Right here is the major issue. The cutout for the pencil charging is poorly supported by very very thin aluminum.
The new iPads are probably part cheap plastic (for charging the pencil with out wires). Bad design.
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New iPad Pro Models May Be Prone to Bending
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The new iPads are probably part cheap plastic (for charging the pencil with out wires). Bad design.
I was thinking of upgrading to the New iPad pro from my old original 9.7 iPad pro, but, this video has given me second thoughts, the fact it damages from a waist high drop is pretty worrying.
I think anyone who buys these iPads really should buy a protective case for it too.
What is the point of Apple bragging that that have made these iPads so thin when you would really need to put them in a case that will double their thickness to ensure that they dont get damaged.
Honestly I love MacRumors, but this is an awful article. My money is prone to being spent. It’s called having self control. The iPad Pro can bend if you FORCE it to. It’s not gonna just bend from normal use.
Why is this a story? Very disappointing.
Why is this a story? Very disappointing.
I believe the poster was referring to how Steve Jobs was misquoted. I believe he said in an email reply to a customer who said putting his hand on the steel bands caused signal degradation to "avoid holding it in that way"
https://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/apple-responds-over-iphone-4-reception-issues-youre-holding-th/
Jobs is commonly misquoted as saying "You're holding it wrong"
"Normal use" could involve the odd stress here and there. Videos like show just how incredibly easily the device deforms under pressure.
If nothing else, it shows the need to have extra care to make sure it isn't sat on because it was left on the couch, dropped, or placed in a bag where it experiences stress.
I'm not surprised in the least. Apple quality in the under the current management.
Charge gold prices for tin.
Charge gold prices for tin.
He does have 2.7M subscribers, so he's doing something that people seem to like. I've never heard of him before, though.
Showing product durability is actually very useful since there's no way to test this for yourself without ruining your own device, and the manufacturer doesn't specify durability at all.
No, that's only for Apple Watch Sports. That alloy is crazy expensive.
[doublepost=1542419813][/doublepost]iPhone 5 had the same issue, they reinforced them in the next generations by putting in supporting frames.
The difference is that Apple's a 'one time only' folding display. On the upside as consumer will need to buy another iPad Pro each time it folds, this will increase Apple's revenue and that is the most important thing for Tim Cook's Apple.Apple released their folding display before Samsung
Am I the only person who was irrationally annoyed that he claimed that you can't replace the Apple Pencil tip?
Uh, yes, you can. You just need to unscrew it -- it doesn't rip out by sticking your nail between the tip and the pencil body.
Uh, yes, you can. You just need to unscrew it -- it doesn't rip out by sticking your nail between the tip and the pencil body.
I’m thinking anyone that would make another one of these pointless “anything bends” comments has a screw loose. This is bigger than just bending something by force. This is whether it can even survive in a backpack and why so many people are seeing bent iPads through normal use. It’s part of a larger discussion about how these are built
hey guys I opened my laptop and eventually the display would not open any further, but decided to force it anyways and it broke. Is Apple quality going down?
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I only used a thin rubber case with my 9.7” iPad Pro for holding the pencil. Otherwise, I have never dropped my iPad or come close to damaging it.
All other things equal, a thinner device is more easily held and more portable. I’ll take my chances.
I would rather have a stronger tablet that’s a little thicker and heavier than one that will bend easily. My son managed to bend his first gen iPad Pro in an Otterbox using it normally and yes Apples quality is not as good as it once was.
LOL I was just gonna post that.Apple released their folding display before Samsung
[doublepost=1542425366][/doublepost]Sounds like a hard case bag will be a worth wide investment now!
Too thick is subjective. But I had an original iPad and it was pretty thick. It was half an inch thick. The next iPad was 0.34” thick. That was a noticeable difference and much appreciated. The old 3G phones were fairly thick too. I liked the thinner 5S when I upgraded. However, I agree that Apple seems to push thinness over strength resulting in a product that isn’t as good overall as it should be.
You mean test it? You have to test things to figure out if they are durable or not. Purposely bending it is how you purposely test it. On purpose....with...your...hands...or a mechanical bending device.... How else would you test how easily something bends? Ask it to bend? Stare at it till it bends? They crash cars ON PURPOSE all the time. IS THERE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THAT? LOL get out of here with that logic.
So I had the iPad Pro 10.5 and my iPad never bent, in fact I didn't even know it could (probably because I didn't try to bend it) nor did I know that was an issue people were having. I've had the new 12.9inch iPad Pro and it hasn't bent or shown any signs of bending being an issue. We could all complain about Apple's decisions but at the end of the day if we spend the money we should take care of our devices. Don't want your tablet to bend then dont try to bend!