New iPad most bendable apple product yet

[Greenmeenie]

Did you even watch the video? He was able to bend it using his thumb... you’re acting like you watched him put it over his knee and used both hands and push... anyways good luck with it then.

Yes, I did watch the video. And no, he didn’t bend it over his knee. He didn’t have to. He COMPLETELY shattered the screen to the point where the glass separated from the sides...and THEN he proceeded to bend it. Again, hardly the kind of destruction to the structural integrity putting your iPad in and out of a case would inflict. So no, I am not worried at all about bending my new iPad Pro. And neither should anyone else be. Unless of course they plan to intentionally shatter the screen like the guy in the video did.

 

[1BadManVan]

A cracked screen is a very common issue, a cracked screen will also mess with the structural integrity, that’s my concern of the weakness of the frame. Not everyone will run out to replace a cracked screen, especially if it’s off to the side.

 

[iapplelove]

I’m not really worried.

 

[1BadManVan]

Yup, just a video I thought I would share, I was personally surprised at how weak it became but more used to looking into the phones rigidity. Everyone’s entitled to their own thoughts and concerns, I hope it’s a non issue for eveyone who owns it.

 

[Ryan P]

Yes, I did watch the video. And no, he didn’t bend it over his knee. He didn’t have to. He COMPLETELY shattered the screen to the point where the glass separated from the sides...and THEN he proceeded to bend it. Again, hardly the kind of destruction to the structural integrity putting your iPad in and out of a case would inflict. So no, I am not worried at all about bending my new iPad Pro. And neither should anyone else be. Unless of course they plan to intentionally shatter the screen like the guy in the video d

No,

A cracked screen is a very common issue, a cracked screen will also mess with the structural integrity, that’s my concern of the weakness of the frame. Not everyone will run out to replace a cracked screen, especially if it’s off to the side.

A cracked screen is a very common issue, a cracked screen will also mess with the structural integrity, that’s my concern of the weakness of the frame. Not everyone will run out to replace a cracked screen, especially if it’s off to the side.

I was worried by how bad the screen cracked. I have never had an iPad crack so throughly. The repair cost for the 12.9 is $649!

 

[Greenmeenie]

A cracked screen is a very common issue, a cracked screen will also mess with the structural integrity, that’s my concern of the weakness of the frame. Not everyone will run out to replace a cracked screen, especially if it’s off to the side.

Again, I wouldn’t worry. A cracked screen is nothing compared to what that guy did to the iPad Pro in the video. He shattered the screen into tiny shards. I would argue that if someone shattered their screen into tiny shards of glass where they couldn’t swipe without cutting their finger...um...they’d take their iPad in to be fixed.

 

[1BadManVan]

Again, I wouldn’t worry. A cracked screen is nothing compared to what that guy did to the iPad Pro in the video. He shattered the screen into tiny shards. I would argue that if someone shattered their screen into tiny shards of glass where they couldn’t swipe without cutting their finger...um...they’d take their iPad in to be fixed.

Woulda been nice if he tried the bend test after the first crack, which is a more common one for Ipad users

 

[oldmacs]

Thee way I see it is what's the point of making them so thin if they've got to go into a case masking any improvement?

 

[Greenmeenie]

I was worried by how bad the screen cracked. I have never had an iPad crack so throughly. The repair cost for the 12.9 is $649!

I’ve cracked the screen on every iPad i’ve Ever owned. So yeah, I am nervous, cause i’ve never spent so much on an iPad before. I will definitely get a case & screen protector for it, and be really...really...REALLY careful. Lol.

 

[1BadManVan]

Thee way I see it is what's the point of making them so thin if they've got to go into a case masking any improvement?

Well the case can be made thinner as well to match it, so these new ones on a slim case could be closer to what an older iPad would be without one at all

 

[trifid]

So if you forget it on your couch and someone sits on it, game over...

 

[kazmac]

Not sure what’s so funny or why people are dismissing the OPs concerns.

The new iPad Pros are the thinnest products Apple has ever made. The thinner something is the easier it is to bend and break. This is amplified by how big the object is.

iPads are mobile products. People take them to work, school or wherever and put them in their bags. They can potentially get bent or damaged unintentionally from outside forces.

Bending is what makes the 2018 iPad Pros magical. /s

Seriously though, the thinness is another reason why I won't pay through the nose for the 2018 iPP models (and am just fine with my 2017 10.5 - which is quite thin as it is). Not only the possibility of bending, but I suspect these will get even hotter than my 2017 12.9 did.

