After proudly bringing you the first images and video renders of the upcoming 6.1-inch and 6.5-inch iPhone models that will be launching this month, we are thrilled to bring you the iPad Pro 12.9 (2018) CAD-based image and video renders. Apple is expected to launch this massive tablet with the smaller 10.5-inch variant during this month’s keynote, and these images show a lot of differences between the upcoming tablets and what we were used to seeing from the company. If not for our source @OnLeaks, we would have never been able to present you with the latest renders.
We’ve been told that these might not be 100% accurate, but there are some really interesting things that we can observe in the renders, and it would be really hard for someone to just imagine and fake them. Let’s have a look at the renders of the iPad Pro 12.9 (2018) then!
iPad Pro 12.9 (2018): 5K Renders, Specs Leak, First Look
Right off the bat, the iPad Pro 12.9 (2018) looks immensely different than its predecessor. If you’ll notice, there is no home button and that is thanks to the smaller bezels. However, these bezels are a lot bigger than the iPhone X’s bezels, which is why the latter needed a notch at the top to house all the internal components. With the large iPad Pro model, using a notch is not going to be necessary as the bezels themselves are hiding those crucial components.
The lack of a home button means that the iPad Pro 12.9 (2018) will feature a TrueDepth camera, getting Face ID in return to unlock the tablet. These renders also show that there is a charging port smack at the bottom middle, but there is no 3.5mm headphone jack. There are four speaker grills at each corner of the slate, with a power button placed at the right-hand corner. The upcoming tablet from Apple might roughly measure 280.6×215×5.85mm (7.77mm including the rear camera bump).
The volume buttons are present on the right-hand side of the iPad Pro, but there is a strange button-like artefact present on the same side, and even @OnLeaks could not figure out what it was. The Smart Connector has been relocated and it is found right above the charging port. When you are mounting your iPad Pro on a Smart Keyboard Cover, it looks as if buyers will need to place it vertically, and the reason for that might be because the tablet cannot get unlocked via Face ID while in landscape mode.
According to rumours, Face ID is not going to work with the iPad Pro 12.9 (2018) model if it is placed in landscape mode, so Apple might have been forced to change the position of the Smart Connector. Other details that have been identified are the iPhone 6 and iPhone 7 series-like antenna strips, with two microphones on the top edge.