New iPad Pro Gets Design Upgrade to Prevent 'Bendgate' [Video]

Apple's new M4 iPad Pro features a design upgrade intended to prevent another 'Bendgate'.

At 5.1mm thin, the 2024 iPad Pro is the company's thinnest device ever, and with a screen size of up to 13-inches, some customers are concerned that the chassis could easily bend.


In a recent video interview with Arun Maini, John Ternus and Greg Joswiak reveal that a new cowling has been added to strengthen the device.

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One of the interesting things is the main logic board runs right down the center in between the two batteries on the iPad Pro.

And that's really helpful from a thermal dissipation standpoint because we can spread heat evenly.

But we also have a cowling over the main logic board, a metal cover that also helps on both thermal spreading, but it also effectively creates a central rib that runs through the whole thing that tremendously improves the stiffness of the product.
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2. How the new iPad is more durable: pic.twitter.com/ZKyxBdk7p8

— Arun Maini (@Mrwhosetheboss) May 11, 2024

The 2024 11-inch and 13-inch iPad Pro models are available to pre-order ahead of release tomorrow:
● 11-inch M4 iPad Pro: $949.99 ($49.01 off)
● 13-inch M4 iPad Pro: $1299

You can learn more about its features here:
● Apple Unveils New iPad Pro With Ultra Retina XDR OLED Display, M4 Chip, Apple Pencil Pro
● M4 iPad Pro Review Roundup [Video]

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