This means when the front glass is broken you can pull the glass off and replace it without having to replace the lcd.
Ipad laminated screen.
The front glass generally costs between 10 20 and is fairly easy to find online.
You ll see that the front glass is separate from the lcd.
The picture shows a non laminated ipad screen.
The new ipad air s thinner bezels laminated screen wider color palette true tone display and anti reflective coating may be enough to convince people to pick up this ipad over the ipad 9 7.
In laminated screen too the top layer has glass.
You ll get all the trappings of a pro ipad including laminated screen and apple pencil support and 2nd gen tocchid for less.
The ipad pro s laminated screen has an extremely small gap which is less distracting while also making it feel like the display is almost sitting on top of the glass.
The ipad mini 5 s display is laminated putting content closer to the glass and removing the noticeable air gap as seen on the ipad 2020.
If you really want lamination but cant afford the new ipad air 3 look into picking up a used refurbished ipad pro 9 7 or 10 5.
It stands in stark contrast to the new but not yet available ipad air 4 which sports a refreshed design artist friendly 10 9 inch laminated screen and superior performance.
The screen and the features it provides is the reason to buy the pro version.
Other wise people have mentioned the other very good reasons to go for an ipad pro.
For the screen every other generation of ipad plus the ipad air used a non laminated screen so upgraders from a very old ipad or even the fifth generation from two and a half years ago will have.
But there is no reason to use anything laminated on the pro screen.
The display on the mini 5 also supports p3 wide color and it has a higher pixel density at 326ppi versus 264ppi which makes text crisper and colors more vibrant.
But a simple matte screen protector can do a much better job at protecting from glare.
If you ever see a regular ipad besides a pro ipad you will instantly see why you should go for the pro.