knowing that it doesn't see any major improvements, or differences, with its o...
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It's a little thinner. It's a little lighter. It's a whole lot faster. All of this makes the iPad Air 2 both more of the same and better than ever. The form-factor didn't change since last year's redesign, but even though the iPad Air 2 is slimmer than it...
All of Apple's tablets are great performers. Having five different models—in various sizes, both Wi-Fi only and with cellular—makes them more accessible than ever, since the price points range from $249 for the original iPad mini all the way to $829 for...
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For many tablet fans, Apple's second-generation iPad mini hit the sweet spot. Keeping the bag- and hand-friendly design of the original iPad mini, but adding a Retina display, it replaced standalone ereaders and held the phablet fort until the iPhone 6 Pl...
The value in upgrading to the iPad mini 2 from the original was clear; the improvements in stepping up to the iPad mini 3 from its predecessor are more granular. That's not so much a critique of the new model as it is recognition that the iPad mini 2 simp...
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With the big new phones available now, does anyone who buys a big-screened smartphone like the iPhone 6 Plus or the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 still need a small tablet like the iPad Mini 3? Reviewers including Alastair Stevens of v3.co.uk are comparing the la...
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The iPhone 6 comes in two versions, a regular iPhone 6 with a 4.7-inch screen and the ultra-large iPhone 6 Plus, with a huge 5.5-inch screen. Meanwhile Apple has introduced a new iPad mini 3 model, with Touch ID and an 7.9-inch display.The iPhone 6 and iP...
The iPhone 6 Plus is definitely the better device. The iPhone 6 features a faster processor and a much better camera than the iPad mini 3. The optical image stabilisation on the iPhone 6 Plus is a huge boon to anybody who is serious about digital video. T...
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When Apple introduced its latest wave of iPads in late 2014 , it did a little retroactive rescripting of the Apple iPad lineup. The introduction of the Apple iPad Air 2 models knocked the original iPad Airs into a lower price bracket, and Apple noted that...
Undeniably attractive design, Touch ID fingerprint-sensing authentication, Carrier-switchable SIM on cellular-capable models...
Not a compelling value for many buyers, with iPad Mini 2 at $100 less...
One of the nicest compact tablets you can buy, the iPad Mini 3 bears all the quality hallmarks of the iPad line, and it won't disappoint iOS-faithful buyers with the cash to spare. But the now-cheaper previous-gen Mini 2 model is a better value for most...
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It's a conflicting time for Apple. On one hand, it's a joyous occasion for the company because its latest iPhones, which come in larger screen sizes than the last, set new sales records worldwide; but on the other hand, its lineup of iPads just experience...
The iPad mini 3 is just as good as its predecessor, but its lack of feature upgrades doesn't justify its price and places it behind the Air 2 in specs. Unless you love Apple's fingerprint sensor and Apple Pay, you may want to opt for last year's model in...
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We don't think an Apple product has fallen out of favor as fast as the iPad mini. With the iPad Air 2 leading the way in screen tech, raw power, and ultra-thinness, the mini was crying out for the same treatment. If anything, the previous model should hav...
Touch ID, new gold color. Still a capable tablet.
No longer the Air's equal. Same chassis as before. No antireflective screen...
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Editor's note: this comparison originally appeared on our sister site TabTimes , your resource for tablets and convertibles running all operating systems.We've spent some time recently looking at the Nexus 7 , Nexus 9, iPad Air 2 and the iPad Mini 3 . As...
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Editor's note: this comparison has originally been published on our sister site TabTimes , your resource for tablets and convertibles running all operating systems.There is a certain amount of mobility lost in attempting to carry around many of today's be...
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Editor's note: this comparison has originally been published on our sister site TabTimes , your resource for tablets and convertibles running all operating systems.Both the Apple iPad Air 2 and the HTC built Google Nexus 9 have been on the market for a sh...
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The iPad Air 2 looks like the iPad Air, but it includes improvements and refinements that come together to deliver a vastly improved experience that is hard to completely understand until you make the switch.On paper it seems like such a small upgrade, bu...
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Learn how the iPad Air 2 iOS 8.2 update performs in this in-depth iOS 8.2 review specific to the newest iPad. In early March Apple announced the iOS 8.2 update for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Although part of this update focuses on the Apple Watch app an...
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The iOS 8.1.3 update is a small one overall and especially so for the iPad Air 2 that is only a few months old. Our iPad Air 2 iOS 8.1.3 review focuses on the performance of the update and bugs that it fixes for users of the newest iPad in Apple's lineup...
