iPad Pro So, anyone figure out what the mystery hole is yet?

[MegaBlue]

So, with the removal of the ultra wide, it's pretty obvious the largest, most-left cutout is the Wide lens. Below it is the LiDAR sensor. Bottom left is a microphone, above it is a flash, but what is this mysterious small black cutout doing here?

My only assumption is that it's somehow related to the LiDAR system, but is it? Does anyone know? Has anyone found out? What are your theories?

 

[flobach]

Was wondering the same. Built in super soaker would be cool, but with the iPad so thin, wouldn’t be much space to fill it with water.
Another mic? Double LIDAR?

 

[F27]

I think it’s the True Tone sensor for the LED flash. They demoed that special document scanning feature in the keynote.

I think removing the Ultra Wide was a downgrade, now camera wise it’s an iPad Air!

 

[MegaBlue]

I think it’s the True Tone sensor for the LED flash. They demoed that special document scanning feature in the keynote.

I think removing the Ultra Wide was a downgrade, now camera wise it’s an iPad Air!

I think you’re right. It looks like it’s an ambient light sensor.

 

[Ludatyk]

I think it’s the True Tone sensor for the LED flash. They demoed that special document scanning feature in the keynote.

I think removing the Ultra Wide was a downgrade, now camera wise it’s an iPad Air!

Yeah, no one is really discussing this. I think "taking pictures with their iPad" is ostracized in public... perhaps Apple is moving in a different direction.

But iPad Pro was known to have a "Pro camera system" (which it's not marketed anymore) ... now with only one camera. It's a downgrade.

 

[bluedoggiant]

It’s funny how they kept the square bump

 

[F27]

It’s funny how they kept the square bump

I think it looks really ugly now that it doesn’t really need to be there, should have gone with an Air layout with the bump just for the camera.

 

[bluedoggiant]

I think it looks really ugly now that it doesn’t really need to be there, should have gone with an Air layout with the bump just for the camera.

Square bump has become status symbol. Like blue bubbles and Pro iPhones

 

[klasma]

At least the bump isn’t a fat reflective black square anymore, especially on the silver model.

 

[tivoboy]

Lazy engineering or last minute change?

 

[CrysisDeu]

And all of the circles have a different size..
Do they still have designers?

 

[BSoares]

They kept an extra hole there so next year's iPad can be sold with a second camera and they can claim it's that much better now

 

[Jackbequickly]

As thin as the M4 iPads are, I am surprised the hump is not bigger. There are physics involved and you got to have space between the lens and the sensor.

 

[CrysisDeu]

As thin as the M4 iPads are, I am surprised the hump is not bigger. There are physics involved and you got to have space between the lens and the sensor.

The camera probably got a downgrade.. reasonably so, not much people actually need to take good photos with iPad.

About the thinness, the M4 iPad pro is actually not that much thinner than the original 11 and 12.9 inch iPad pros at 5.7 mm