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: Another year, another iPad. It's easy to get blasé about these things, but the boffins at Apple certainly aren't resting on their laurels. Last year's dramatic iPad Air overhaul is a tough act to follow, but they've honed the design of this year's iPad to...
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Published: 2014-10-27, Author: Alex , review by: fatducktech.com
Abstract: The iPad Air has a 15% smaller battery than its predecessors. What does that mean in real world battery terms? Also, should you buy the iPad Air 2 or the iPad Mini 3?See also: Apple iPad Air 2 Review Day One: Early impressions and Vs iPad Air [Video]I'm ...
The iPad Air 2 is an excellent upgrade to an already impressive device with useful improvements across the board.If you bought the iPad Air last year you can rest assured your device will still hold up well against the new iPad Air 2.But if you're looking...
Published: 2014-10-23, Author: Alex , review by: fatducktech.com
Abstract: Apple's marketing suggests that the iPad Air 2 is the fastest, thinnest, best iPad Air ever. But they would say that. Is the iPad Air 2 worth buying, or upgrading from if you're an existing iPad owner?First up: My early impressions, and a comparison to la...
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Published: 2014-10-22, Author: Scott , review by: cnet.com.au
The iPad Air 2 has a great balance of size and weight. Crisp, bright display. iOS 9 runs perfectly, including split-screen apps
Priced relatively high for a tablet; single speaker isn't that loud compared to iPad Pro
The iPad Air 2 is a nice refinement and finesse of last year's model, with a bevy of tweaks, enhancements, a much faster processor, and the welcome addition of Touch ID. Simply put: it's still the gold standard for tablets....
Abstract: Apple says Touch ID has been the most-requested iPad feature, which I absolutely believe. If all it did was unlock the iPad, I probably wouldn't care (I don't lock my iPad anyway, since my toddler uses it almost as much as I do). But thanks to iOS 8, thir...
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Published: 2017-08-15, Author: Andrew , review by: techadvisor.co.uk
Besides the Touch ID fingerprint feature, the screen assembly and uprated processor are the headline features. New cameras are a bonus too. Overall the Apple iPad Air 2 is the best tablet you can buy, even though it's been discontinued by Apple. Its perfo...
Excellent Display, Masses of power, Gorgeous design, Lightweight, Vast ecosystem, Improved Imaging, More memory
No NFC, Battery is smaller than previous generation (not that you'll notice)
The iPad Air was one of our favourite tablets of 2013 and its follow-up, the iPad Air 2, is even better. However, if you're an iPad Air user and happy, we don't really see too much point in updating just yet. This is for those that have never owned an iPa...
Excellent Display, Masses of power, Gorgeous design, Lightweight, Vast ecosystem, Improved Imaging, More memory
No NFC, Battery is smaller than previous generation (not that you'll notice)
The iPad Air was one of our favourite tablets of 2013 and its follow-up, the iPad Air 2, is even better. However, if you're an iPad Air user and happy, we don't really see too much point in updating just yet. This is for those that have never owned an iPa...
When I saw this getting unveiled onstage, I was nonplussed. Better screen? A bit thinner? I needed to be convinced. Then I held it, and I really was, It's not just lighter, it's perceptibly lighter. I'll regret writing this in a year's time, but I think t
The 16GB option is still too small for Retina HD apps, as they'll munch through your capacity in no time at all, Add to that the increased space a 64-bit app will take and if you're thinking of nabbing a load of high-power apps (which you should want to,
Apple has improved on perfection with the iPad Air 2, making something that anyone using a tablet from 2012 or earlier should be thinking very strongly about upgrading to.The combination of power, better screen, improved design and upgraded OS make this a...