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At first we would like to thank BAPCo for supplying us an Apple iPad Air 2 16GB Tablet for testing and reviewing.“A non-profit consortium, BAPCo's charter is to develop and distribute a set of objective performance benchmarks based on popular computer app...
While we were a bit skeptical at first mostly driven by the sale price of the 16GB Wi-Fi only iPad Air 2 tablet, our impression has changed quite dramatically after using the tablet extensively on a two-week period. Compared to what we have seen with the...
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The iPad stands on its own as a platform, it's very branding synonymous with “tablet” – a Xerox or Kleenex of the consumer electronics world. Apple's latest iteration is the iPad Air 2 ( from $499 for 16gb), a revised and slightly-more-slender version of...
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The iPad Air 2 took Apple's thinnest and lightest full-sized tablet ever and made it even thinner and lighter. It also laminated the screen to make the pixels look like they were floating inside the glass, added Touch ID, and 8 megapixel iSight camera, an...
Rene: Three months later the iPad Air 2 hardware is as if not more impressive than I first thought. It's so good, even with all the advances made in iOS 8 — extensibility, continuity, metal, etc. — it feels like the software now has to step up its game. I...
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The iPad Air 2 is the latest Apple flagship slate, a 9.7 inch device, that was announced on October 16th and it's priced at $499, in the 16 GB version, $599 in the 64 GB one and $699 in the 128 GB one. We've tested the iPad Air 1 about 11 months ago, so t...
slim, but solid, very light, less glare than many tablets, good battery, loud speakers, good display, good cameras, ultra fast browser, excellent hardware, fast rendering, good productivity, And the...
big bezel, long charging, back vibrates a lot, UI getting old...
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Many Apple fans were hoping for an iPad Pro this year, but it didn't happen. What they did get was a successor to the iPad Air. Here we compare the iPad Air 2 with Microsoft's Surface Pro 3 so you know which is the best device to buy.The only facet the Su...
Which is best all comes down to what you want to do with a tablet. For entertainment, web browsing, email, social networks, games, photography and video, the iPad wins. It's also a lot cheaper than the Surface Pro 3. A lot. If you need a tablet that's als...
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The iPad Air 2 is often described as the best tablet money can buy, but people also love the Microsoft Surface Pro 3 because it works like a laptop and runs full Windows software and it works like a tablet. However, if you just forked over between $500 an...
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As we approach the holidays, Apple has launched a new iPad as expected. As one might expect from the name, the iPad Air 2 is more of an evolution of the original iPad Air than a clean-sheet design. This doesn't mean that there's little to talk about thoug...
The next item of note is the A8X, which represents a return to dedicated SoCs for the iPad line. This is presumably done to preserve performance parity at native resolution for the iPhone and iPad line, and the extra CPU core is intriguing as it represent...
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I always get excited when Apple announces new products, but I'll admit the latest iPad announcements left me a bit disappointed. As you know if you've read any of my reviews, I love my iPad mini with Retina display. I planned to update to the newest mini...
Thinner and lighter than any previous fullsized iPad, Improved camera, NFC chip lets you use Apple Pay for online purchases, Faster than previous iPads, Better sound than previous iPads, Thumbprint reader for increased security and for use with Apple Pay...
Incremental updates may not seem worth the purchase to people with the iPad Air...
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It's a little thinner. It's a little lighter. It's a whole lot faster. All of this makes the iPad Air 2 both more of the same and better than ever. The form-factor didn't change since last year's redesign, but even though the iPad Air 2 is slimmer than it...
All of Apple's tablets are great performers. Having five different models—in various sizes, both Wi-Fi only and with cellular—makes them more accessible than ever, since the price points range from $249 for the original iPad mini all the way to $829 for...
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I've owned an iPad Air since the original model came out last year (my first iPad), and when the Air 2 came out late last month, I dove right in and bought another. Why? My biggest issue with the original Air was speed: occasional stutters and lackluster...
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bgr.com
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Often times when we see outspoken fans of one mobile platform share thoughts on another platform publicly, the result isn't objective enough to even bother with. Sometimes, however, when the author manages to remain objective, they surprise us with intere...
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Apple, in standard fashion, introduced its two new tablets, the iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3, to the public not too long ago – both of which, naturally, are expected to compete in the upcoming holiday season. Generally speaking, Apple intends for them to g...
Separated by only $100, it's really tough for us to recommend going with the iPad mini 3 – even though it's the cheaper of the two models, at $399. It's even tougher to swallow knowing that it doesn't see any major improvements, or differences, with its o...
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The holidays are just right around the corner, so consumers will no doubt be in full force shopping for the best of the best for their loved loves. In the tablet space, we've been fortunate to see the arrival of two spectacular offerings very recently –...
These two couldn't be any more different on the outside, as one impressively stands out for its premium design and svelte construction – while the other follows a more humble and modest path. Mainly due to that disparity, it makes perfect sense why the iP...
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Not as many people are buying iPads anymore. For the past few quarters now, the company has faced a noticeable decline in sales, highlighting a worrying trend for a device that was once ubiquitous with the tablet market. More affordable Android competitor...
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Is that a bad thing? By no means. Messing around all that much with an icon seldom ends well. The iPad Air 2 does nothing to change the status quo, which is to say: It's the best mainstream consumer tablet you can buy, just like the iPad Air before it. (A...
Somehow, even thinner than ever, Very snappy performance, thanks to A8X chip upgrade, Fingerprint login, Better cameras...
The familiar iPadfamily gripes (no MicroSD card slot, reliance on iTunes), Rear camera lacks a flash, Physical mute/orientationlock switch has been eliminated...
The iPad Air 2 takes the title (from Apple's original Air) of Best Tablet You Can Buy. The updates aren't enough to force an upgrade from a 2013 Air, but it'll feel like a tablet from another planet if you're still using an original iPad or iPad 2, or an...
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Proof the Apple SIM exists!My friends at Apple took pity on me and sent me one to play with. The best I can tell, they're now available at a handful of Apple Stores and are trickling into the rest. For the sake of those who got burned by greedy wireless o...
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Apple continues to dominate the tablet market with good reason -- its pace of innovation since launching the original iPad just four years ago must have its competitors reeling. The iPad Air 2 is the six-generation iPad, although the product line is only...
Ultra thin, Ultra light, Ultra fast, Excellent OS, Outstanding ecosystem, Industryleading support...
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The Apple iPad Air 2 does not really differ from its predecessor in terms of design, it is only a bit thinner . However, there are big changes inside the case: The communication modules are faster and the processor as well as the graphics solution also sh...
Great design, Highquality materials, Fast components, Great display, Excellent GPS module, Covers many frequencies, Good camera in daylight, Good viewing angle stability, Decent speakers, Finally 2 GB memory...
Pressuresensitive case, Configurable toggle was removed, Problems with iOS 8.1, Throttling of the CPU and GPU, Only LTE Cat. 4, No Bluetooth 4.1, NFC without antennas can only be used in combination with Apple Pay, Signal noise of the Bluetooth connection...
In Review: Apple iPad Air 2 The Apple iPad Air 2 is still a really good tablet that convinces with its even thinner construction and the high-quality materials . Unfortunately, the thin construction also results in some drawbacks since the tablet is more...
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If you liked last year's iPad Air, you'll almost certainly like this year's version, unveiled early last month (along with the 5K Retina iMac) by Apple CEO Tim Cook. The iPad Air 2 features Touch ID, a (much) faster system architecture and an aluminum enc...
Fast, Continuity feature allows seamless integration with other Apple devices, Touch ID feature, builtin encryption...
No LED flash support for photos and movies, camera specs lag behind iPhone 6 models, cannot use Apple Pay via NFC...
If you liked last year's iPad Air, you'll almost certainly like this year's version, unveiled early last month (along with the 5K Retina iMac) by Apple CEO Tim Cook. The iPad Air 2 features Touch ID, a (much) faster system architecture and an aluminum enc...
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But after a few days of playing with it, I am, well, a bit confused. This tablet clearly has the potential to be great, and yet, it isn't. Not yet at least.While I don't feel like I've been able to spend enough time with the Nexus 9 to give it the full re...
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If you liked last year's iPad Air, you'll almost certainly like this year's version, unveiled early last month (along with the 5K Retina iMac) by Apple CEO Tim Cook. The iPad Air 2 features Touch ID, a (much) faster system architecture and an aluminum enc...
Fast, Continuity feature allows seamless integration with other Apple devices, Touch ID feature, builtin encryption...
No LED flash support for photos and movies, camera specs lag behind iPhone 6 models, cannot use Apple Pay via NFC...
When the iPad was first released in 2010, I described it as a leap ahead for computing -- a tool that simplified interaction in a way that I thought would make computing accessible to even more people. And when I looked at last year's iPad Air, I said...
