The ipad 7th gen current cheap ipad has 2nd gen as well i believe the 6th gen ipad 2018 does as well.
Ipad laminated display vs.
The decision to use this sort of screen means there s more glass between.
And the touch panel and top glass layer are stuck together.
Non laminated displays laminated vs non laminated display.
The ipad air s display gives you a lot more besides extra room.
I have an ipad air 1st gen that is going to need replacing soon.
One of the ways apple cut costs on the 9 7 inch entry level ipad was by cutting the laminated screen that was in the then previous ipad air 2 and going back to the non laminated screen of the original ipad air.
The laminated display in particular does a good job of helping the ipad mimic the feel of writing on on paper with a pen.
In this type of arrangement an air gap builds up between the two layers.
The new ipad air s thinner bezels laminated screen wider color palette true tone display and anti reflective coating may be enough to convince people to pick up this ipad over the ipad 9 7.
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.
The air gap causes disturbances in the light coming in and out of the screen.
Apple s laminated vs non laminated ipad screen repairs posted on march 30 2018 april 9 2018 by matthew mccormick 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.
The ipad air 2019 has 2nd gen touch id.
In conventional non laminated displays the screen sit at the bottom.