Apple has trained us pretty well about what to expect from alternating years of iDevice launches. The year of the Big Upgrade is routinely followed by the year of an extra letter tacked to the end of the name.

Reduced weight and thickness make this easy enough to use with one hand; let alone held normally with two; Triple-core processor and 2GB of RAM can be felt in basic apps like heavy-duty browsing and video exporting; Touch ID is a welcome home-button upgrade; If you need to take a photo; you may look...

Apps; games; and iOS in general all have yet to catch up to the boosted specs; It's hard to call the gorgeous screen "bad" by any measure; but anyone expecting a major improvement to last year's model will be disappointed; especially in terms of a relatively unremarkable glare guard; Smart Cover...

Reviewers say that the iPad Air 2 is the best iPad ever, and the best tablet available, bar none. The battery lasts forever, performance is among the best of any tablet, and the huge number of tablet-optimized apps can't be beat.

Vast tablet-optimized app selection; Powerful performance; Intuitive interface; Good battery life; Incredibly thin and light

Little user customization

The iPad Air 2 is not worth the upgrade if you already have the Air 1. Aside from the enhanced hardware, better camera and Touch ID, there simply isn't anything compelling. The Absence of NFC relegates Apple Pay to being able to make App Store purchases, without having to type in your password.

Anti-reflection screen coating; Faster processing; More RAM; Wireless Connection is faster; Touch ID

Very Minor Upgrade; No Mute button or rotation lock; Apple SIM does not work in Canada or Australia

There's no longer a question as to which tablet is Apple's flagship. While the new iPad mini 3 gets a Touch ID sensor and now comes in gold, the iPad Air 2 ($499 for 16GB, $828 as tested with 128GB and LTE) offers those goodies and a whole lot more.

Purchased to replace my 4.5 year old iPad 3 (the first version with retina display). The upgrade was well worth the bother. iPad Air 2 has a much faster processor, making tasks that had become irritatingly slow on my old device a breeze on the new one. Display, as always, is brilliant.

100% recommended, it is the US version, brand new, with no restrictions and full capacity (128 GB). The only 2 things that it does not include are Silence Buttom and an adaptar for UAE power connection.

Includes FaceTime

Nothing

Fantastic service from Staples. I ordered it around supper time and found it delivered before 10am the NEXT day. The Air 2 is a great tablet...so many features that you really need to look at the tutorial to see what IT CAN DO!

I received a brand new iPad Air 2, still in the shrink wrap, with zero battery charge cycles. It still had 10% charge on the battery, even after being sitting on some shelf for 2 years since it was manufactured. Updated to 12.01 and it's working great.

For personal reasons I am not able to switch to a smart phone. My old laptop (iBook circa 2005) is not very portable and is slow on the web. So I bought this iPad to use like a smart phone and for a portable computer. It does both EXTREMELY well.

This iPad has lots of space for my downloads of books and videos. I use it every day all day for studying and research. It's fast. Battery life is good. Very user friendly. I love airdrop. This device saves me lots of time. I highly recommend the iPad Air 2 128 GB.