Tech loves thin – or does it? That old question resurfaces with the debut of Apple’s latest iPads, the 11-inch and 13-inch iPad Pros, billed as ‘thinnest iPad ever’. The question we wanted to answer is this: are they actually strong enough during daily use? We had to get under the surface of the iPad Pro to find out. Here’s how the airplane bending test shakes out.
For years, Apple’s race for svelte devices has compelled debate. New iPad Pro models – 0.21 and 0.20 inch thick for the 11 and 13 inch versions, respectively – naturally invite concern that they might be too thin to withstand regular usage. Previous reports of ‘bendgate’ in 2018 will inevitably increase skepticism among the 2020 models’ prospective owners: could this year’s Apple event witness a scenario where svelte once again elicits an ulglier cousin – iCrip?
After conceding that its previous designs had suffered from ‘pain points’, Apple crowed that an internal new metal cowling strengthens the frame of its new iPad Pros so they won’t bend, the recipe for keeping the gadget as lightweight as possible while moving through war zones and running marathons.
Welcome to the world of brutal benchmarks – where tech wonks such as AppleTrack and JerryRigEverything hammer the new iPad Pro models with rigorous bend tests. The verdict? Yes, you can bend the new iPad Pros. But you need a lot of force, and they even withstood higher bending loads than previous iPad models. And after some gentle bending and warping, they even sprang back – they literally bounced back to flat.
Beyond the bend test, scratch resistance was also put to the test by JerryRigEverything – the sharp objects tests reveal that in normal conditions the iPad Pro stays looking brand new for long. If you obsessively look for scratches with sharp implements, you may find them, but that’s true for virtually any consumer technology.
Almost universally, these tests are shining a positive light on the iPad Pro’s durability. Of course, it’s a small sample size with control conditions, and real-world experiences can differ from these controlled-flouro testing experiences, but they still provide a solid picture of what potential buyers, who don’t have the latest device to test, can expect in terms of their new device’s durability.
Before we share our answers to all your questions about selling your iPad Pro with Gizmogo, here’s a quick review of what makes the iPad Pro so special. Right out of its slick chassis comes an ensemble of performance, a combination of firepower, beautiful displays and the fluidity and ease-of-use that Apple is famous for. It’s a compact package, one that turns the iPad Pro into just as much of a status symbol as it is a tool for a creative professional.
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