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Where and how is your iPad Pro 11” Wi-Fi + Cellular bent?
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Pbirds Wifi-edition seems to be straight, just as any iPad-Wifi I've seen so far.
Yours, TheGame 161, however looks to have the typical bend on the short side to me. Long side seems straight.
Thank you for posting the photos!
Yours, TheGame 161, however looks to have the typical bend on the short side to me. Long side seems straight.
Thank you for posting the photos!
It’s not. And if it is, it’s barely noticeable. That goes for both my 11” LTE and my fiance’s 12.9” LTE. No, I’m not posting pictures because I don’t want people pointing out little meticulous things that I can’t see, haha.
To me it doesn't look bend. The camera can give aberrations making it look bend. If anyone sees a bend, can you point it out with an arrow?A few different angles
It may well be at a certain angle but i’m Not going to obsess over it or look again. The iPad works well for what i need and if there is a bend then it’s not something i notice and doesn’t change how i use my iPad really.
So will just keep it and hope they fix any issues going forward and next years models.
This right here, it’s the same thing with the people that say their display is the same color as a smoker’s piss. The human eye is an amazing thing and processes things differently. Don’t forget about perspective either, especially for such a long item up close.
Yes of course, we're talking less than a mm here.
I feel you.
I think it’s only worth replacing if it is clear. If mine is bent then nobody would know certainly not unless you obsess over it and try’s to find a fault.Yes of course, we're talking less than a mm here.
I feel you.
EE nor apple would replace it anyway so no point. If it was clear and affected the use of the device then yes it would be worth it to replace.
MacRumors Forums: WOW IT TURNS OUT YOUR IPAD IS ACTUALLY BENT SEE THAT LITTLE 1MM CURVITURE THAT YOU DIDN’T REALLY SEE BEFORE TAKE THAT **** BACK RIGHT NOW AND DEMAND THE MANAGER!Yes of course, we're talking less than a mm here.
I feel you.
Me: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO IT’S UNUNSEEABLE!
Well, a bend visible with the bare eye on an iPad would definitely be a shortcoming. And if there were perfectly flat ones available, one would have to declare it when selling the device later on. This would become especially relevant, if Apple somehow managed to fix the issue in a month or two and perfectly flat were to become the standard quality for this gen iPad.
If it's simply a "this generation issue" I could deal with it. As you (and Apple obviously) correctly pointed out, the functionality is not impaired after all.
If it's simply a "this generation issue" I could deal with it. As you (and Apple obviously) correctly pointed out, the functionality is not impaired after all.
Honestly, yours still looks bent to me (except the last pic for whatever reason). That being said, it looks way less bent than everyone else’s lol
There’s a few pics i took where it does look bent then others and in person looking at it i just can’t see anything to suggest it is a bent. Had people in the house check and they can’t see it in most angles...i think if you look hard enough you will just try and convince yourself it is bent when it isn’t.
I’m not going to bother checking anymore. It’s not affecting the performance from the iPad or anything. The less you worry about it the More you can enjoy the device for what it brings.
Can’t find a tear down of the LTE model. Apple claiming bending on cool down. Maybe so but why exactly at LTE antenna. Why left vulnerable.
My 11” LTE looks just like the picture. I ordered a new one from apple today and it looks exactly the same as my original unit from a month ago. I’m keeping my original one as everything else is perfect on the iPad and I suspect that the majority of LTE units have this slight bend.
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The argument that the bends do not matter because they are so subtle that one must know where to look in order to notice them might sound reasonable. But I do not agree. This is my perspective on what the Cellular antenna-line bends boil down to. Having noticed the bends on my iPad Pro (similar to those shown in the photos posted by Pseudo-Fed and flur), at the time I resell my iPad Pro I cannot honestly say to potential buyers that it is not one of the units affected by the much publicized “Bendgate”. If someone is willing to buy it, I would have to take relatively less money for it. In other words, the resale value of my iPad Pro will be lower than that of iPad Pros not having the bends. In my opinion, this is why the bends, however subtle, do matter.
However many who do buy these ipads on certain sites most wouldn't notice or even know the problem even exists. You won't find the average person even talking about it.
Unless you look for the bending issues nobody would know. Guess depends how often you upgrade too.
I don't think any bending issues would get worse. Basically means it's how it's made.
Also it depends how you sell these devices. I know these days I always go via comparison sites.
I don't think it's bent at all. I think it's a perception/perspective thing of having the material switch from the aluminium to the antenna line then back to aluminum. If you look right at the spot where you see the pencil charger spot, you can almost see a slight dip .. its just the focus/perspective you're looking at. If you lay it flat on a table and it looks flat and even, then it's even.
Look at the pic straight on instead of an angle. The variation you’re seeing is the shift of color and material.
Look at the pic straight on instead of an angle. The variation you’re seeing is the shift of color and material.
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I’m seeing this as well. It makes me wonder if all the cellular iPads have the bend and it’s just so subtle that some people aren’t seeing it.
Incorrect, at least in the type of bend shown here on LTE models. I can't get a pic of me holding the iPad AND my straight edge. But when I align the straight edge with the back of the iPad along the cellular antenna sides, the shorter half from antenna to edge is bent upward. True of either side. The rest of the iPad lays along my straight aluminum yardstick OR long Craftsman level I have, and the piece from antenna gap to end elevates a couple mm off the straight edge.... This would be several times Apple's claimed .4mm tolerance.
I will be honest, mine aren't bent, have a cellular of both sizes, but about a week into this story I thought it was. When you keep looking at them, holding them in all ways, etc, sometimes they appear bent. Now a lot are bent, that is obvious. But have measured mine several times, and no bend there. I think it is the off-center antenna lines. So maybe I am lucky, who knows. But I hope anyone with a bent one is able to replace if they want it replaced.
If you can't hold a true straight edge against the back of the top and bottom of your unit and see the iPad pull away from the straight edge from the antenna line to the edge, you are lucky. Again, I'm not concerned about this slight measure assuming most are like it, AND if it won't worsen over time, AND if a glass screen protector will apply and stick. Not being sure of these things though, I may return mine while I can and buy again later now that I know what to look for. Good luck.
Mine is perfectly flat...in the middle. Near short edges, it’s got a very slight bend. It’s so crazy slight that it’d be undetectable without checking it against a straight edge. It’s so slight that if I lay a straight edge on it, it looks straight, but if I press gently on the straight edge near the long edge of the iPad, it will lift on the opposite side, and wobble when I release the pressure (this doesn’t happen in the middle, just when it’s placed near the short edge). It’s basically a bend that a non-anal-retentive person who isn’t obsessing over flatness would never notice.