M4 iPad Professional teardown reveals smaller-capacity battery

A teardown of the brand new M4 iPad Professional exhibits 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 are able to 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 screen on, then rigorously disconnecting ribbon cables. Extra glue secures most of the different parts in place. It’s not a process really useful for amateurs, however the of us at iFixit are specialists.

Their M4 iPad Professional teardown solutions a query Apple received’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 suppose 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 while not having to plug the pill in. It’s the results of the Apple M4 processor being extra environment friendly, and the OLED display screen 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 part inside this system continues to be an enormous win for repairability,” stated iFixit’s Shahram Mokhtari. “It’s a large enchancment over the earlier generations.”

That is necessary as a result of the battery is the one part of a pill that’s assured to wear down. That’s additionally true for the Li-ion batteries in telephones, laptops, and so forth. Change the battery and the pc is virtually nearly as good as new.

Extra from iFixit’s M4 iPad Professional teardown

The iFixit teardown additionally exhibits the cowling over the principle logic board that helps preserve 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 rely upon plenty of glue.

“From the daughterboard to the audio system and coax cables, we discovered a complete bunch of stuff that’s glued down as a result of there simply isn’t sufficient area for screws,” stated Mokhtari. “Meaning audio system will get destroyed should you attempt to take away them, the daughterboard will get bent off form should you take a look at it the mistaken approach, 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: