Once again, the super cool cats at iFixit have come through with another spiffy teardown report, this time covering and posting a full video of a teardown of the new 12.9-inch M1 iPad Pro, which began arriving to customers’ locations on its May 21 launch date. The company noted a variety of interesting bells and whistles in the new report, including the new “XDR” mini-LED display, new 5G antennas at the sides to enable 5G connectivity, and a 10566 mAh (40.33Wh) battery inside.
Per the display, it’s now slightly thicker than the Liquid Retina display found in the prior-generation iPad Pro (0.5mm), and “quite a bit heavier.” Unlike a traditional LED display, the mini-LED display in the iPad Pro features a giant grid of tiny LEDs that introduce the contrast and quality improvements seen in the 2021 iPad Pro.
There are now 2,596 local dimming zones found in the M1 iPad Pro, each consisting of a squire with four tiny LEDs inside. The non-XDR iPad display, meanwhile, uses a single strip of LEDs along one side, which functions as a primary difference between the 2020 iPad Pro and the 2021 12.9-inch version.
A picture’s worth a thousand words, so check out the video and the link to the full write up and if you’ve been able to snag an M1 iPad Pro, please let us know about your experience in the comments.