What we learned from the iPad Pro 10.5 teardown
You can now buy Apple's new iPad Pro 10.5, which is exactly what the gadget experts at iFixit did so they could tear the sucker down. The damage was done to give us a clue as to what sets it apart from its closest ancestor, the 9.7-inch iPad Pro.
The physical changes start on the outside. Besides just being bigger, the new Pro puts its microphone hole in a new spot. The 9.7-inch Pro had it situated next to the rear-facing camera while the 10.5-inch Pro plopped it down next to the selfie camera. This move might be to favor FaceTime (whose camera got an upgrade with the new model).
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The 10-inch Pro's display cables run down the center of the machine, rather than along the sides where they were close to the corners. That could potentially mean any owner who drops their iPad Pro may save a lot of time and money on repairs.
Last, but certainly not least, is the updated battery. The new Pro houses a 30.8 watt-hour battery, up from its 27.91 watt-hour counterpart in the 9.7-inch model. The larger capacity is expected, and will certainly play a role in one of the most significant technical upgrades, the display's 120Hz refresh rate, AKA ProMotion, which is double what previous iPads were capable of. Apple still rates the iPad Pro at "up to 10 hours," a spec it achieves clearly not just by dynamically changing the refresh rate based on what's on screen, but also with a little extra juice.
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Molly is a recent graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. While there, she studied life sciences communication and conservation biology. Molly has worked in multiple communications positions at UW and recently acted as a science intern at Business Insider in NYC. She is a lover of all things science and tech related, and is always ready to take on a new challenge. When Molly isn't writing, she fills her time training for IRONMAN events, acting as the unofficial #1 Wisconsin athletics fan, and trying as many new foods as her budget will allow.
