iPad Air : taping on its glass is louder than before?

I've just bought an iPad Air and one thing I really don't like about it is the sound it produces when i'm taping on its glass.

The sound is 2-3x louder than the sound of my previous iPad 1 and iPad 3, and the pitch is higher. It almost sounds as if my iPad Air was hollow.

I'm wondering if that's normal or not.

If I put one finger on the glass and type on it with another finger, the vibration is transmitted in a very noticable way. It wasn't the case with the original iPad and the "new" iPad.

So what I'm wondering is if it's a normal thing for the iPad Air, or if the glass of mine is not very well mounted (which could explain the transmission thing, hence the louder sound).

It really feels like my Air's construction is of much lower quality than those of my previous iPad, and it seems more fragile, too.

Did anybody else noticed that?

Posted on Nov 1, 2013 7:10 AM

53 replies

FloWavE

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8 points

Nov 11, 2013 12:20 PM in response to Snowwolfwarrior

just return it and get a refurbished ipad 4 🙂

Nov 23, 2013 10:03 AM in response to Dia Lacina

A v. hollow sound, indeed. Everything else is awesome though.

FMV2012

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Dec 8, 2013 7:23 AM in response to sunjohn

I was also bummed at first but I know I'll get used to it. But I did notice my music sounds a lot fuller and that's probably attributed to the air (no pun intended) between the glass and LCD.

Nickjay

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Dec 12, 2013 10:43 AM in response to john 560

It's a forum which you started a topic regarding the screen and the quality of construction of the iPad air. What did you expect?!

Dec 12, 2013 1:51 PM in response to sunjohn

I'm even wondering if Apple used glass for this device. It feels so plastic and cheap.

bobseufert

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Jun 29, 2014 5:19 PM in response to foxmajik

The iPad Air's screen is made of glass not plastic. If you use your iPad as a serving tray and spill hot coffee on it you'll have a serving tray that looks like an iPad.

foxmajik

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9 points

Jun 29, 2014 6:08 PM in response to bobseufert

You might want to read the rest of the thread.

It's actually cyclo olephin polymer film, which is a plastic.

bobseufert

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Jun 29, 2014 5:25 PM in response to foxmajik

That film has been on all iPads and is on top of the glass. Nothing has changed but the thickness of the glass.

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