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iPad Pro Would you trade dust and water resistance for your 3.5mm jack

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TheRealAlex

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I was scratching my head reading the 2017 iPad Pro 2 rumors.

#1. Thinner design really ? My 9.7 Pro is ok
#2. Water and dust resistance my iPad Pro 9.7 never leaves my desk, Starbucks or my bed or Recliner. So no thanks
#3. No 3.5mm jack in order to go thinner it has to go. But I won't trade a High definition audio Port to save a few millimeters
#4. A10X no thanks it's not like the jump from A8X to A9X in significance

All I can say is 9.7 owners cherish your device. Apple seems hell bent on removing the 3.5mm port.
On an iPhone I understand but not on an iPad size device because there's no Taptic Engine that's needs the space.

Lastly, in all honesty a 2017 iPad Pro of any size without a 3.5mm Port is literally a Downgrade.
 
I disagree with you. Personally, the jump between the A7 to A8X is a. Huge jump , Perfomance increase, much faster processor. The jump between A8X to A9X isn't a huge jump between performance both include the same amount of RAM .

Thinner design ? Yeah , I want
Dust proof ? Yeah
Water proof ? Yeah, would be nice
Apple pencil with more functions? Yeah
More colors? Yeah, A Jet Black IPad Pro would be nice, or maybe a rose gold
Advanced true tone display?Yeah
2 gen Touch ID ? Yeah




A10X quad core processor .vs A9X processor dual core

Wow big difference





It's a upgrade , not a downgrade.. U can stick with your Pro 9.7 which is basically an Air 3.. however, the pro 2 will be a lot better the 10.5 inch and 12.9 inch models ..

Pro 9.7 isn't a huge upgrade from Air 2 . Wait till Spring 2017!



Especially 12.9 inch model!
 
It's not like I ever use the headphone jack on my iPad, so I won't miss it. Got a Bluetooth headphone and earphone, and I'm happy with using them with my iPad.
 
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I don't care about water/dust proofing on any device. They don't get wet, and I'm not a jackass that spills stuff all the time, so it has no real use in my life.

As for the 3.5mm jack? I use it every day on my iPad Pro and iPhone. I'm sticking with a 6S Plus for now for that very reason, and should it get removed from the iPad, I'll keep my 12.9" Pro until it becomes a chore to use.
 
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TheRealAlex said:
I was scratching my head reading the 2017 iPad Pro 2 rumors.

#1. Thinner design really ? My 9.7 Pro is ok
#2. Water and dust resistance my iPad Pro 9.7 never leaves my desk, Starbucks or my bed or Recliner. So no thanks
#3. No 3.5mm jack in order to go thinner it has to go. But I won't trade a High definition audio Port to save a few millimeters
#4. A10X no thanks it's not like the jump from A8X to A9X in significance

All I can say is 9.7 owners cherish your device. Apple seems hell bent on removing the 3.5mm port.
On an iPhone I understand but not on an iPad size device because there's no Taptic Engine that's needs the space.

Lastly, in all honesty a 2017 iPad Pro of any size without a 3.5mm Port is literally a Downgrade.
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You are wrong on a few counts.

But hey, if you're happy with your purchase...be happy.
 
The headphone jack matters less to me on an iPad than on a phone.

The only thing I'd trade is thinness for a bigger battery, and even that is kind of pushing it. As long as I get 10 hours of use, I'm happy with however thin they want to make it.
 
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My iPad Pro use case is for note taking and data management at work. So thinner is welcome. More water/dustproof is welcome. And a little more CPU power is also welcome.
 
I just don't understand the resistance to removing the head phone jack, doesn't Apple also include the new connector standard in the iPhone box for example?
 
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iPadDad said:
I just don't understand the resistance to removing the head phone jack, doesn't Apple also include the new connector standard in the iPhone box for example?
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Some people don't like needing to carry an extra peripheral to achieve the same basic functionality that they are accustomed to, such as being able to use any standard headphones they want.
 
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Some people don't like needing to carry an extra peripheral to achieve the same basic functionality that they are accustomed to, such as being able to use any standard headphones they want.
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But you don't need to carry it separately do you? Why not just connect it to the jack and leave it there, it then just adds an extra inch or two to the headphone cord that's all?
 
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iPadDad said:
But you don't need to carry it separately do you? Why not just connect it to the jack and leave it there, it then just adds an extra inch or two to the headphone cord that's all?
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Unless you have more than one set of standard headphones/earbuds that you use.
 
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The iPad doesn't need waterproofing, therefore trading the headphone port for it is pointless.
 
3.5 mm jack and water proofing aren't synonymous. The Galaxy s7 edge has a 3.5mm jack has a higher ip68 rating than the iPhone 7.

It's just the reality distortion field that apple is pulling.
 
Be careful what you wish for. All this talk about making the iPad thinner...have you forgotten something?

You saw what happened w/the ip6 and bending. It wasn't until the 6s/+ and the 7000 series aluminum that resolved that. But I don't think the Pro ever used 7000 aluminum and the Air2 certainly wasn't retrofitted either.

Stop with the thinness...I want something that will be somewhat resistant to drops and such. Obviously, if it shatters...there's nothing that can be done about that.
 
Thinner! Thinner! Thinner! I want my iPad Pro 2 Taco!

bufffilm said:
Be careful what you wish for. All this talk about making the iPad thinner...have you forgotten something?

You saw what happened w/the ip6 and bending. It wasn't until the 6s/+ and the 7000 series aluminum that resolved that. But I don't think the Pro ever used 7000 aluminum and the Air2 certainly wasn't retrofitted either.

Stop with the thinness...I want something that will be somewhat resistant to drops and such. Obviously, if it shatters...there's nothing that can be done about that.
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