A teardown of the brand new M4 iPad Professional reveals that reaching its super-slim redesign required trimming the battery capability. However there’s excellent news about changing that battery.
Disassembling an iPad isn’t for the faint of coronary heart, however iFixit did the honors. Now we will all what’s contained in the shiny new iPad Professional.
M4 iPad Professional teardown reveals pill’s battery-capacity secret
Taking the iPad Professional aside begins with utilizing warmth to melt the glue holding the display on, then fastidiously disconnecting ribbon cables. Extra glue secures lots of the different elements in place. It’s not a activity beneficial for amateurs, however the of us at iFixit are consultants.
Their M4 iPad Professional teardown solutions a query Apple gained’t: battery capability. The 13-inch model of the pill holds 38.99 Wh — a bit lower than the 40.33 Wh battery in 2022’s M2-based Professional.
However don’t assume which means a lower in battery life. Apple guarantees that the 2024 model lasts simply so long as the earlier mannequin on a single cost. Testing by Cult of Mac backs that up — we’re getting about 12 hours of heavy utilization with no need to plug the pill in. It’s the results of the Apple M4 processor being extra environment friendly, and the OLED display requiring much less juice.
Battery alternative is a (relative) snap
Taking the battery out of the M4 iPad Professional is much simpler than with earlier fashions.
“The truth that you’ll be able to take away the battery with out having to take away each main element inside this gadget remains to be an enormous win for repairability,” mentioned iFixit’s Shahram Mokhtari. “It’s an enormous enchancment over the earlier generations.”
That is essential as a result of the battery is the one element of a pill that’s assured to wear down. That’s additionally true for the Li-ion batteries in telephones, laptops, and many others. Change the battery and the pc is virtually pretty much as good as new.
Extra from iFixit’s M4 iPad Professional teardown
The iFixit teardown additionally reveals the cowling over the primary logic board that helps maintain the M4 iPad Professional so very inflexible and non-bendy.
All of the information isn’t good. Attaining the super-slim form required designers to depend upon numerous glue.
“From the daughterboard to the audio system and coax cables, we discovered an entire bunch of stuff that’s glued down as a result of there simply isn’t sufficient area for screws,” mentioned Mokhtari. “Which means audio system will get destroyed if you happen to attempt to take away them, the daughterboard will get bent off form if you happen to take a look at it the improper manner, the warmth delicate cameras are topic to a dangerous prying operation to take away, and all types of different shenanigans.”
Wish to rise up shut and private with the tiny pixels within the new tandem OLED show? Watch the full iFixit teardown video: