2020 iPad Pro Teardown Provides Closer Look at LiDAR Scanner and Confirms Incremental Update

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iFixit found that almost all of the internals of the 2020 ‌iPad Pro‌ are the identical to the 2018 model, confirming that the device is a comparatively incremental update.

The most known new feature seen within the new ‌iPad Pro‌ was the LiDAR scanner, which measures the length to surrounding objects up to five meters away, and allows enhanced experiences with augmented reality.

iFixit also took a look at the brand new A12Z Bionic chip, which contains an eight-core GPU, improved thermal architecture, and tuned performance controllers. The A12Z is paired with 6GB of RAM, upgraded from 4GB on all but the 1TB 2018 model. Earlier this week, it had been reported that the A12Z chip is essentially a renamed A12X chip with a supplementary GPU core enabled.

The USB-C port is still modular and will be independently replaced, but adhesive holds almost everything in place, making all repairs more challenging.

Overall, the 2020 ‌iPad Pro‌ earned an iFixit repairability score of three out of 10, exactly like the 2018 model, as a result of device's "pretty abysmal repair procedures."

Earlier this week, iFixit completed a teardown of the brand new scissor keys in the 2020 MacBook Air.

Apple's new ‌iPad Pro‌ can be bought from the web Apple Store and is priced starting at $799.
Source: https://www.macrumors.com

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