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The Apple iPad Air 2 review is here! Does the iPad Air 2 deserve the "Best iPad Ever" title? Find out in our full review above!The iPad Air 2 is 1.4mm thinner than the first iPad Air. It measures just 6.1mm thick, making it the thinnest tablet in the worl...
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Most are in agreement that Apple's iPad Air 2 is one of the finest tablets ever produced, if not the best out there, period. Certainly, it's not difficult to make that case -- after all, the latest 9.7-inch iPad is thinner than its predecessor at just 6.1...
Slimmer than a shaved pencil, lighter than a pound, Sleek design and now comes in gold, Fast A8X SoC, 2GB of RAM, and new storage tiers, Upgraded cameras are finally worth talking about, Lots of little upgrades, such as the Touch ID sensor and barometer...
While battery life is as advertised, it's less than the previous iPad Air...
Let's be careful not to pigeonhole the iPad Air 2 as a glorified web browsing device, it's also adept at playing games. It gave NVIDIA's SHIELD tablet a run for its money by posting a higher average framerate in the offscreen T-Rex test in GFXBench, and t...
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Smartphone and tablet vendors seem to be locked in an arms race to build the thinnest possible devices at the moment, with the current thinnest smartphone — the Oppo R5 — being so skeletal at 4.85mm that it can't even accommodate a 3.5mm audio jack. Apple...
If you're an Android fan, there are plenty of alternative tablets to choose from. Prominent among these are Samsung's excellent SuperAMOLEDequipped Galaxy Tab S 10.5 (which also comes in an 8.4inch model), and Sony's slimline (6.4mm) 10.1inch Xperia Z2 Ta...
So, if you're in the market for an iPad, should you buy the Air or the Air 2? The answer largely depends on how much you value the latest model's 6.1mm thinness, how much you need the A8X's extra processing and graphics speed and extra 1GB of RAM, whether...
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Silky smooth and super to look at. Thanks to a powerful A8X processor, the iPad Air 2 promises the fastest performance of any tablet ever, and reviews say that it largely delivers. That's something that serious gamers and others who need that level of per...
Vast tabletoptimized app selection, Powerful performance, Intuitive interface, Good battery life, Incredibly thin and light...
Little user customization...
Reviewers say that the iPad Air 2 is the best iPad ever, and the best tablet available, bar none. The battery lasts forever, performance is among the best of any tablet, and the huge number of tablet-optimized apps can't be beat.Breaking it downPerforman...
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PreviousConclusionThe iPad Air 2 is more of an upgrade than critics originally had claimed. It might look identical to the original iPad Air at first from a short distance, but you will notice the difference once you pick up the unit. It is not only light...
PreviousLA Gadgets ExaminerConclusionThe iPad Air 2 is more of an upgrade than critics originally had claimed. It might look identical to the original iPad Air at first from a short distance, but you will notice the difference once you pick up the unit. I...
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PreviousPerformanceThere is a significant performance bump with the Apple A8X processor--so much that the iPad Air 2 can replace your laptop in many situations. Part of the significant performance bump is also due to the 2GB RAM used. We had several tabs...
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Gadgets get thinner every year. That's a given. But the iPad Air 2 crosses a threshold where thin makes a difference.I bought my first iPad in the summer of 2012, under the pretense that it would be a really killer digital photo frame at my wedding. (Ahem...
ExpandIf you dont have an iPad and want an iPad, this is the best iPad there is. Its meaningfully better in terms of portability (light, thin, rigid, glare-resistant) than the previous iPad Air, and thats about it. But for $450, the previous 32GB iPad...
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Last year Apple wanted you to think of the iPad Air as the next revolutionary creative tool after the pencil . This year they've shaved down the bodywork and given it a new ticker.But is this the next major step in the iPad story or just a thinner, sharpe...
Beautiful, thin design, Bestinclass display, Excellent battery life, Fantastic user experience...
Lacks innovation, Expensive, No expandable storage...
Balancing act Every year Apple has to tread a fine line, by trying to offer consumers enough of an upgrade over last year's product without over-promising one year only to under deliver the next. The 4th generation iPad was a misstep in this regards a...
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You could say that the 2013 iPad Air was the first mature tablet. So how is Apple going to sell a new model when the last one left no big gaps to fill? Join Gizmag, as we review Apple's bigger-than-you-might-think update, the iPad Air 2.Going by the stand...
