iPad Pro M4 boasts incredible durability despite being much thinner

He iPad Pro M4 This is the thinnest device Apple has ever made, and it made sense that its durability would be put to the test as soon as it hit the market. The last hours are different youtubers They took the opportunity to subject Apple’s new tablet to all manner of punishment, with surprising results.

Logically, we were most interested in whether the iPad Pro M4, which is 5.1 millimeters thick in the 13-inch version, could be folded compared to previous models. And we can say that the people of Cupertino did a good job to give the device enviable durability.

Aaron Ho, from MobileReviewsEh, did a test with weights in the gym. With the iPad Pro M4, the first curvature began to appear when about 9 kilograms of weight were placed on it, although the real damage only showed up when almost 32 kilograms of pressure were applied. In addition to the body bending, the tablet screen has “detached” from the edge, where the front camera and the magnetic system for charging the Apple Pencil are now located.

The curious thing is that, despite everything, the iPad continued to function quite normally. At least you can see that the touchpad is still responsive. The same went for the gyroscope, which could change the orientation of the screen depending on whether the device was horizontal or vertical. The final collapse of the iPad Pro M4 occurred when pressure was placed on it weighing about 43 kg..

Comparing it with the 2022 iPad Pro M2 revealed some interesting details. Although the old model flexed due to the pressure, when the weight was removed the chassis straightened out a bit. At least until the tests with 34 kilograms, of course. The two-year-old version subsequently suffered more screen damage than the iPad Pro M4 and completely fell apart after weighing nearly 90 pounds. So, yes, the model was announced last week. withstood more pressure than its predecessordespite the fact that it is much thinner.

Why is the iPad Pro M4 more stable despite being thinner?

If you’re wondering how Apple managed to get the iPad Pro M4 to have the same resistance (or even a little more) than the previous model despite being much thinner, the answer lies in a change on the inside. Zach Nelson JerryRigAllexplained that those from Cupertino added reinforcing cover over motherboard. This penetrates deep into the bowels of the device.

Nelson conducted his own curvature tests on the new device, albeit manually, and the results were also interesting. By applying pressure from the front and back and holding it horizontally, iPad Pro M4 held up very well. True, the screen came off one of the corners, but overall it did not receive serious damage.

It’s a completely different story when you have to put pressure on the iPad while holding it vertically. The USB-C port quickly broke down and ended up damaging the screen, causing the iPad Pro M4 to crash catastrophically. He youtuber believes that Apple could solve this problem if it implemented another strengthening, but across the width of the device and near the bottom edge.

Of course, these tests push devices to their limits and do not always reflect real-life situations. However, they make it clear that those who believe the iPad Pro M4 could be structurally weaker that his predecessors, because he was thinner, were wrong.