After the AirPods 2 and that iPad mini 5 have already been disassembled, the guys from iFixit are now going to work on the iPad Air's circuit boards.
The iPad Air comes in a slimmer design with a 10.5" screen diagonal and has an Apple A12 Bionic chip. In addition to the increase in performance, the iPad Air has a Retina display with True Tone support. The resolution is 2224 × 1668 pixels. The new tablet is considered the direct successor to the discontinued 10.5" iPad Pro.
Similar to the iPad Pro 10.5″
When opening the device, the guys from iFixit quickly noticed a great similarity to the previous iPad Pro 10.5″. The internal layout is significantly different from previous iPad Air models. Even the logic board, battery and other components are very reminiscent of the inner workings of the iPad Pro.
Even the display is very similar to that of the iPad Pro - the only difference is the missing ProMotion feature. The biggest difference is the sound. The new iPad Air only comes with two speakers.
Glue Glue Glue
The repair experts at iFixit have come to the conclusion that the iPad Air must actually be an iPad Pro - the Smart Connector and Apple Pencil support also underline this opinion. The True Tone display also has an anti-reflective coating - just like the iPad Pro. It is already known that Apple uses too much glue - this time too, Cupertino has pushed the envelope. Due to the large amount of glue, repairs can be very time-consuming - which is why the iPad Air gets 2 out of 10 possible points in terms of ease of repair.
