The Apple iPad Air 2 Review
by Joshua Ho on November 7, 2014 9:30 AM EST- Posted in
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- Apple
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- iOS
- ipad Air 2
GNSS
While it's tough to tell what GPS solution is in the iPad Air 2, it's likely that the cellular version leverages the Qualcomm modem. Once again, it isn't quite possible to test cold starts on iOS devices as airplane mode disables location entirely. Given these restrictions, it's still possible to test general performance. In the case of the iPad Air 2, I measured around 15 seconds to first lock, and it seems that in general the GNSS solution is more than capable.
Misc.
Unfortunately, it seems that for now it isn't quite possible to do a controlled test of wifi performance on iOS as all available options are nonfunctional for the forseeable future. While I don't have the equipment to test speaker loudness or quality in general, subjectively it seems that the speakers are quite loud and can make the entire tablet resonate. I've also noticed at times that the orientation sensor doesn't seem to be active at times as I've had cases where the tablet won't rotate the view until I change the orientation again or check the control center and toggle the rotation lock.
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nicolapeluchetti - Sunday, November 9, 2014 - link
I have a Kontrol S2 to play sound obviously :Dakdj - Thursday, November 27, 2014 - link
Yes and plenty more options coming as they've released for 2015 the protocolThe camera connect kit is a Lightining to USB standard 6" $20 peripheral. Good to go
akdj - Monday, November 10, 2014 - link
Plenty of options exist both with 30pin-out and lightning to send digital audio to an external DAC. Most systems are employing other storage methods (lossless, FLAC, WAV, et al) including thumb drives, externals and wireless transfers.It's changed (DJ'ing) a tremendous amount in a ¼ decade ;)
It's crazy to me, even with USB2, zero latency mixing digital music with an external DAC talking to an analog board with an analog output ...all in 'real time' and literally ZERO latency
It's awesome
darwinosx - Friday, November 7, 2014 - link
Hah, good luck with that. Seriously. You'll need it.sprockkets - Saturday, November 8, 2014 - link
Seriously, go fuck yourself appletard.KoolAidMan1 - Tuesday, November 11, 2014 - link
Look who's madFlunk - Friday, November 7, 2014 - link
That's because you're a technical person. Android aims these things at people who want the simplest interface, less options and a holistic management approach. Android is much more flexible and that's why almost all technical people prefer Android.I've got a Nexus 10 and a Nexus 5.
Mayuyu - Friday, November 7, 2014 - link
After I problem solve all day at work, I just want to unwind and use my tablet without messing with it.Midwayman - Friday, November 7, 2014 - link
I'm with you here. I really like the flexibility of android, but I get tired of always having to do something to make it work. I feel like any android device I get is about 90% finished and Its up to me to hit XDA and do the rest of the work.blacks329 - Saturday, November 8, 2014 - link
Both of these statements sound very reminiscent of my own sentiments I had towards Windows back in the day.Android is fantastically flexible, but at the end of the day, I don't want to think about dealing with it after work.