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iFixit Teardown Reveals iPad Pro's Four-Speaker Design Fills Space That Could Have Held 50% More Battery
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Of course this is the only headline MR could have chosen.
Stupid Apple putting decent speakers in this device. Because no one will be using it to consume audio or video and if they do they'd surely be using headphones or Bluetooth speakers. And using that space for bigger batteries wouldn't make the device heavier and more uncomfortable to hold for longer periods of time. /s
Someone plans on buy an iPad Pro to go with his Apple Watch. Don't worry, you can buy both at the Targé.
Also–don't forget–it would take longer to charge!Of course this is the only headline MR could have chosen.
Stupid Apple putting decent speakers in this device. Because no one will be using it to consume audio or video and if they do they'd surely be using headphones or Bluetooth speakers. And using that space for bigger batteries wouldn't make the device heavier and more uncomfortable to hold for longer periods of time. /s
we need more battery. It would take longer to charge, but if Apple were smart, they could have done fast charging like the iPhones.
I don't think i've ever seen an iPad that fast charges.
I don't think i've ever seen an iPad that fast charges.
Except this isnt a laptop scenario. You are meant to hold this device in your hands, whereas a laptop is stationary.
My iPad Air holds excellent battery life and that's without constantly killing battery-draining apps. I use mine for business every day and charge it only a few times per week.
"but if Apple were smart..." I just love lines like this. To say that about a company that has over $200 billion of free cash, rated the most valuable company and has one of the most successful retail tech stores in the USA, I would say they are smart.
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Why? You can already connect any such through the Lightning port.
The other hardware within the device isn't going to keep up with the much higher transfer speeds of USB 3.0 over 2.0. You wouldn't see faster say transfer if you hooked hard drives to it via 2.0 or 3.0.
I guess the "better speakers vs. bigger battery" decision is one of those trade-offs that many portable electronics designers ran into at some point. I tend to think that in the case of the iPad, better speakers weren't that much of a priority -- but that's really just personal opinion. If there was a large survey taken of iPad users, then I guess we'd know the "best answer".
Especially with the options for bluetooth, not to mention speakers or headphones that plug into the audio jack, I just wouldn't think a lot of people are that concerned with how the built-in speakers sound?
I know with our kids, we demand they use headphones or earbuds with their iOS devices. Otherwise, you go insane listening to the constant racket of background music and sounds in video games, YouTube videos and what-not.
Especially with the options for bluetooth, not to mention speakers or headphones that plug into the audio jack, I just wouldn't think a lot of people are that concerned with how the built-in speakers sound?
I know with our kids, we demand they use headphones or earbuds with their iOS devices. Otherwise, you go insane listening to the constant racket of background music and sounds in video games, YouTube videos and what-not.
as long as the Pad lasts for 10+ hours there's no need of more battery IMO.
But hey, thinner is always better. Right guys? The next version should have no speakers either and be thinner and lighter. Also no USB ports. You buy it with a full charge and charge it magnetically with a $260 light mag plus thunder cable. It's the next innovation.
I hope you have volume limit on. Otherwise your kids will blow their ears out.
iFixit is in the process of tearing down the iPad Pro, providing a closer look at how Apple organized the internals of the larger iPad. While the majority of the internal layout is similar to the iPad Air 2, there are some significant differences, including the inclusion of a brand new four-speaker audio setup.
Each corner of the iPad Pro has a speaker driver sitting next to a capped resonance chamber. Each speaker is designed identically, as the iPad Pro shifts the speaker's function depending on the orientation of the device. The two speakers on top provide higher frequencies while the bottom speakers provide lower frequencies.
Once it removed the speaker drivers, iFixit uncapped the volume chambers, which Apple says gives the iPad Pro's speakers 61 percent more "back volume" than previous iPads. Underneath the carbon fiber caps are enclosures filled with foam, which are used to amplify the speaker's sound. However, iFixit notes that the speakers take up a significant amount space that could have been used to increase battery capacity by 50 percent. Previous iPads, due to the lack of premium speakers, were able to dedicate a greater proportion of space to battery capacity.
One of the first changes the team at iFixit noticed was that the logic board has moved to the center of the device, unlike previous iPads where it was off to the side. Additionally, the logic board's shielding had to be removed before iFixit was able to remove the logic board itself, unlike previous iPads.
