iFixit disassembles the iPad Air 2 and reveals all its components

The iPad Air 2 passes iFixit labs and as is usual gives us a perspective of all the internal components that make up the new Apple tablet. The first detail that has been set has been the capacity of the battery, which fell by 15% to 7340 mAh, due to the sharp reduction in the thickness of the terminal. The rest of the details below.

 Everyone who continue to the launch event Apple last October 16 had the opportunity to know the main features and design highlights signature tablet, the iPad Air 2. However a week later the guys from iFixit, known for their complete dismantling of all types of electronic devices, they have had a chance to get their hands on the latest model to measure the degree of difficulty that involve equipment repairs.

 Although it is still early to tell since iFixit disassembly has not published in full, the company dedicated to the repair of electronic equipment offers several interesting points from the “dissection” of the tablet.

 First problem, the screen extraction

 The first thing to keep in mind is that just 6.1 millimeters thick tablet have trick. And the introduction of a laminated screen thinner panel has greater difficulty of separating the screen of the housing.

 This is seen as a negative when Air iPad 2 repair a broken screen point. And Apple is once again forgetting the screws and opts for the glue to set the screen. In fact, in step detailing from iFixit say that their removal creates more distrust and that there are greater chances of damaging the display in this process. However , given a point in favor of the manufacturer when they discover that the wiring that connects the screen to the motherboard is located in a less sensitive than the previous generation of the iPad Air area.

 Low battery capacity

 Disassembly also highlights the structure and connection fingerprint sensor Touch ID, which also comes to light sensor type, brand and other related aspects. Similarly two microphones and discovered the available WiFi MIMO antennas, now in the rear and not on the sides of the housing. Finally, again highlighting the battery capacity.

 As you can see sneak in one of the photos taken in disassembly, 7,340 mAh batteries has a 15% less than the 8,827 mAh available to the previous generation. This is due to the smaller thickness of the equipmentAir iPad 2, although promising Apple use the same time and range.

iFixit disassembles the iPad Air 2 and reveals all its components