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Apple has trained us pretty well about what to expect from alternating years of iDevice launches. The year of the Big Upgrade is routinely followed by the year of an extra letter tacked to the end of the name.Traditionally, Apple devotes its so-called "of...
Reduced weight and thickness make this easy enough to use with one hand, let alone held normally with two, Triplecore processor and 2GB of RAM can be felt in basic apps like heavyduty browsing and video exporting, Touch ID is a welcome homebutton upgrad...
Apps, games, and iOS in general all have yet to catch up to the boosted specs, It's hard to call the gorgeous screen "bad" by any measure, but anyone expecting a major improvement to last year's model will be disappointed, especially in terms of a relati...
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In the tablet world, there's only one significant name that stands unchallenged in the space – the iPad. Yes, Apple's tablet continues to have a firm stranglehold of the tablet market, mainly because it's so versatile in many ways. Last year, the company...
It boasts an even thinner design than its predecessor, Continues to exude a premium, solid finish, Triplecore processor shows it's capable of handling any task, Camera produces sharp images and videos, as long as lighting is ample, Fantastic for multimedi...
Battery life is less than last year's model, Softer quality with low lighting photo & video capture...
Apple certainly hits it on the mark with the iPad Air 2, seeing that it receives all the incremental upgrades we'd commonly expect to find on any successive device. It's thinner, lighter, and more powerful than ever before, while still being treated to an...
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ReviewApple's latest iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3 incorporate Touch ID and support for Apple Pay within apps, with the same 10 hour battery life of previous models. The full size iPad Air 2 is also now 18 percent slimmer with an improved, antireflective dis...
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Apple has firmly established the iPad Air 2 ($499-$829) as the definitive flagship of its tablet line. Last year, there was ambiguity — some were justifiably willing to sacrifice screen size and color accuracy for comfort in the iPad mini with Retina disp...
Pros: A thinner, slightly lighter version of Apple's 9.7” iPad, which was already impressively thin and light in last year's iPad Air. New 8MP rear iSight camera also adds burst mode shooting and slo-mo video recording. New display with anti-reflective co...
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It is here! The new iPad Air. We want to give you our initial impressions of the review sample before the in-depth review follows in a couple of days. The big changes are happening on the inside. The predecessor is still the tablet reference and we expect...
The iPad Air 2 The Apple iPad Air 2 leaves a great first impression with small drawbacks, even though this is complaining on a very high level. We don't expect any bad surprises during the review, but the latest device from Cupertino won't surpass the di...
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Apple's latest iPad update includes a redesigned iPad Air, just one year after the device was first introduced. Typically, Apple keeps the outside case design on mobile gadgets around for two years before switching things up, so the new slimmer Air is a r...
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Holding the original iPad in one hand and Apple's new iPad Air 2 in the other, one can only marvel at the tablet progress Apple has made in a little more than four years.The first iPad was a sturdily built, half-inch-thick, 1.5-pound device. In 2010, I th...
Beautiful, light and powerful Incredible screen Touch ID fingerprint sensor adds convenience...
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This is it: The new iPad Air 2 (Deanne Fitzmaurice/Yahoo Tech)But to be fair, what else is there with the annual tablet refresh? You can make it faster, make its camera better, make its battery life longer, fool with the screen sizes. Then what?In any cas...
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Apple is bullish on tablets and, for all it may be the slimmest and lightest of its breed, the iPad Air 2 is undeniably its new heavyweight champion. Dropping weight and bulk while simultaneously gaining power, the iPad Air 2 also dips into the best-selli...
After a year tied with the iPad mini, the iPad Air 2 has reclaimed the 9.7-inch iPad's spot as the flagship of Apple's tablet range. Easier to hold, faster, with a better display, and yet with no noticeable penalty in battery life, the iPad Air 2 takes wh...
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The Apple iPad is fading away, so it can make iOS apps even more visible. Apple's obsession with making its iPads thinner and thinner, lighter and lighter every year is a philosophical statement. The computer should disappear; all that should be left...
Very thin and light. Extremely fast processor. Best app design and selection of any platform. Cellular models can be switched between wireless carriers in software.
Expensive. Battery life is just okay...
The iPad Air 2 balances seamless ease of use, app abundance, and raw power in its ever-so-slender frame, continuing Apple's reign atop the tablet heap...
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Magical, not revolutionaryWhat is an iPad?When Steve Jobs introduced Apple's tablet in January 2010, he delivered an unequivocal answer. “The iPad, if you were to sum it up, is our most advanced technology in a magical and revolutionary device at an unbel...
