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Apple unveiled the latest generation iPad Pro (2024) earlier this month. The 11-inch and 13-inch models are touted to be the thinnest Apple devices ever made. This raised speculations about the iPad Pro’s durability given the thinnest tag. Even years later today, nobody has forgotten the iPhone 6’s bendgate. At the launch event, the Cupertino-based tech giant explicitly said that the tablet isn’t any less durable than its predecessor. Apple’s tablets haven’t come out unscathed in durability tests. The first-generation iPad Pro, M1-powered model, and even the 10th-generation iPad snapped into half. 

Those interested in purchasing the iPad Pro (2024) but sceptical over its durability can now breathe a sigh of relief. Things are very different on the latest generation. The tablet has undergone popular YouTuber JerryRigEverything’s intense durability test. 

iPad Pro (2024) somehow survives bend test despite being the thinnest Apple device

If you watch JerryRigEverthing’s durability tests, you might be familiar with the various parts. We will get straight to the most important part first. In the bend test, Zack first tries to bend the 13-inch iPad Pro (2024) from the back. There is a slight flex but no significant damage. However, bending it from the front side shows the glass screen separating from the frame around the camera module area. A lot of force during bending is clearly visible in the test. 

Zack says that this is some black magic of structural integrity. Apple has added a central brace on the iPad Pro that provides enough structure to avoid getting snapped during horizontal bending. Unfortunately, things go south when the YouTuber bends the device vertically. The tablet breaks at the charging port which becomes the main structural weakness of the device. The screen also gets cracked. Zack adds that the iPad Pro would have survived if Apple had added another vertical support just like the horizontal one. 

Another YouTuber AppleTrack also experiences the same bend test result as JerryRigEverything. Regardless, the iPad Pro (2024) has improved durability compared to previous generations. It won’t get a permanent bend with everyday normal usage unless an extreme force is applied. 

Now coming to the other parts of the durability tests, the Tandem OLED display on the iPad Pro (2024) gets scratched at level 6 with deeper grooves at level 7. The tablet has an aluminium chassis. Both the frame and back panel get scratched in the scrape test. The 13-inch screen does not suffer any dead pixels even after coming in contact for more than 60 seconds. 

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