 

[Greenmeenie]

Woulda been nice if he tried the bend test after the first crack, which is a more common one for Ipad users

Actually that would have been much more interesting. I’m not going to test mine, but it would definitely not bend as easily as it did with the shattered screen. And that was my point. I don’t think normal usage could ever bend the iPad Pro so easily. And to completely shatter a screen takes effort too. I just don’t want to crack my screen at all. So I intend to be extra careful with my very expensive iPad Pro for that reason alone.

 

[oldmacs]

Well the case can be made thinner as well to match it, so these new ones on a slim case could be closer to what an older iPad would be without one at all

The point is that the difference becomes so marginal. Personally I'd prefer them to actually improve the battery life, instead of shrining the battery to achieve that '10 hour battery life' we've had since the beginning. My iPad Pro 10.5 has worse battery life than my iPad 2.

 

[cornerexit]

Should I throw mine down a flight of stairs to test it?

 

[emachine87]

Considering that the iPad 10.5 has warping issues I’m a bit surprised that Apple R&D has yet to figure out how to make a sturdy device like the iPhone XS Max

 

[Marshall73]

My iPhone is a flat slab of glass and alluminum, it’s not bending with my thumb

There is no bendin your iPad like that unless you smash the display first. My 12.9 Pro is every bit as solid feeling as my XS Max.

 

[Cool Pup]

We see how bendable it is once the glass has been damaged, but is it that bendable out of the box without any prior damage? That is the real problem, if it's bendable before the glass has been punctured at all. He was bending it when the device was already destroyed.

 

[christophermdia]

So is Gumby but Pokey never complained!

 

[Donka]

A couple of early Youtube reviews show the person trying to flex them and they couldn’t. The video in the OP shows bending of an already structurally compromised iPad. I don’t doubt it’s weaker than the previous gen but still quite strong.

 

[Ghost31]

Reminds me of that classic comedy bit:

Patient: Doctor, it hurts when I do this (bends his arm)
Doctor: Then DON’T do that.

Ha ha. Seriously tho, all these bend tests are kinda silly. Of course a thin piece of aluminum is gonna bend if you BEND it. So... DON’T do that! Lol

I mean...yeah? I agree with you and everything, but I think people wonder if it bends this easily, how easily will it bend if it’s in a backpack or something. Doesn’t seem very rigid

 

[fokmik]

Look at the 10.5” ipad bend test,more fragile and still no one complained about it even after 1 year and a half

 

[killhippie]

Who’d have thought testing an iPad to destruction would cause problems.
As for bending it, well aside from it being quite large, so probably easier to bend regardless. The screen was already broken when he was bending it, that’s a huge difference in structural integrity.

Not when the screen is that big and that thin, you lose structural integrity.
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The stress he puts the iPad under would not be replicated in average daily life. Pretty stupid video if you ask me

Putting your ipad down on the sofa, and then forgetting its there momentarily as you sit back down happens sometimes and accidentally sitting down would easily equal a force that would bend your iPad badly I imagine. Accidents happen, once again the apologists for bad structural design amaze me. These are tools designed to be used and will get dropped sat on and bent in a backpack on a crowded train etc, real life causes real accidents and this is a bad design because it does not need to be so thin, you can guarantee Apple will change the design a bit next year to make it more robust, probably like the iPhone 6-6S with points of weakness reinforced and a change in materials used possibly. Also he was not using that much force to bend the short sides at the top and bottom and they should be stronger than the longer sides.

 

[TrueBlou]

Not when the screen is that big and that thin, you lose structural integrity.

No, it still provides rigidity when it's a complete and unbroken piece of glass. Just like it does in any other tablet or smartphone. It may be big and thin, but it's not flexible. The glass, in combination with the chassis, of any of these devices plays an important part in the overall structural integrity.

 

[killhippie]

No, it still provides rigidity when it's a complete and unbroken piece of glass. Just like it does in any other tablet or smartphone. It may be big and thin, but it's not flexible. The glass, in combination with the chassis, of any of these devices plays an important part in the overall structural integrity.

The bigger a piece of glass at the same thickness the easier it is to break. Thats why really big windows are not paper thin. You would need to increase the thickness to keep the same structural integrity at some point. Also thats why OLED TV's bend easily if they are mishandled. Thin metal and with very thin glass is a fragile design but TV's don't get handled every day, iPads do. Google bent LG OLEDS to see what I mean. Basically the new iPad is following that same design ethos, but for a tablet you need more rigidity, and if the glass seems to deform with the pencil that shows a weakness straight away. I was really wanting one of these but now I'm tempted to wait till next year for a few tweaks in the strength department.