Apple iPad Air 16GB Wi-Fi - Space Grey (Renewed)

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Apple has drawn on all its strengths to make a tablet that seems to have no flaws, and it remained the best tablet for a long time. In fact, even in 2018 it's still pretty good.

Apple would like you to believe that you can watch anything without difficulty, but that's not the case. However, the reflections are much diminished, and it's a satisfying step forward on the screen front. New camera The iPad Air 2 feels like a very solid tablet that can be held easily for hours without it getting uncomfortable. The iPad Air 2 is hardly a big tablet, but the Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 is both smaller and lighter with the same size display. English (U.S.), English (UK), Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Arabic, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Indonesian, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazil), Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese The displays have rounded corners. When measured diagonally as a rectangle, the iPad Pro 12.9‑inch screen is 12.9 inches, the iPad Pro 11‑inch screen is 11 inches, the iPad Air and iPad (10th generation) screens are 10.86 inches, and the iPad mini screen is 8.3 inches. Actual viewable area is less. Performance isn't an issue with the iPad Air (or iPad Pro). However, the limiting factor for what a person can or can't do on the tablet turned hybrid-laptop is iPadOS itself. It's the same story that's been written countless times over the years, but it's getting shorter. Apple has made great strides in building out the tools that iPad power and casual users have been asking for since the transition to iPadOS. But as the company continues to increase the performance of the iPad to be equal to the Mac lineup, the expectations -- right or wrong -- increase as well.The other win here is the built in editing suite in the Photos app - it's good on the iPhone, but with the larger screen it's great for touching up photos. It is finally in the fifth generation that Apple has given the iPad a proper design and form factor tweak. Ever since the second generation, the iPad has carried on with the tapered design with thin sides. But, with the iPad Air, the biggest change is the slimming down of the bezel, on the right and the left of the screen. To make it even simpler – imagine an oversized iPad Mini, and that is what the iPad Air essentially looks like. Not at all a bad thing, because the iPad Mini’s design is extremely sophisticated, and when it was launched last year, it was extremely refreshing as well. Still, it feels like there should be a danger that this tablet is too fragile, although it hasn't seemed to be in testing.

The problem is, companies like Apple are extolling the virtues of using the large screen as a more ample viewfinder. I don't mind the idea of using this for time lapse, as the larger screen and longer battery are actually pretty handy for setting up a shot - but why you'd have a tablet at a beautiful landscape which might require a panorama is beyond me. Group shots, maybe.

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I’m yet to receive the Tab S8 in for review, so can’t yet put up comparison benchmarks but, based on results we’ve seen from other Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 devices, I don’t expect the speeds to overhaul those of the iPad Air (2022). The display has rounded corners. When measured diagonally as a rectangle, the iPad Air screen is 10.86 inches. Actual viewable area is less.

Good (Grade B): A few signs of wear-and-tear show that it’s clearly seen a fair bit of use, but overall it’s in good shape. There might be a few surface marks, but it’s still aesthetically sound. Functionality isn’t affected in the slightest, though - everything works perfectly! Gyroscopic Sensor, Accelerometer / G-Sensor, Barometer, Ambient Light Sensor / Light Sensor, Finger Print Sensor, Digital compass Like the selfie phenomenon, the idea of bringing a tablet as main camera to important events suddenly seems to be acceptable. I've seen people taking pictures of a bride walking down the aisle with an iPad mini, and missed a big goal at a football match because someone thought it the right time to try and take a picture of themselves on a tablet. Acceptable (Grade C): Clear signs of consistent long-term use, including (but not limited to) scuffs, scratches and dents, mean that the product is not as pretty as it once was. Functionality isn’t affected in the slightest, though - everything works perfectly! English (U.S., UK, Canada, Australia), Spanish (U.S., Mexico, Spain), French (France, Canada, Switzerland), German (Germany, Switzerland), Italian (Italy, Switzerland), Japanese, Korean, Mandarin (China mainland, Taiwan), Cantonese (Hong Kong)The display has rounded corners. When measured diagonally as a rectangle, the iPad Air screen is 10.86 inches. Actual viewable area is less. It's still a great feature - I was confused when Apple didn't include it on the original iPad Air - but given the fact that the iPad is an unwieldy substitute for a credit card, it's not vital here.

If that sounds reasonable, bear in mind that to turn the iPad Air into the ultraportable, do-it-all laptop it deserves to be, you need to budget extra for a keyboard case and, if you want an official Apple keyboard, you’re going to have to be prepared to fork out a fair amount. Very Good (Grade A): Very well looked after and, as such, close to pristine. You might notice some slight blemishes on close inspection but, by and large, the product is in great condition. Functionality isn’t affected in the slightest, though - everything works perfectly!

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However, if you're one of those people that finds it acceptable to use a tablet as a camera in public, this is the best and most feature-rich option from Apple. Doesn't mean you should use it, though. One iOS 9 feature exclusive to iPad owners is proper multitasking, enabled through three new modes. The first of these is Slide Out, which dedicates around a third of the screen to a second app. Then there's Picture-in-picture, which puts a window at the corner of the screen ideal for watching videos in while continuing to interact with other apps.