Today Apple launched sales of its new M4 iPad Pro and iPad Air.
Of course, torture tests of the newest iPad Pro have arrived, with UFDTech on YouTube sharing some first bend test of the 11-inch and 13-inch models.
The 11-inch was harder to bend by hand, while the 13-inch understandably bent more easily compared to the smaller version. Check out both bend tests below:
According to Apple, 2024 iPad Pro models have a metal “cowling” that covers the motherboard and runs down the centre of the device, which improves stiffness and resistance to bending. There’s also a new internal structure and strengthened chassis that is supposed to help stop bending (like if you accidentally sit down with an iPad Pro in your pants).
When you bend a thin sheet of glass and aluminum, it will bend. This year’s iPad Pro is the thinnest Apple product ever made, thinner than the bloody iPod nano. Nobody asked for a super-thin iPad. We want iPadOS to be actually useful or to have M4 iPads run macOS.
Sam Kohl, from Apple Track, also shared some teaser photos of his upcoming bend test, it seems. Check out his photos on X:
Oh no pic.twitter.com/9SXhWb71JD
— Sam Kohl (@iupdate) May 15, 2024
More bend tests featuring the iPad Pro and iPad Air are coming, folks.
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“Nobody asked for a super-thin iPad. We want iPadOS to be actually useful or to have M4 iPads run macOS” haha exactly! old ipad pro was already bending for some…wtf are they smoking at apple.
Exactly!
Nobody? My architect friend is thrilled, he brings his iPad Pro with him on worksites and thinner and lighter is something he is happy about, the M4 might speed up some of his image processing too. Apparently he doesn’t sit on it so he’s not worried about it bending.
your friend clearly need to lift weights more
What’s this “bloody iPad Nano”? Smaller than iPad Mini? Larger than iPad Pico? How many different-sized iPad models are there … ?
What a waste of money 🤷♂️