The teardown also found that the iPad Pro uses the DP695 Timing Controller, which may be an iteration of the DP665 LCD timing controller found in the 5K Retina iMac. However, as noted by iFixit, the iPad Pro's timing controller is likely modified to better use the display's refresh rate. Also, the teardown experts found that Apple has added adhesive pull tabs under the iPad's batteries, making them easier to remove.
Finally, iFixit's teardown offers physical confirmation that the iPad Pro includes 4 GB of RAM, which was confirmed by Apple's own Xcode tools in mid-September.
iFixit's teardown is ongoing, and this post will be updated if any other significant discoveries are made.
Update: iFixit has discovered that the iPad Pro has a 10307 mAh battery.
Update 2: iFixit has given the iPad Pro a repairability score of 3 out of 10, noting that the Smart Connector is unlikely to fail given its lack of moving parts and despite it being "virtually impossible to replace." The main issue is that the iPad Pro uses a lot of adhesive to hold everything together, making things difficult to replace.
Article Link: iFixit Teardown Reveals iPad Pro's Four-Speaker Design Fills Space That Could Have Held 50% More Battery
iFixit is in the process of tearing down the iPad Pro, providing a closer look at how Apple organized the internals of the larger iPad. While the majority of the internal layout is similar to the iPad Air 2, there are some significant differences, including the inclusion of a brand new four-speaker audio setup.
Each corner of the iPad Pro has a speaker driver sitting next to a capped resonance chamber. Each speaker is designed identically, as the iPad Pro shifts the speaker's function depending on the orientation of the device. The two speakers on top provide higher frequencies while the bottom speakers provide lower frequencies.
Once it removed the speaker drivers, iFixit uncapped the volume chambers, which Apple says gives the iPad Pro's speakers 61 percent more "back volume" than previous iPads. Underneath the carbon fiber caps are enclosures filled with foam, which are used to amplify the speaker's sound. However, iFixit notes that the speakers take up a significant amount space that could have been used to increase battery capacity by 50 percent. Previous iPads, due to the lack of premium speakers, were able to dedicate a greater proportion of space to battery capacity.
One of the first changes the team at iFixit noticed was that the logic board has moved to the center of the device, unlike previous iPads where it was off to the side. Additionally, the logic board's shielding had to be removed before iFixit was able to remove the logic board itself, unlike previous iPads.
The teardown also found that the iPad Pro uses the DP695 Timing Controller, which may be an iteration of the DP665 LCD timing controller found in the 5K Retina iMac. However, as noted by iFixit, the iPad Pro's timing controller is likely modified to better use the display's refresh rate. Also, the teardown experts found that Apple has added adhesive pull tabs under the iPad's batteries, making them easier to remove.
Finally, iFixit's teardown offers physical confirmation that the iPad Pro includes 4 GB of RAM, which was confirmed by Apple's own Xcode tools in mid-September.
iFixit's teardown is ongoing, and this post will be updated if any other significant discoveries are made.
Update: iFixit has discovered that the iPad Pro has a 10307 mAh battery.
Update 2: iFixit has given the iPad Pro a repairability score of 3 out of 10, noting that the Smart Connector is unlikely to fail given its lack of moving parts and despite it being "virtually impossible to replace." The main issue is that the iPad Pro uses a lot of adhesive to hold everything together, making things difficult to replace.
Article Link: iFixit Teardown Reveals iPad Pro's Four-Speaker Design Fills Space That Could Have Held 50% More Battery
See https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/usb-3-0.1937082/
https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/iPa...ource=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer#s115429
In Step 17 they list a Fresco Logic FL1100 '4 Port USB 3.0 Host Controller'.
http://www.cnet.com/products/apple-ipad-pro/
CNET stated that an adapter would be necessary for USB 3.0 speeds:
"There's no USB port on this iPad, but the lightning port supports USB 3-level speeds with forthcoming adapters."
https://twitter.com/jeffcarlson/status/664825918976724992
Ah. Apple told me it was USB 3 shortly after announce, but wouldn't comment then on adapters.
One model of the iPad Pro weighs less than the cellular original iPad.
Here's the generic version:
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Given that; 3-dimensional thing "A" contains 3-dimensional thing "B", thing "B" can be removed and replaced with thing "C".
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