Instead let s compare the new kid on the block to this year s refreshed ipad air which has a 10 5 inch retina display that s now very close in size to what you d get on the 10 2 inch ipad.
Fully laminated display ipad air.
There was no new larger ipad pro but apple unveiled a new ipad air 2 and continues to focus on picture quality and display technology.
The pixels count remains unchanged at 2048x1536 and apple continues to use a 9 7 inch ips lcd panel but the big change is that it now uses a laminated optically bonded display.
Weighing just 0 68 pounds the ipad mini 2019 includes nearly everything you can find on the latest ipad air but in a smaller body.
I use both ipad pro 9 7 and 12 9.
Supports apple pencil 2nd generation the ipad air display has rounded corners.
The 7 9 inch tablet has the same a12 chip for better performance and a fully laminated display with an anti reflective coating true tone and p3.
When measured diagonally as a rectangle the screen is 10 86 inches.
For example at the beginning of 2017 an ipad air 2 screen assembly laminated cost about 75.
Previously ipad 2 ipad mini 3 and ipad air.
Actual viewable area is less.
The air gap causes disturbances in the light coming in and out of the screen.
And the touch panel and top glass layer are stuck together.
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.
The ipad air features a 10 9 inch edge to edge display with a 2360x1640 resolution 3 8 million pixels and a design that s similar to the ipad pro with an aluminum chassis that features flat rounded edges that wrap around the fully laminated display.
In this type of arrangement an air gap builds up between the two layers.
But there is no reason to use anything laminated on the pro screen.
Laminated vs non laminated display.
Non laminated screens on the other hand are not only much more expensive but can often be hard to find.
That has allowed apple to add a fully laminated 10 9 inch liquid retina display with true tone p3 wide color support and an anti.
The prices and availability of non laminated screens are pretty good.
Last month apple unveiled a redesigned ipad air with slimmer.
In conventional non laminated displays the screen sit at the bottom.
On the day apple revealed the third generation ipad air it also introduced the first new ipad mini since 2015.
Ipad pro 10 5 and 12 9 ipad mini 4.