I‘ll be getting the 13” iPad pro this time around. I currently have the 11” pro and while it is nice I regret not getting the 13” for both the screen size and the mini-led display.
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OLED iPad Pro's Thin Design Highlighted in CAD Drawings
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I don't know what you're talking about. The rear camera position hasn't moved.
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then the camera bump should not be visible at all. That was my point, sloppy plans or a change is coming. I now tend to agree that it is sloppy plans.
The location of the volume buttons tells you. The layout is the same as an iPhone. I don't see how there's any ambiguity with these drawings. Based on the location of the camera plateau and buttons, there is only one possible orientation.
How does one know what is leaked is genuine and not merely fabricated by someone wanting attention?
So in practical terms: imperceptible.
I for one am excited for an even thinner iPad Pro. Battery life is good enough for me, it’s the standby battery that sucks lol
Yup, a notably lighter 12.9 would be the only thing that would make me consider moving off my 2022 so soon. In fact, if the rumored iPad Air 12.9 cuts enough weight compared to the Pro, I'd seriously think about trading in my Pro despite it being a "downgrade".
Thinner doesn't really move the needle for me, although, I could change my mind once I actually hold one in my hands. Still, unless it's also lighter, I don't think I'd trade in my 2022 for just thinner.
Nice evolutionary changes to a great hardware product. I’m still really enjoying my M1 12.9. I would have loved to see a second USB-C/TB port as these things are so powerful as it is. But OLED, M3, and Landscape FaceTime camera will be nice changes, especially for anyone with a non-M powered iPad Pro.
I’m more interested in an iPad Mini 7 at this point. Great device to have for my residency which begins this July!
I’m more interested in an iPad Mini 7 at this point. Great device to have for my residency which begins this July!
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The thinness of this one has me nervous. I’m taking a wait and see approach. I love my M2 Pro and in all honest, all I want is any potent update to the pencil, if it has drawing improvments is for it to be compatible with my Pro
Thicker and more battery means a heavier device
The only justification I’m interested in for making these thinner is significant weight loss. Part of the reason I love the Mini is the lack of heft that makes it so comfortable to hold. Comparing a 12.9” iPad to something like a ReMarkable 2 tablet is pretty stark - I prefer the lightness of the latter for most things. If they can get an iPad into that weight category, that’s an accomplishment.
It would have to be titanium or something besides aluminum for durability though. Otherwise these will bend like crazy.
It would have to be titanium or something besides aluminum for durability though. Otherwise these will bend like crazy.
Yeah, the Magic Keyboard plus iPad is a really thick beast. A totally different feel than just the iPad itself.
nope - will not happen and that's a good thing - thinner means lighter - it's not a MAC - it's can iPad that you handhold - lighter means better in this respect and in case it dopes the 10+ hours of mobile constant usage I am absolutely fine with it - within 10 h I always find a power bank or plug to charge it
jep - very excited here as well - this is going to be a huge endeavor for Apple to introduce Titanium and OLED - hope we'll see a stunning 4 TB device
I agree on the camera bump - this is not really good design but it does not hurt too much either. For what do you want more battery life? It lasts a whole day of usage - that's more than adequate for most users - a poor plug will be available at least once a day
in case I calculated it right we should see something around 400 g for the 11.1" version - that would be great - just a few grams more than an iPad mini plus sleeve - great stuff
you don't have one - I am going to replace my two years older iPP 2018 - which is going in it's 6th year of using it and it neither bent nor did the battery fade totally away - I still gt all day battery life and good enough speed - mainly because I chose 1 TB with 6 GB RAM - always good to get such things maxed out and stay with them for a long time - installing a new one is time you can safe.
The main reason for getting my new 11.1 " iPP will be 4 TB storage - hoping to see that - that would be the single most wanted feature for me.
Other than that the3 nm M3 and the new neural engine will boost any kind of on device ML algorithms and make the device even more attractive.
The 2020 iPP has to my best knowledge still the old A12 SoC in it - thus almost no upgrade to the iPP 2018 - the new 11.1 " version however will feature roughly 4x the ML capabilities and a dramatically boosted 4x more powerful GPU and 3x more computational power - in a package that's lighter and thus longer handholdable and probably better handling of external devices.
Also the 202 model did not feature Thunderbolt.
In case all of these things don't matter to you the question remains why you did not keep your 2018 iPad pro which had alle the same design and functionality?
( in case you did not buy the 2018 model you just lost two exiting years of using the very same device )
Step 1 - reduce rear camera thickness, it doesn’t have to be too good
Step 2 - bring the thickness of the rest of the iPad to be inline with the cameras
Step 3 - fill in extra space with battery and a bidirectional kickstand
Step 2 - bring the thickness of the rest of the iPad to be inline with the cameras
Step 3 - fill in extra space with battery and a bidirectional kickstand
Apple creating foldable devices, whether they want to or not.
Not that these are deal breakers but it would have been nice if instead of going thin they got rid of the camera bump, that way you can lie it flat and use the pencil on it.
Plus, 3 pin connector still there - I know a while ago there had been rumours of more connectors to increase the functionality of a new MK - seems not this time.
Plus, 3 pin connector still there - I know a while ago there had been rumours of more connectors to increase the functionality of a new MK - seems not this time.