That doesn’t look normal. What is going on here? I’m sorry to hear that even your replacement is experiencing issues
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iPad iPad Air 2020 thread!
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That doesn’t look normal. What is going on here? I’m sorry to hear that even your replacement is experiencing issues
That is in fact an awful screen that should have never made it onto the assembly line. Definitely exchange that.
That doesn’t look normal. What is going on here? I’m sorry to hear that even your replacement is experiencing issues
For a little more context, I’m showing a plain black photo and with iPad brightness at its highest to show the bleed-through the best I can. Also, it’s reassuring to know that I’m not alone in thinking this isn’t right..
I agree! I have another appointment set up tomorrow morning for a second exchange and this time I’ll unbox it at the store, just in case. I’m nervous because it's difficult to see the light bleed the brighter the room is so hopefully the replacement will be in “perfect” condition or reveals a problem that can be seen immediately. Fingers crossed for the former ?
jikes I have a Green one waiting at home and the possibility to pick up blue order tomorrow. I actually didn’t even want to open the green one until I decided which color to keep but now I am thinking about opening it just to make sure I got a good screen before I reject the blue one and end up with a bad screen on the green one
Have you ordered from retailers that would allow you to open both and still return one? If so then it might be better to open both to make a decision on the colour, as photos can only tell you so much. Unless a carrier store (if you’re not near an Apple Store) has them on display.
I went by Best Buy and played with an Air 4 in Sky Blue. I was more impressed than I expected. It looks exactly like the pro minus the camera bumps. The biggest difference I could tell were the speakers. Speakers are just way better in the Pro. But it wasn't terrible on the Air 4. I'm still unsure which to get lol. On one hand the air 4 does pretty much everything I would need....but on the other hand, I have crappy hearing and the speakers on the Pro just blow away the Air 4.
I have an Air 4 coming on Wednesday. I'll play with it and see if the speakers sound good to me in my home without all the background noise from BestBuy. If it sounds good enough I'll keep it. If not, I may get the Pro 11
I have an Air 4 coming on Wednesday. I'll play with it and see if the speakers sound good to me in my home without all the background noise from BestBuy. If it sounds good enough I'll keep it. If not, I may get the Pro 11
Is anyone else using a third party case for their Air 2020 having issues with the auto sleep/wake function?
A case that I previously used with a Pro 2020 fits my Air perfectly (Pipetto Origami Folio 5-in-1). However, it doesn't trigger the sleep/wake function when opening or closing the lid.
Could it be that the magnets triggering the sleep/wake sensor are located differently?
Otherwise my unit probably has a defective sensor. I've ordered the Apple Folio to test this.
A case that I previously used with a Pro 2020 fits my Air perfectly (Pipetto Origami Folio 5-in-1). However, it doesn't trigger the sleep/wake function when opening or closing the lid.
Could it be that the magnets triggering the sleep/wake sensor are located differently?
Otherwise my unit probably has a defective sensor. I've ordered the Apple Folio to test this.
I decided to just keep the green one. They both look silver in most light conditions anyway ...
Wake works fine here with this one:
iPad Air 4 (2020) Rebound Slim Smart Case Cover - ESR
This iPad Air 4 slim case’s magnetic front cover folds into a comfortable viewing or typing stand. It supports auto sleep/wake and Pencil 2 magnetic charging.
www.esrgear.com
Apple says the Air 4 USB-C is 5Gbps, vs the iPad Pros with 10Gbps
Got my Air today. Haven't had a chance to test screen uniformity yet but the volume button, especially volume down, seem rather loose and rattly.
My biggest quibble with the Air 4 that I knew about:
Pencil lag and latency. < It is a lot, but I can deal with that. I’m used to it with the base iPads.
Love Touch ID, the better speakers and the display. Scribble is fun too. Terrific watching movies etc.
So I enjoy the Air for everything but the drawing experience. I’ll hang onto it, though I will probably trade it in toward a 2021 iPP, if I feel I need to and the specs & price.
Pencil lag and latency. < It is a lot, but I can deal with that. I’m used to it with the base iPads.
Love Touch ID, the better speakers and the display. Scribble is fun too. Terrific watching movies etc.
So I enjoy the Air for everything but the drawing experience. I’ll hang onto it, though I will probably trade it in toward a 2021 iPP, if I feel I need to and the specs & price.
How are the speakers? That’s my only concern because I know my hearing sucks lol
I have an Air coming tomorrow. I’ll test it out. If I can hear ok I’ll keep it. If not I may have to upgrade to the Pro just for the Quad speakers.
Good idea - I experienced the speakers to be plenty loud, when watching movies, bike races etc.
Yes same, they are louder than my Ipad Air 3 speakers thats for sure, and also richer sounding. Going from Portrait stero speakers on the Air 3 to Landscape stero in the Air 4 makes a difference in my opinion.
Big help for me. Making the same upgrade, from the 10.5 pro. I'm not an artist so I don't use the pencil, and I'm not a big gamer on the iPad. Thank you for adding your experience!
As others have said, the speakers are really good. I have the $329 iPad here so the speakers are a big step up from that.
I am finding the Ipad Air a joy to use and is as fast as my IPP 12.9 (2018). A great device for the price. I love the portability and the speakers are much better than I expected. Scribble works fantastic and is what I am using to write this post. Performance is first class. Touch ID is nice but not as convenient as face ID especially if going to use an external monitor.
Do you have a Pro to compare it to? I’d be very curious about how it performs with games like PUBG Mobile. My Mini 5 handles it pretty well, but the menu system has gotten kind of laggy since some of the recent updates. It could be the game, and not necessarily the Air.
Yep, 100% all of that.
I’m a definite FaceID rather than TouchID fan but even I am finding the Air 4’s TouchID very fast and convenient. It’s better than it was on IPP 10.5.
So much so it’d have been great to be getting it on the new iPhones via the power button as well, especially for dealing with COVID face coverings at the moment. I’m a key worker, WFH four days a week but still have to commute once a week - and it’s highly annoying having to type a password when on a train through steamed up glasses cos FaceID doesn’t work with a face covering.
first world problems, I know....
Got the Air 4 on Sunday and returning it. Went back to using my Air 2 which is much slower but will do. I find the bazel too small on the Air 4 which leads to my palms touching side of the screen when typing and causing random error like accidentally hitting caps, return, tab or some other area of the page. I know I’m probably “holding it wrong”, but it makes typing a pain. Sad I was looking forward to upgrading.