iPad Air 2 Teardown
Background and Identification
Announced on October 16, 2014, the iPad Air 2 now features Touch ID and Apple Pay, along with a 64-bit A8X processor with M8 motion coprocessor. It also features a fully laminated display with an anti-reflective coating. Additionally, the rear-facing camera has been bumped to 8 MP, up from the 5 MP shooter found on previous iPads. Apple has also shaved 1.4 mm off of the thickness, bringing the iPad Air 2 to an impressive 6.1 mm thick. The iPad Air 2 Wi-Fi can be identified by its model number, A1566, printed on the bottom of the rear case.
Specifications
Announce date: October 16, 2014
Model Number: A1566 (Wi-Fi)
Developer: Apple Inc.
Display (Retina HD Display):
- 9.7-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit widescreen Multi-Touch display with IPS technology
- 2048-by-1536-pixel resolution at 264 ppi
- Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating
- Fully laminated display
- Antireflective coating
Fingerprint reader: Touch ID fingerprint reader
Camera: Contains both front and rear facing cameras.
- Rear-facing iSight camera
- 8 MP with 1.5µ pixels
- ƒ/2.4 aperture
- 1080p HD video recording (30 fps)
- Slo-mo video (120 fps)
- 3x zoom
- Five-element lens
- Hybrid IR filter
- Backside illumination sensor
- Auto HDR for photos and videos
- Front-facing Facetime camera
- 1.2-megapixel photos (1280 by 960)
- ƒ/2.2 aperture
- 720p HD video recording
- Backside illumination sensor
- Auto HDR for photos and videos
Processor: Triple-core 1.5 GHz Apple A8X chip with 64 bit architecture and M8 motion coprocessor
RAM: 2 GB LPDDR3
Storage: 16, 64 and 128 GB flash memory
Sensors:
- Touch ID
- Three-axis gyro
- Accelerometer
- Barometer
- Ambient light sensor
Wireless: Integrated 802.11a/b/g/n/ac and Bluetooth 4.0
Battery: Built-in 27.3-Wh rechargeable lithium-polymer battery with up to 10 hours of use
Dimensions: 9.4 inches (240 mm) x 6.6 inches (169.5 mm) x 0.24 inch (6.1 mm)
Weight: 0.96 pound (437 g)
Colors: Space Gray, Silver, Gold
Troubleshooting
- Diagnose and repair screen backlight issues with our iDevice Backlight Troubleshooting Page.
