While the new 11-inch and 12.9 inch iPad Pro units are the thinnest Apple tablets yet, measuring in at only 5.9mm in thickness, a number of user complaints and a new bend test video suggest that the tablets might bend under only a moderate amount of force.
Over on the MacRumors forums, forum member “Bwrin1” posted a photo of a bent 12.9-inch iPad Pro suggesting it had bent from just a weekend trip in a backpack.
And, on YouTube, YouTuber JerryRigEverything posted the following bend test video of the new iPad Pro, which indicates it has the potential to bend with a limited amount of force.
The issue does not seem to be widespread, and there are other from MacRumors readers who were seeing slight curves in their devices and received replacements or sent the tablet back, but the complaints don’t seem to match the complaints seen back in 2014 with the original iPhone 6 Plus “Bendgate.”
If you’ve seen the 2018 iPad Pro bending issue on your end, please let us know about your experience.
And, please, don’t go trying to bend your very new (and very expensive) iPad Pro tablet to see just how much force it can take before being damaged or destroyed.
Via MacRumors