Apple says some 2022 iPad Pros ship with a bent body, but claims this is normal

Apple says some 2018 iPad Pros transport with a aptitude body, but claims this is normal

The tech behemothic states this issue is non a defect

Mayhap the new 2018 iPad Pro's farthermost thinness isn't a skilful thing?

Apple has confirmed that some of the latest iPad Pros are shipping with a slight bend to their aluminum body, according to The Verge.

Ipad Pro bend

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Apple states that this event is part of the tablet'due south manufacturing process and won't get worse over time, or impact the iPad's performance in any way.

Further, the tech giant claims that this problem isn't considered a defect, according to The Verge.

Expanding on the trouble, which isn't actually an issue co-ordinate to Apple tree, the curve in the iPad Pro'due south aluminum body forms during a cooling process that involves the tablet'southward metal and plastic components. The bend can announced in both the 11-inch and 12.9-inch 2018 iPad Pro, co-ordinate to Apple.

Ipad Pro 2018 – 11'inch Bending from r/apple

Though reports of users purchasing bent 2018 iPad Pros were initially sparse, they're beginning to appear in more meaning numbers across Twitter, Reddit and Apple tree-focused communities like MacRumors' forums. Some users believe that the bend was immediately present out of the box, while others claim it formed over time, either after removing the tablet from a backpack, or the curve appearing for what seems like no reason at all.

The Verge's Chris Welch believes that the result is more pronounced with the LTE version of the iPad Pro as it features a strip of plastic dividing its two aluminum sides that's actually the tablet's antenna line.

Reports of the iPad Pro easily bending emerged shortly after the tablet's release. YouTuber 'JerryRigEverything' put together a video where he aptitude the new version of Apple's tablet with very piddling strength.

While I initially passed off the video as nevertheless some other YouTuber attempting to push a product to its limits for views, information technology looks like JerryRigEverything'due south video might take been indicative of a broader issue with the 2018 iPad Pro.

For what it's worth, neither the eleven-inch or 12.9-inch iPad Pro MobileSyrup has at our office has experienced the event. Though information technology remains to be seen if the trouble is widespread, the 2018 iPad Pro's bending defect is reminiscent of the iPhone six Plus' '#bendgate' fiasco from back in 2014.

If you're an iPad Pro possessor experiencing the problem, drib us a bulletin in the comment department or reach out to me at on Twitter at @Patrick_ORourke.

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Source: The Verge, MacRumors (Forums)