Testseek.com have collected 467 expert reviews of the Apple iPad Air 2 9.7 inch and the average rating is 91%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Apple iPad Air 2 9.7 inch.
October 2014
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467 Reviews
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The editors liked
Beautiful
Light and powerful
Incredible screen
Touch ID fingerprint sensor adds convenience
It's an iPad
Which means it's a finely crafted tablet with an app store filled to bursting with the latest mobile games and utilities. This one is better than ever before
I love that I can now lift a 10-inch screen above my head in bed and watch movies
The iPad Air 2 is thin and light
With blazing fast speed
A screen that is easier to use in bright light and finally supports Touch ID
Fast
Continuity feature allows seamless integration with other Apple devices
Touch ID feature
Builtin encryption
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
Vast tabletoptimized app selection
Powerful performance
Intuitive interface
Good battery life
Incredibly thin and light
Reduced weight and thickness make this easy enough to use with one hand
Let alone held normally with two
Triple-core processor and 2GB of RAM can be felt in basic apps like heavy-duty browsing and video exporting
Touch ID is a welcome home-button upgra
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
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
Insanely thin and light
Lovely design and impeccable build quality
Less display glare
Touch ID is a useful addition
Fast performance
Light design
Nice display
Works with Apple Pencil and Smart Keyboard case
The iPad Air 2 has a great balance of size and weight. Crisp
Bright display. iOS 9 runs perfectly
Including split-screen apps
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.
Thin design
Best-in-class display
Excellent battery life
Fantastic user experience
Somehow
Even thinner than ever
Very snappy performance
Thanks to A8X chip upgrade
Fingerprint login
Better cameras
Quite slim and light
Very good screen
Huge selection of third-party apps
Long battery life
Fingerprint scanner
Gorgeous display
Superthin design
Faster A8X chip
Sharper camera
Best app selection
Very long battery life
Ultra thin
Ultra light
Ultra fast
Excellent OS
Outstanding ecosystem
Industryleading support
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
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 slomo video recording. New display with antireflective coating im
One of the thinnest tablets in the world
Allday endurance (and then some)
Beautiful design
Powerful hardware with classleading ecosystem
Terrific display
So very thin
Great battery life
Super fast
Even thinner and lighter. Amazing performance. Touch ID
Finally! Antireflective screen.
Great design
High-quality 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
The editors didn't like
Pricey
No lock/mute switch
I don't give a damn about Touch ID until Apple trusts my fingerprint enough not to require a password ever again
And until Apple lets me use it to buy things at brick and mortar stores with Apple Pay
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It's expensive
I paid $730 for the mo
The iPad Air 2 should start with 32GB of storage and it would be great to see Apple deliver better sound
No LED flash support for photos and movies
Camera specs lag behind iPhone 6 models
Cannot use Apple Pay via NFC
Incremental updates may not seem worth the purchase to people with the iPad Air
Little user customization
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 relativ
While battery life is as advertised
It's less than the previous iPad Air
Big bezel
Long charging
Back vibrates a lot
UI getting old
We'd love to see Apple do more with multitasking in iOS for the big tablet
Camera could be better
There are a lot of other iPad choices right now
Priced relatively high for a tablet
Single speaker isn't that loud compared to iPad Pro
Expensive. Battery life is just okay
Lacks innovation
Expensive
No expandable storage
The familiar iPad-family gripes (no MicroSD card slot
Reliance on iTunes)
Rear camera lacks a flash
Physical mute/orientation-lock switch has been eliminated
No microSD card slot
No USB ports
Multitasking could be better
No camera flash
Battery life still the same
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
Battery life is less than last year's model
Softer quality with low lighting photo & video capture
Smaller battery causes a significant drop in battery life
Falling hours behind the previous iPad Air (and earlier iPads) in certain tests. Rear camera
Though improved
Lags behind iPhone 6/6 Plus. Though thinner
The footprint may still feel too large f
Power users may find UX inflexible
Cameras are only soso
Display resolution is nothing special
No multiuser support
No multitasking
Safari icon still objectively terrible
Lacks some of the photo capabilities of iPhone 6 Plus
Pressure-sensitive 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
Abstract: Die Kollegen von Golem haben das iPad Air 2 unter die Lupe genommen. Im Test ist aufgefallen, dass das iPad Air 2 zwar noch dünner als der Vorgänger ist, was jedoch auf Kosten der Haptik geht. Davon abgesehen sind viele Verbesserungen aufgefallen, etwa ei...
