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iPad Pro 12.9 (2021) with M1 gets subjected to scratch, burn, and bend testing

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Vlad 10 June 2021

Apple iPadOS Tablets

Past iPads have not always fared well in bend tests - something about the size and the metal build combo doesn't really make them as durable as most phones in that way.

Apple's recently outed its new flagship tablets for 2021, and if you were wondering just how the bigger one of those two would do in a traditional scratch, burn, and bend test, well, here's your answer. Zack from JerryRigEverything is at it again, this time testing the iPad Pro 12.9 with the M1 chipset and the first ever mini-LED LCD display in a tablet.

How will that screen take the abuse? Well, for starters, it's still covered by glass like any other screen on a mobile device, so predictably it scratches at level 6 on the Mohs hardness scale, with deeper grooves at level 7. So far so good.

But how will the mini-LEDs react to the flame? Turns out the pixels turn black after about 17 seconds, and then recover after the heat is removed. That is in fact incredibly similar to how traditional LCD panels behave.

The aluminum back scratches when subjected to a blade, and you can try and 'draw' an elephant on it if you want. Finally, the bend test - spoiler alert, the screen flexes out of the frame when the tablet is bent from the back. And it remains bent. Bending from the other side there's less flex and much less give. After another try from the back, the device doesn't break per se, but it does stay bent, so maybe don't sit on your brand new $1,100 tablet.

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  • ciupacabra
  • mEA
  • 16 Jun 2021

this is such a stupid and useless review...would a piece of metal scratch if you run a cutter over it? It appears so...wooowwww we didn't know that... Will a piece of metal and glass break if you bend it too much? It appears so...good thing th...

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  • jamesschwarz987
  • 9aG
  • 14 Jun 2021

Definitely would bend. Such thin tablets with thin body material and large surface (it's a tablet anyway) would bent, you can't deny law of physics. You'll need thick cases from 3rd party to overcome that. Wanted an unbendable tab...

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  • jamesschwarz987
  • 9aG
  • 14 Jun 2021

> Man but apple cant handle 8GB ram. Up until 2017 they were happy with 1GB ram now they adding it just for fun. Same for chargers for example 5V1A charger where android phones will be with 200W chargers this year. Citation needed. And what d...

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