Tuesday, April 5, 2016

Apple iPad Pro 9.7 dismantled: hard to repair – PianetaCellulare.it

The guys at iFixit have disassembled the Apple iPad Pro 9.7 and thanks to the published report can we find out if the 12.9 inch smaller version of the iPad Pro is easy, or not, to open and repair in case of problems and you want to try to replace any components.

Pro 9.7 iPad is difficult to open and requires a lot of patience and preparation, explain the guys site, and once opened you can see how close the various components inside to save space. At the end of the dismantling IFixit has assigned to the tablet a repairability score of 2/10 (where 10 means it is easier to repair). Therefore, those who want to repair their own their own Pro 9.7 iPad can ‘find a lot of difficulties.

The largest component is the Battery – is a unit of 27.91 Whr (7,306mAh) – which it is slightly better than that of iPad Air 2 27.62 Whr. Other specifications of Apple iPad Pro 9.7 that are iFixit confirms the TFT display 9.7-inch true tone with LED backlight and resolution 2048 x 1536 (264 ppi), custom processor Apple A9X 64-bit 3rd generation with coprocessor M9 movement, camera 12 MP rear iSight with 4K video recording at 30 fps, FaceTime front camera of 5 MP with 720p video recording, four audio speakers, Touch ID sensor, 2 microphones, 2 ambient light sensor, accelerometer, barometer, gyroscope and 3-axis , WiFi 802.11 a / b / g / n / ac with MIMO, Bluetooth 4.2 module and memory of 32, 128, or 256 GB of on-board storage.

iFixit notes that the door Smart Connector is virtually impossible to replace, the LCD display and the front panel glass are fused together (this slightly easier opening procedure), the molten front panel increases the cost of repairing the screen, and you run the risk of damaging the LCD is opened. of adhesive drops keep everything in its place making it all the more difficult repairs.

iFixit appreciates that after trying with iPad Mini 3, iPad Air 2 and iPad Pro 12.9 to reduce the thickness of each device, Apple has focused on improving the characteristics: “In all seriousness, it’s refreshing to see a redesign that seems to focus on features rather than a nearly useless reduction in thickness, in a device that is already thinner than a pencil “ iFixit notes.

Another thing noted by iFixit is that the speakers are connected to the logic board with spring contacts and that the rear camera Sight 12 MP (4k) is the same as that found in the iPhone 6s and a major upgrade compared to the 8 MP camera (1080p ) located in iPad Pro 12.9.

the chip connectivity and other major modules that are found in the Apple iPad 9.7 are: Apple APL1021 A9X 64-bit processor, RAM Samsung K3RG1G1 2 GB (16 Gb) LPDDR4, SK Hynix NAND Flash Memory 32 GB H23QEG8VG1ACA, 2xBroadcom BCM15900B0, Wi-Fi module 339S00109 Apple, NFC Controller NXP 66V10 and Charging IC 1610A3 (same as iPhone SE / 6s / 6s Plus), Gyroscope and Accelerometer sensors InvenSense EMS-a 6 -axis (same as the iPhone SE).

Apple’s 9.7-inch iPad Pro is available in Italian, with prices from 689 EUR, and in the colors Silver, Gold and Grey sidereal. The WiFi-only model costs euo 689 (32GB), € 869 (128GB), € 1,049 (256GB), while the Wi-Fi + Cellular model costs € 839 (32GB), € 1,019 (128GB). , EUR 1,119 (256GB).

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