BS case mock-up based on a BS CAD drawing. That’s my bet.
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Alleged Leaked Image of Case for Redesigned iPad Pro Shows Mysterious Rear Cutout Above Lightning Connector
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My guess is fake.
The “tell” is I don’t think apple would move the smart connector to the right side thus removing access to the volume buttons and putting the camera at an angle which makes it hard to take pictures when the keyboard is. attached
The “tell” is I don’t think apple would move the smart connector to the right side thus removing access to the volume buttons and putting the camera at an angle which makes it hard to take pictures when the keyboard is. attached
Firstly, it’s a case for the 11” iPad, and secondly it’s based on the schematics that detailed the relocated smart connector. Personally I can’t confirm the relocation and it’s important to note that these schematics were mostly incorrect last year.
Also no leaks of the actual redesigned iPad Pro, i wonder if Apple are catching more leaks this year. I'm guessing invites for the event go out next week and we will see:
Apple Watch series 4
iPhone - 3 versions
iPad Pro redesigned - 11" and 12.9" with less bezel and Face ID
New MacBook Air - retina display and less bezels as reported by Mark Gurman
it's going to be a big event
Mysterious? What's mysterious about it. Big lens, little LED below it. Mystery solved.
Never mind.... :|
Never mind.... :|
errrrm the next set of iPhone's won't have Touch ID only Face iD and the iPad Pro looks to remove touch ID so Face ID is going forward
Hopefully they will have fixed Face ID by then. At the moment it's slow, unreliable and it doesn't work in landscape mode.
Obviously it is the where iOpen, the integrated bottle opener is.
Look at the top middle of the case. There is another cutout below the volume rockers. That's either a REALLY long Wake/Sleep button, or it is the cutout for the Smart Connector, which is about that long on an iPad Pro.
That would mean the back cutout is for TouchID, as Apple couldn't solve the horizontal solution in time.
It's a hybrid to overcome an engineering breakthrough issue.
That would mean the back cutout is for TouchID, as Apple couldn't solve the horizontal solution in time.
It's a hybrid to overcome an engineering breakthrough issue.
So you have to pick up the iPad to unlock it?
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But home button is round, that cutout isn’t round.
I honestly have no issues with it, it’s a few milliseconds slower than Touch ID 2, but I have had too many issues with my home buttons to where I’ve wanted them gone for years.
*To everyone not happy about the possibility of Face ID only working in portrait mode... I honestly wouldn’t mind having to turn my iPad in portrait to unlock it. To me that issue is totally a first world problem.
Kallum.
I love really early case leaks. While they often can indicate the direction, sometimes, the case manufacturers are going off speculation and rumours and are so far off it's hilarious.
remember during the iPhone 6 I believe days, all the leadup saw all these leaked cases that were being made. When the phone was finally announced, none of them matched.
remember during the iPhone 6 I believe days, all the leadup saw all these leaked cases that were being made. When the phone was finally announced, none of them matched.
I hope this is fake, aesthetically and realistically the Touch ID being on bottom back or the smart connectors being moved is not practical for such large devices IMO.
Its an exhaust cutout for the NEW cooling system because the new iPad Pros's will have so much POWAH!!!
Slow? Mine has been pretty damn quick for first generation.
Only set it up the once, on nov 4th. It’s been surprisingly accurate.
Yep, that's wear I'm leaning towards. The mic and the smart port being flipped is a dead give away that its fake.
Same here, i love it more than i did Touch ID, Face ID for me works every time, Touch ID was more of a pain with wet hands and so on, i have even tested my iPhone X and Face ID when laying in bed and it works when picking the device up off of the bedside table. Really hope they bring Face ID to the iPad Pro.