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Why in the world would they create a design like that? What incentive would there be to put the smart connector on the bottom unless you intended it to be used that way?
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New iPad Pro Renders Depict Angular Chassis and iPhone-Like Antenna Lines
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Looks like iphone 4 style. Could very well be the next years phone design.
The lack of a bezel annoys me in an iPad where it doesn't so much on a phone - because I actually have to hold the ipad. I am not one of those people who can tolerate my hand covering the screen. That's not how it should work. I can't tell you how many times I've accidentally turned on the flashlight on my iPhone X, and that's even after I turned off the Raise To Wake feature.
As long as Face ID works in any mode (including upside-down) I'm ok with it. It had better be "magical". The problem with this kind of styling is that it gets harder to really know which way is Up - and it shouldn't matter.
Other than that, this is just iteration on an existing design.
If this has a notch, though, they're going to annoy a lot more videophiles than they ever did on the iPhone X. I'd only agree to a notch screen if the screen were OLED and you weren't penalized for shrinking the movie to make sure 100% of it is viewed, while at the same time not backlighting unused pixels.
As long as Face ID works in any mode (including upside-down) I'm ok with it. It had better be "magical". The problem with this kind of styling is that it gets harder to really know which way is Up - and it shouldn't matter.
Other than that, this is just iteration on an existing design.
If this has a notch, though, they're going to annoy a lot more videophiles than they ever did on the iPhone X. I'd only agree to a notch screen if the screen were OLED and you weren't penalized for shrinking the movie to make sure 100% of it is viewed, while at the same time not backlighting unused pixels.
You missed the point.
If Apple is being 'courageous' then they should embrace the open standard of USB-C on the iPad Pro, alongside Lightning. Best of both worlds and would USB-C as a standard for wired audio instead of the terrible solution that is lightning EarPods.
I doubt it. I know lots of people hook them up to speakers.
I don't understand what the deal is with the smart connector, or only being able to unlock the device in portrait.
I guess this is a 'skip' year.
Imagine if it truly didn't matter. Like: literally. That would be awesome.
I'm afraid, though, Apple has lost some of that magic.
As Tim lets Jony keep adding thinness to the iPad, we may be wishing there was a protruding camera from the front. When my iPad Air 2 finds itself lying face down on the table or my wood floor, the only way to pick it up is by sliding a piece of paper underneath it. #geniusdesignerjony #thinnessonetrickpony
I like it. My next computer. Looking forward to this more than my Xs Plus.
So is this the "leak" we have all been waiting for? Does this make it more likely the ipad pro will be shown on the 12th
Agreed. I always hated the portrait oriented keyboard from the original iPad. And with iOS 11 the iPad is primarily a landscape device.
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No home button maybe? But yeah, I get your point.
The headphone adapter is a complete PITA. Requiring that on an iPad would be the height of lameness.
Wrong. You’re definitely living in a bubble (along with the Apple folks). To be fair, it’s a pretty big bubble, BUT “small minority” my ass. It’s not and they’re substantial chunk of Apple’s most important/influencial users
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How do I charge my iPad while mixing audio?
I have 4 iPads in normal use and they all have their headphone jacks used. Why? Because they are used in the car.
If they do them together, I am guessing it is for synergy in terms of both the new iPhones and iPad Pros having FaceID and "edge tp edge" displays.
That would leave October for the new Mac Mini, the MacBook Air replacement and maybe a sneak peak at the new Mac Pro.
Serial mobile leaker Steve Hemmerstoffer shared high-resolution renders today, courtesy of tech blog MySmartPrice, that are based on supposed leaked CAD images of Apple's upcoming redesigned iPad Pro.
Reliable Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has said Apple is working on two new iPad Pro models that take design cues from the iPhone X, measuring in at 11 and 12.9-inches.
In addition to the thinner bezels, no Home button, and edge-to-edge display of the expected iPad Pro design, the mocked-up renders depict a device with an angular chassis boasting iPhone 4-style chamfered edges, rather than the rounded chassis of the current-generation tablet.
In another seeming nod to Apple's evolving iPhone handset design, the device is shown with separate antenna strips along the top and bottom edges of the chassis, instead of the single continuous antenna lines on either side of the existing cellular models.
Elsewhere, a closer look reveals a distinct lack of headphone jack, two rows of speaker vents on either side of the Lightning port - similar to the alleged CAD images leaked last month - and two microphone ports located above the TrueDepth camera embedded in the bezel.
Also like the CAD image before it, a Smart Connector is positioned on the back of the device directly above the Lightning port, instead of the landscape orientation on current iPad Pro models.
MySmartPrice claims the positioning is related to the limitations of Face ID in landscape orientation, however well-connected Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman has said horizontal Face ID support is a feature in the upcoming iPad Pro models, which are expected to be announced this month.
The legitimacy of the additional details in the renders - and the alleged leaked CAD images they are supposedly based on - have yet to be confirmed, but Apple's scheduled media event on September 12 should reveal all.
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That kinda does make sense. Also, considering it's an "S" year for iPhones (I mean, c'mon, we might get more edge-to-edge models for the iPhones and larger sizes, but nothing fundamentally different form the X as far as I'm aware from the rumor mill), they >might< shift the focus onto iPads for the September event this year. Either way, I still can't quite wrap my head around the logo/motto of the invitation and how it might fit into all of this...
Also, that means they REALLY need major updates and possible redesigns for the Mac lineup (I haven't seen much in the rumors besides the new Macbook Air and the Mini) in order to fill an entire event just with Macs...
Thank God. I can't take the current 2012 design anymore. A complete overhaul and ditching the iPhone 5 look with the chamfered edge is so needed. The design has been basically the same since the iPad Air in 2013.
I'd like to see the phones go back to flat sides too now that we are going into year 5 of the same curved sides on that...was really hoping they wouldn't recycle the iPhone 6 sides on the new X generation (looked great on 6-8 but kind of lazy to carry over to X), but they did so it'll be a long while longer with those I guess.
I'd like to see the phones go back to flat sides too now that we are going into year 5 of the same curved sides on that...was really hoping they wouldn't recycle the iPhone 6 sides on the new X generation (looked great on 6-8 but kind of lazy to carry over to X), but they did so it'll be a long while longer with those I guess.
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It’s been protruding for the last few years now, since they gained the “Pro” monicker.
I think there is a good chance Face ID on the new iPad Pro will work in either portrait or landscape orientation. With good reason: unlike the iPhone X, the more space available on the iPad Pro makes it possible to use a 3-D facial recognition system that works in either orientation.