New renders of Apple's 10.5" iPad Pro demonstrate thin bezels, microphone placement
New renders of Apple's rumored 10.5-inch iPad Pro have emerged, and are said to be "100% confirmed" and based off of the blanks reportedly provided to case manufacturers in advance of announcement.
The renders, made by Benjamin Geskin and sourced from "sources in China" are generated from and amplify case leaks supplied by the the same source on Monday. Early versions of the mock-ups omitted a home button, but reportedly "blanks" provided to select manufacturers omit that.
The renders suggest 7mm side, and 19mm top and bottom bezels. Three microphones adorn the unit, with one on the upper-center of the case, and two on the top. Quad-speaker audio is expected.
Overall, the device appears to be about 10.3 inches tall, 7.1 inches wide, and 0.25 inches thick. The 12.9-inch iPad pro is 12 inches tall, 8.68 inches wide, and 0.27 inches thick, with the 9.7-inch iPad Pro coming in at 9.4 inches tall, 6.6 inches wide, and 0.24 inches thick.
There is no sign of the smart connector, but as the models provided to favored case manufacturers reportedly don't include home buttons, they likely don't include the Smart Connector either.
Apple could reveal new iPad Pros as soon as its WWDC 2017 keynote on June 5. Relatively few features have been rumored outside of faster processors, although the 10.5-inch product is expected to have thinner bezels than its predecessors.
Despite Geskin's claim of 100 percent confirmation, it remains unclear if the cases and renders represent real-world specifications.
The renders, made by Benjamin Geskin and sourced from "sources in China" are generated from and amplify case leaks supplied by the the same source on Monday. Early versions of the mock-ups omitted a home button, but reportedly "blanks" provided to select manufacturers omit that.
The renders suggest 7mm side, and 19mm top and bottom bezels. Three microphones adorn the unit, with one on the upper-center of the case, and two on the top. Quad-speaker audio is expected.
Exclusive: 10.5inch iPad Pro (The model that case manufacturers received from the factory)
100% confirmed. Already in mass production. pic.twitter.com/5S9xNTLuZl-- Benjamin Geskin (@VenyaGeskin1)
Overall, the device appears to be about 10.3 inches tall, 7.1 inches wide, and 0.25 inches thick. The 12.9-inch iPad pro is 12 inches tall, 8.68 inches wide, and 0.27 inches thick, with the 9.7-inch iPad Pro coming in at 9.4 inches tall, 6.6 inches wide, and 0.24 inches thick.
There is no sign of the smart connector, but as the models provided to favored case manufacturers reportedly don't include home buttons, they likely don't include the Smart Connector either.
Apple could reveal new iPad Pros as soon as its WWDC 2017 keynote on June 5. Relatively few features have been rumored outside of faster processors, although the 10.5-inch product is expected to have thinner bezels than its predecessors.
Despite Geskin's claim of 100 percent confirmation, it remains unclear if the cases and renders represent real-world specifications.
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-I do 99.99% of my personal computing on my iPhone.
---At work I'm stuck with default generic dells.
---At home it's just more convenient to use my iPhone than bring out my MBA.
-The experience would be dramatically improved with an iPad (based on my experience with my old iPad 3).
-I've had decision paralysis deciding between the 9.7 and the 12.9 inch sizes.
There seems to be a great opening for another iPad, maybe a reincarnation of the iPad air, just focusing on delivering a great iOS consuming experience. For this I wouldn't need epic battery life, Pencil support, or the latest cameras (I have my phone for that). A true tone display and laminated glass would be good things though.
Looking forward to June 5th!
It's not "confirmed" until it's shipping.
I remember from some keynote boasting that you can grab the screen with your thumb while holding, and it will know you're not trying to interact. That feature seems to work (at least after a fashion) in Apple apps, but, say, the StL Post-Dispatch ad will attempt to highlight words, which makes the screen jump up. (And, yes, thusly, the app's copy-paste doesn't work either.)
Glad your own usage doesn't lend itself to this problem.
At the moment the iPad range is a mess of compromises:
- The 7.9" iPad has the best pixel density but the keyboard is far too small.
- The 9.7" iPad is the smallest form-factor with a comfortable keyboard but a lower pixel density than the mini and a lower resolution than the 12.9".
- the 12.9" iPad has the largest display resolution but it's not very portable.
If the 10.5" model combines the pixel density of the mini with the resolution of the iPad Pro, in the footprint of the the 9.7 inch iPad, this could be the iPad to rule them all.Or at least announced, in Apple's case.
>:x