Terrific display, So very thin, Great battery life, Super fast...
No multiuser support, No multitasking, Safari icon still objectively terrible...
More times than not, the Verge score is based on the average of the subscores below. However, since this is a non-weighted average, we reserve the right to tweak the overall score if we feel it doesn't reflect our overall assessment and price of the produ...
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Thinner than a pencil! More powerful than an original iPad Air! Able to tell your identity from a single fingerprint! The iPad Air 2 is here, and early reviews agree that it's better than ever. Not necessarily good enough to upgrade from a previous iPad...
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It's a conflicting time for Apple. On one hand, it's a joyous occasion for the company because its latest iPhones, which come in larger screen sizes than the last, set new sales records worldwide; but on the other hand, its lineup of iPads just experience...
The iPad mini 3 is just as good as its predecessor, but its lack of feature upgrades doesn't justify its price and places it behind the Air 2 in specs. Unless you love Apple's fingerprint sensor and Apple Pay, you may want to opt for last year's model in...
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There's no longer a question as to which tablet is Apple's flagship. While the new iPad mini 3 gets a Touch ID sensor and now comes in gold, the iPad Air 2 ($499 for 16GB, $828 as tested with 128GB and LTE) offers those goodies and a whole lot more. The A...
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Today, as promised, Apple has released the iOS 8.1 update for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch . With the iOS 8.1 release date finally here, we want to take a look at how the iOS 8.1 update is performing on the iPad Air. This is our early iOS 8.1 review on iPa...
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Apple has updated its full-size Apple iPad Air, and its replacement is known as the iPad Air 2. The new model keeps the same essential form – the same height and width, screen size and resolution – but includes some changes that raise it above the origina...
We will update this first-look with a full review and a verdict when we've tested this model...
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Consumers looking for a new tablet in time for Christmas are going to be spoiled for choice this year. In the space of just two days we've seen the launch of the new high-end Nexus 9 , iPad Mini 3, and iPad Air 2 . So let's break down exactly what each ta...
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In late September, Apple released an iOS 8.0.2 update for iPhone and iPad that was supposed to eliminate several iOS 8 problems. And while it did tackle some, the update also delivered some problems of its own. With that in mind, we want to offer an updat...
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Built-in mic and stereo speakers, 3.5mm stereo headphone jack. Audio formats supported: HE-AAC (V1), AAC (16 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), MP3 (16 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audibl...
Insanely thin and light, lovely design and impeccable build quality, less display glare, Touch ID is a useful addition.
We'd love to see Apple do more with multitasking in iOS for the big tablet...
The iPad Air 2 is Apple's best tablet yet--of course, we'd be shocked if they released a next generation product that wasn't improved, but that sometimes happens: the iPad mini 3 is one of the few that disappoints thanks to lacks of improvements. The Air...
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Apple single-handedly created what we know to be the tablet category. Before the iPhone was even a darling of the world, Steve Jobs had a vision to create a tablet computer. Of course, as we all know now, Jobs decided to put what would eventually become t...
Excellent) Without question, the iPad Air is Apple's best full-sized (9.7-inch) iPad ever. With every generation, Apple has iterated its tablet without fail, slimming it down, improving its display, increasing its CPU and GPU performance. The list goe...
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There are useful changes inside, too. The iPad Air is powered by the same new chip (called the A7) that makes the iPhone 5s so fast. And it's a 64-bit chip, which, according to Apple, means smoother animation in 3-D games. All told, Apple says that the ne...
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SHOOTOUT: iPad Air 2 versusiPad Air and iPhone 6 PlusPosted Wednesday, October 29th, 2014 by rob-ART morgan, mad scientistIn addition to comparing the the iPad Air 2 to the iPad Air, we have added the iPhone 6 Plus.Geekbench 3 simulates real-world workloa...
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Much of the buzz around the release of the iPad mini 3 appears to be aimed at the fact it's not the drastic improvement over its predecessor that everyone was expecting. In fact, it's essentially the iPad mini with Retina Display, or iPad mini 2 as it is...
Touch ID, Gold color option, Improved 64GB and 128GB storage, Apple SIM lets you jump between cellular carriers...
No improvement in display or camera, $100 more expensive than its predecessor, which is near the same device, No improvement in weight...
Image GalleryOverviewProsTouch IDGold color optionImproved 64GB and 128GB storageApple SIM lets you jump between cellular carriersConsNo improvement in display or camera$100 more expensive than its predecessor, which is near the same deviceNo improvement...
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