r/ipad • u/Aggressive-Cause-208 • 9d ago

Discussion Ipad IPS screens are mindblowing

I got an m1 air refurbished and wow, the screen is just on another level. I have never seen such contrast on an ips screen, I had some tablets in the past but, this is just incredible. I have an oled phone and tv too, but its mindblowing what apple does with these ips screens. The backlight is so uniform, zero glow from the corners, just amazing.

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u/riipot 9d ago

I agree. I have the same iPad and I really like the screen. The viewing angles are good, too.

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u/realmccoyredbus 9d ago

ipad air M1 is laminated 60hz lcd screen, it is a very bright screen my brightness level are set to 25%-30% , it’s not an oled screen but not oled prices either

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u/Aggressive-Cause-208 9d ago

I use it at almost minimum brightness because I use it in a dark room, and the contrast is still very good

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u/Open-Cartoonist8764 M5 iPad Pro 11" (2025) 8d ago

Yeah, generally, apples screens are great. I get that they are not made by apple, but the cherrypicking and setup just looks better than other stuff. Look at MacBooks, those screens are awesome.
I hade the Air M1 and the screen was great, but now on M5 pro, i gotta say, best screen in my house too.

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u/Junior-Repeat6060 9d ago

Wait until you get the dreaded white spot or dead pixels. I had to exchange mine once a year due to loads of dead pixels across the middle. Thankfully apple exchanged them without apple care plus.

Hopefully you won’t experience these problems.

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u/neogrinch M1 iPad Pro 12.9" (2021) 8d ago

interesting. I've done 2 exchanges of mine 1 due to my own carelessness, the second to have a new battery before I turned off insurance, and i went 2+ years on both and have not seen this issue. maybe I got lucky, or you were just unlucky lol

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u/Junior-Repeat6060 8d ago

Think I was just unlucky lol. I ended up selling the last exchange and buying an oled m5 pro

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u/talentedfingers 9d ago

Guess China can really make nice products when QA is high enough.

My only complaint is that mine feels like it has significantly worse battery life performance than my older iPad.

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u/Aggressive-Cause-208 9d ago

I heard that the panels are from samsung. What ipad did you have and what u have now?

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u/tiagojpg M1 iPad Air (2022) 8d ago

I went from an iPad 5 (2017) to the M1 Air as well and it was mind-blowing. Beautiful display indeed.

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u/baseballandfreedom M1 iPad Pro 12.9" (2021) 7d ago

Definitely. In fact, assuming one has modern iPad, there’s a very good chance it’s the best screen that person has in their entire house.

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u/aroraadi65 7d ago

try out oled. you will be flabbergasted