Laminated displays are the new big thing in display technology.
What is a laminated display on ipad.
If you ever see a regular ipad besides a pro ipad you will instantly see why you should go for the pro.
With this model you get a slightly larger display 10 5 inches versus 10 2 inches an advanced chip and more available storage.
From here apple will have a harder time slimming down the ipad if the company continues to use lcd displays.
Apple says that two ipad air 2 on top of each other are still thinner than the original ipad.
Apple is using a bigger 10 9 inch liquid retina display 2360 x 1640 on this new ipad air that s fully laminated with true tone support and anti reflective coating.
Where will apple go from here.
This means when the front glass is broken you can pull the glass off and replace it without having to replace the lcd.
The new laminated display is also the reason why the ipad air 2 is so much thinner than the first ipad air.
The picture shows a non laminated ipad screen.
The laminated display in particular does a good job of helping the ipad mimic the feel of writing on on paper with a pen.
Design and display.
The ipad air sports a larger 10 9 inch laminated ips lcd without a noticeable.
You ll see that the front glass is separate from the lcd.
The basic ipad received a few tweaks but it s the ipad air that really stands out.
The ipad air s display gives you a lot more besides extra room.
The front glass generally costs between 10 20 and is fairly easy to find online.
The ipad air has a flat edge an all screen display a single rear camera and some subtle edge buttons it looks a lot like an ipad pro which is a change from previous ipad airs which looked.
It also includes a fully laminated display with anti reflective coating and wide color p3 true tone display which makes it better for outside reading.
The ipad air 2019 is a great step up from the ipad 2019.
But there is no reason to use anything laminated on the pro screen.
I use both ipad pro 9 7 and 12 9.