We fix quite a few ipads for schools and have some thoughts on why if you re buying in bulk you should purchase an ipad that has as apple calls it a non laminated screen instead of a laminated ipad screen.
Ipad 2018 has laminated screen.
Ipads with laminated screens like an ipad pro are much much more expensive to fix than ipads with a non laminated screens like an ipad 5 or 6.
In depth review on the 2019 just came out.
That s not available with the 2018 ipad.
It was announced on march 27 2018 during an education focused event at lane tech high school in chicago and is the successor to the 2017 model upgraded with the apple a10 fusion soc and support for styluses such as apple pencil.
To start off with the laminated display you will be amazed by how far they ve come with the 10 5 inch ipad with their true tone display.
The ipad officially sixth generation ipad is a 9 7 inch 25 cm tablet computer designed developed and marketed by apple inc.
You will also have more glare with the 9 7 inch ipad.
In laminated screen too the top layer has glass.
Apple ipad 2018 deals.
The screen on the new ipad is bright legible in most lighting and usable in nearly any situation.
The laminated screen helps in improving the visibility of the screen by reducing the light spill.
You can even hear the difference between the two screens when tapping them.
And finally while the ipad air 2019 and ipad 2018 both have the same rear camera specs there s a big difference with the front facing cameras.
The ipad 2018 only has a measly 1 2mp front facing camera and can only do hd video up to 720p.
The new 9 7 inch ipad may be cheap but its screen isn t laminated and doesn t have an anti reflective coating.
The 2018 ipad also has an odd hollow feel when you tap the screen unlike the solid and well built feel of the ipad pro.
So laminated screens can be a little help in these situations.
The reason is simple.
That was enough for me to take back and upgrade to a laminated screen.
I can t use any other device when reading because of that.
The laminate display imo is a big deal but there isn t really any choice unless you find a cheap used 1st gen ipad pro.
Current cheap ipad has 2nd gen as well i believe the 6th gen ipad 2018 does as well.