The new iPad received 2 points out of 10 on the maintainability scale

By: Eugene Sherban | 04.04.2018, 11:39

Specialists with   iFixit reached   Recently presented budget tablet iPad and   they made him unhappy. They say that the tablet, which Apple has created for educational institutions, is almost impossible to repair. A   is not   very practical for educational institutions.

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Autopsy revealed that the new iPad is not much different from   iPad Air first generation. A   it means a lot of glue. A lot of glue. is he   here literally everywhere and   holds literally everything. Therefore, the only thing   the masters cried   It is a matrix of the screen, which is easily extracted due to the air layer. A   next you   already in   course. AND   once Apple does not   began to bother with   improved design of the iPad Air, guys with   iFixit does not   began to bother and   put the new iPad   same 2 points from   10, which   the first iPad Air.

What does it mean

For a simple buyer   - nothing. Almost all iPad models received low ratings from   iFixit. AND   is not   made it a bad tablet. But   here with   point of view of schools where gadgets will be tested for   strength from   children, this can be a problem.

More about   new iPad

Apple iPad 2018 does not look anything   differs from   its predecessor in 2017 release. The heart of the metal novelty was the A10 Fusion processor as in   iPhone 7. Internal Memory   - 32 gigabytes. In addition, the tablet was equipped with a Retina-screen with   resolution of 2048 by   1536 pixels, main camera with   Support for Full HD video and   module on   8   Mp. Not   forgot about   LTE-module with   data transfer rate up to   300   Mbit / s and   fingerprint scanner. By   According to the creators, the battery is enough for   10 hours of work. Instead of a regular SIM card, there is a virtual Apple SIM, which operates in 180 countries, including Ukraine and   Russia.

In the US, it costs $ 329 in retail and $ 299 for educational institutions. The stylus is sold separately for $ 99.

Source: iFixit