The next iPad might be Apple’s first iOS device with no home button
The next iPad might be Apple’s first iOS device with no home button
Bigger screen, same footprint as 9.7-inch iPad Pro
It’s been rumored fairly regularly in recent months that Apple wants to remove the iPhone’s iconic home button
and integrate its functionality into one seamless front display. But it
turns out the iPad might be the first iOS device to undergo this
significant change. 9to5Mac spotted a new Makotakara report
that claims Apple’s upcoming 10.9-inch iPad won’t feature any physical
home button at all — a design decision that will allow a larger screen
to fit into the same-sized footprint as today’s 9.7-inch iPad Pro.
Instead, the company could put the home button’s functions (including
Touch ID) underneath the display glass like some smartphone makers are already doing.
The next iPad will also include thinner bezels, according
to the report, which notes that these outward upgrades will come with
one tradeoff: increased thickness. The 10.9-inch iPad will measure 7.5
millimeters thick, Makotakara claims, which is about the same as Apple’s original iPad Air
from 2013. The uptick in product depth is likely necessary to make room
for the iPad’s battery and the display technology that supports Apple
Pencil.
Previous reports, including one from the reliable analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, have suggested that this larger iPad would have a 10.5-inch screen. But Makotakara
also has a strong track record when it comes to Apple hardware rumors,
and they’re saying it’ll be 10.9 inches. This time, anyway. Back in
October, the Japanese site guessed that it’d be a 10.1-inch display, so who knows! Gotta love gadget rumors.
The home button’s removal is the bigger aspect of this
story — assuming that part proves accurate. With Apple expected to
launch this iPad in the first half of 2017, it could help ease consumers
through the transition months before the next iPhone.
The iPhone 7 introduced a capacitive home button that doesn’t actually
move when pressed, but it sounds like the iPad might skip that approach
altogether.
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