14 DAY TRIAL // As if the weak demand for iPhones and the legal trouble that Apple has to deal with weren’t enough for the Cupertino tech-based giant, it has recently emerged that the new iPad Pro could bend easily under small pressure.
And while Apple originally said this is a feature, not a bug, the firm now returns with a more detailed explanation on what exactly happens and why such a “subtle deviation” (Apple’s very own words) shouldn’t be worrying.
First and foremost, Apple begins by emphasizing that the iPad Pro comes to be following a high-quality and high-precision manufacturing process that leaves little room for mistakes.
“The design of these new iPad Pro models incorporates a precision aluminum unibody enclosure that is strong, light, and durable. Instead of the curved edges found on previous-generation iPad models, these new iPad Pro models feature a rectangular design with straight edges that efficiently packages the advanced technologies inside,” it says.
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The company goes on to explain that it used a new design that can improve cellular performance, so the vertical bands on the sides now play the role of antennas, just like they do on so many other devices.
“For the first time ever on an iPad, these bands are manufactured using a process called co-molding. In this high-temperature process, plastic is injected into precisely milled channels in the aluminum enclosure where it bonds to micro-pores in the aluminum surface. After the plastic cools, the entire enclosure is finished with a precision CNC machining operation, yielding a seamless integration of plastic and aluminum into a single, strong enclosure,” it says.
OK, OK, so why does it bend? you may ask. Apple says that as part of what it calls flatness inspection, it only allows a deviation of just 400 microns, which as the company says, is “less than the thickness of four sheets of paper.” In other words, this is imperceptible, as Apple claims, though as we all know by now, they are easily noticeable, especially when viewed from the side.
However, these small deviations do not impact the performance of the device by any means, and Apple claims they do not affect the strength of the body.
And yet, Apple still leaves the door open for buyers who believe this is a problem, so anyone whose iPad Pro bent recently can reach out to the company for assistance.