We expect to see new iPad Pro models in the next few months, and today we see what are claimed to be CAD images of the 2021 11-inch iPad Pro.
The models unfortunately do not tell us, but reveal only two small changes of the current model …
MySmartPrice says that the images come from a ‘reliable source’.
We first look at the 11-inch iPad Pro (2021) with the overall design of the powerful tablet. The leaked RAW CAD version, obtained from our trusted source who wishes to remain anonymous, shows that there will be no major design changes to the 11-inch iPad Pro.
The images look almost identical to the current model, although there are small differences in the external dimensions.
According to our source, the upcoming 11-inch iPad Pro has the dimensions of 245.74 x 176.61 x 5.90 mm.
Compared to the previous generation, the iPad Pro 11 (2021) will have the same thickness, but Apple will shave off a few millimeters of the length and width. Allegedly, the iPad Pro 11 (2021) is ever so slightly smaller, but has the same thickness as before.
The speaker grids also look smaller, which is similar to an earlier rumor.
So far, we expect one notable change to the larger 12.9-inch iPad Pro: the adoption of mini-LED backlighting.
It swaps the tens to hundreds of white LEDs used for current LCD screens with taillights for thousands of smaller colors. If you have this degree of control over where the lighting is and is not activated, deeper blacks in unlit areas, greater brightness in lit areas and thus a greater contrast ratio can occur. Mini-LEDs are also more energy efficient than the larger LEDs used in today’s iPads.
This represents a different path to Apple’s latest iPhones, all of which use OLED screens. However, the addition of mini-LED taillights to older LCD screens holds some advantages over OLEDs: less risk of burn-in and longer life.
We’ve had several reports indicating that Apple will use mini-LEDs for the largest 12.9-inch iPad Pro, but no word on the 11-inch model, suggesting that the feature may remain exclusive to the top-of-the-line model. model for now.
This seems to be in line with Apple’s desire to maintain the differentiation of the most expensive iPad. The 2020 10.9-inch iPad Air adopted the form factor of the much more expensive 11-inch iPad Pro and offered a surprising number of Pro features. This meant that many of those who would have laid the cash for the Pro would rather buy the Air. However, if you want the bigger screen, you can not buy the Pro. If we first introduce the mini-LED in the 12.9-inch model, it will create another incentive to spend more on the top model.
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