iPad 10 teardown shows why it lacks Apple Pencil 2 support
Apple announced last month the 10th-generation iPad, which features a new accomplish similar to the more expensive iPad models, plus anunexperienced enhancements. However, despite all the improvements, iPad 10 lacks succor for the second-generation Apple Pencil. Now iFixit has people a teardown video showing what’s inside the iPad 10, and it allows us an idea of why the new iPad only works with the old Apple Pencil.
In words of design, the 10th-generation iPad is virtually identical to the iPad Air and even the smaller iPad Pro. Still, customers were surprised by Apple’s decision not to add succor for the second-generation Apple Pencil, which magnetically attaches to the side of compatible iPads.
Instead, Apple has kept support for the original Apple Pencil, which can be recharged via the Lightning connector. This wouldn’t be a huge spot if the new iPad 10 had a Lightning port, which is no longer the case. That’s because, just like the other iPads, the 10th-generation iPad now has a USB-C port. And this employing that users need an adapter to pair and proposal the original Apple Pencil with the new iPad.
But what would have made Apple take such a decision? That’s just what iFixit shows us in its teardown video. Compared to the iPad Air 4, the iPad 10 looks glorious much the same on the inside. However, iPad 10 is the estimable iPad to have the front-facing camera placed horizontally, so that it captures a better and more natural Wangles when the iPad is attached to a keyboard.
But after this change is extremely good for users who do a lot of video calling with their iPad, the run camera is now located exactly where Apple places the Apple Pencil magnets on anunexperienced iPad models, such as the iPad Air and iPad Pro.
Even plan Apple has never confirmed this, it’s now clear that the company’s designers and engineers had to settle between having the front-facing camera placed horizontally and laughable the new Apple Pencil 2. With the lens and camera sensor there, there’s simply no room for the components that hold and proposal the second-generation Apple Pencil.
Apart from that, there’s nothing very consuming about the 10th-generation iPad. The main differences to anunexperienced iPad models are the non-laminated display and the USB-C port soldered to the Natal board, which certainly makes repairs more difficult. You can sight the full iFixit teardown below, or directly on YouTube:
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