In context: Apple tree'southward 12.9-inch iPad Pro is being hailed every bit the best tablet the visitor has ever made, with its M1 fleck and Liquid Retina XDR brandish packing mini-LED tech. But has that made it less durable? Tests discovered that despite the upgrades, the latest and largest iPad Pro is tougher than its predecessors, though yous should all the same be careful not to bend information technology.

Zack Nelson of JerryRigEverything carried out his usual physical stress tests on the 12.9-inch M1 iPad Pro 2022 that Apple recently unveiled. He starts with a scratch test that reveals the screen starts showing marks at level 6, followed by deeper grooves at level seven—similar to what yous would see with near phones.

Ane might await that property a flame to the iPad Pro's display would be a recipe for disaster, simply while the areas do turn blackness after about 17 seconds, they recover chop-chop, and the iPad works as normal.

Finally, there'due south the bend exam. The latest iPad is half a millimeter thicker this twelvemonth, helping forbid it from snapping in half in the same way every bit its predecessors did during the same experiment. The tablet does retain this aptitude angle, though it withal functions usually. You lot tin fifty-fifty bend it back closer to its usual shape without destroying the device—it's just a lot more wrinkly.

Nelson praises Apple tree for improving the durability of the latest iPad Pro. Knowing it's not that like shooting fish in a barrel to break or damage ane is reassuring for a device priced at $ane,099 (Wi-Fi only) and $1,299 (cellular). Still, try not to sit down on information technology.