Mike Wuerthele
New renders of Apple's rumored 10.5-inch iPad Pro have emerged, and are said to be "100% confirmed" and based off of the blanks reportedly provided to case manufacturers in advance of announcement.
The renders, made by Benjamin Geskin and sourced from "sources in China" are generated from and amplify case leaks supplied by the the same source on Monday. Early versions of the mock-ups omitted a home button, but reportedly "blanks" provided to select manufacturers omit that.
The renders suggest 7mm side, and 19mm top and bottom bezels. Three microphones adorn the unit, with one on the upper-center of the case, and two on the top. Quad-speaker audio is expected.
Exclusive: 10.5inch iPad Pro (The model that case manufacturers received from the factory)
— Benjamin Geskin (@VenyaGeskin1) May 23, 2017
100% confirmed. Already in mass production. pic.twitter.com/5S9xNTLuZl
Overall, the device appears to be about 10.3 inches tall, 7.1 inches wide, and 0.25 inches thick. The 12.9-inch iPad pro is 12 inches tall, 8.68 inches wide, and 0.27 inches thick, with the 9.7-inch iPad Pro coming in at 9.4 inches tall, 6.6 inches wide, and 0.24 inches thick.
There is no sign of the smart connector, but as the models provided to favored case manufacturers reportedly don't include home buttons, they likely don't include the Smart Connector either.
Apple could reveal new iPad Pros as soon as its WWDC 2017 keynote on June 5. Relatively few features have been rumored outside of faster processors, although the 10.5-inch product is expected to have thinner bezels than its predecessors.
Despite Geskin's claim of 100 percent confirmation, it remains unclear if the cases and renders represent real-world specifications.
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I can only assume that third-party apps fail to implement Apple's protocol (or whatever) for ignoring a user's grip on the screen. Apple's apps tend to ignore my fingers on the too-thin bezel of the Air 2, but other apps go nutso-crazy.
3 microphones, he said. Two up top and one up top on the rear.
Thinner bezel. Great. More random unintended screen clicks, and constant readjusting to see the part hidden in your clothes. Thanks Apple, way to ignore reality as per usual.
Looks nice enough. More interested to see what features are packed in, and whether we'll see an accompanying OS update.