Published: 2014-10-25, Author: Andreas , review by: golem.de
Das iPad Air 2 kostet mindestens 489 Euro (16 GByte-Modell), 589 Euro kostet es in der Version mit 64 GByte. Für das iPad Air 2 mit 128 GByte werden 689 Euro fällig. Die LTE-Versionen kosten jeweils 120 Euro mehr. Das ist viel Geld für ein Tablet, doch de...
Macht Lust auf mehr: das iPad Air 2. Das Apple iPad Air 2 hinterlässt einen erstklassigen Ersteindruck mit kleinen Macken, die jedoch auf hohem Niveau angesiedelt sind. Wir gehen stark davon aus, im weiteren Testverlauf keine bösen Überraschungen zu erle...
Published: 2014-10-24, Author: Kamal , review by: techstage.de
Das Apple iPad Air 2 ist das beste Tablet, das Ihr aktuell kaufen könnt: Es ist der Goldstandard. Für seine Größe ist es handlich, leistungsmäßig stark und solide verarbeitet. Außerdem fühlt es sich prima in den Händen an. Zudem sieht es gut aus und ist k...
Published: 2014-10-23, Author: Sebastian , review by: maclife.de
Das iPad Air 2 ist ein Gerät, dem es praktisch an nichts mangelt und das auch für komplexe Aufgaben genug Rechenpower liefert. Ein gutes, da realistisches, Beispiel ist die bei Apple letztem Event vorgestellte und seit wenigen Stunden erhältliche Pixelmat...
Das Apple iPad Air 2 gefällt auf den ersten und auf den zweiten Blick. Zuerst mit seiner schlanken Bauweise und dem farbenfrohen, unmittelbaren Display. Danach dank seiner pfeilschnellen Performance. Mit 1,45 GHz Triple-Core-CPU und 2 GByte RAM rechnet d...
Abstract: Einen Tag nach der Keynote konnte das iPad Air 2 bereits bestellt werden. Einen genauen Liefertermin gab es zu dem Zeitpunkt noch nicht. Apple hat mit dem Versand der Geräte aber bereits begonnen.Schon gestern gab es vereinzelt Stimmen, dass die iPad Air...
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Published: 2014-10-23, Author: Patrick , review by: channelpartner.de
Sehr schmal und leicht, Viel interner Speicherplatz, LTE-Modul, Exzellentes Handling, Starke Hardware
Kein SD-Kartenslot, Nur Lightning-Port
Das neue Apple iPad Air 2 beeindruckt im Test mit schlankem Design, sehr geringem Gewicht, starkem Display und vorbildlichem Handling. So platziert es sich ohne Probleme an der Spitze unserer Tablet-Bestenliste...
verbesserter, schnellerer A8XProzessor, optimierte Frontund Hauptkamera, noch dünner und leichter, AntiReflexBildschirm, TouchIDSensor, höhere Speicherkapazitäten
keine revolutionären Veränderungen zum Vorgänger, gleiche Akkulaufzeit, bei der Audiowiedergabe Vibrationen
Das iPad Air 2 präsentiert sich als weitere Steigerung zum letztjährigen Modell und kommt mit zahlreichen Optimierungen wie einem schnelleren Prozessor, besseren Kameras, höheren Speicherkapazitäten und schlankerem Design. Neu an Bord ist der Fingerabdru...
