Apple M4 iPad Pro Fails Miserably In Durability Test

Apple recently unveiled the 13-inch M4 iPad Pro, which measures just 5.1mm in thickness and is being positioned as Apple’s thinnest product yet. Well, it also raised concerns for users about its durability in the long run. While Apple executives have tried assuring users about a protective cowling to give the device structural rigidity, a new bend test might have revealed the truth.

However, what’s more interesting is that the larger iPad Pro breaks from the place where the charging point is placed, and not from the center. Apple during its presentation noted that the ‘central spine’ will increase the tablet’s durability. The rear side of the M4 iPad Pro’s charging port puts a lot of pressure on the glass, causing the tablet to break.

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Is M4 iPad Pro’s Ultra Slim Design The Main Cause?

A YouTuber who goes by the name of JerryRigEverything recently put the new 13-inch M4 iPad Pro tablet through some stringent tests. Almost all his viewers were aware of how exactly this video was going to turn out. 

Apple’s latest device showcases a product that screams design and engineering marvel, but creating products that are extremely sleek surely has some impact on the overall durability of the device. Overall, the new tablet, despite its 5.1mm thickness, refuses to break from the center, where most of the ‘central spine’ is placed.

However, the extra slim design has caused the M4 iPad Pro to bend significantly during the test, which only means that users will have to be extra careful when placing the device in their backpacks. Other items in the backpacks such as books can put pressure on the product from different angles and permanently disfigure its chassis.

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No ‘Central Spine’ For The Charging Port

Even though the new iPad Pro holds up well from the center, the crack emerges from the USB-C charging port, and this is due to the rear side of the port practically piercing through the glass front with immense pressure, causing it to crack.

While tearing down the Tandem OLED, the YouTuber also found that the company’s ‘central spine’ was missing from the charging port, and if the company had that piece to the tablet, the crack might not have happened.

Regardless, a bigger tablet that is only 5.1mm in thickness was bound to have some sort of failure points, which Apple can think of while creating the next iteration.