In recent months and particularly with the launch ofthe iPad Pro 2020 and its new Magic Keyboard, THEtabletsfrom Apple are considered true workstations. More and more creators are favoring them as their daily professional tool, such as tattoo artists or influencers. Therefore, they must manually flip the device each time they unlock.
Given that the manufacturer also focuses its communication on the comparison between this touch screen and a computer, it is therefore logical to imagine that a solution is being studied to facilitate the use of the product horizontally. An idea reminiscent ofother clues about a Mac with anotch…
For end-of-year models?
In a patent filed in 2016 and just validated by the American agency responsible for registering this type of document, Apple engineers indeed reveal aiPadwith the front camera located in the middle of the longest side of the device. With a keyboard, it would face the user's face in the same way as a computer.
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Unfortunately, anotchis still present on this design, even though the first under-screen or retractable camera technologies have been unveiled. On a panel of this size, however, the system appears less annoying than on a smartphone.
In any case, Apple can always choose to integrate itssensor in the borders, as long as these are not reduced to nothing as is the case on the latest mobile ofHuawei, the P40 Pro.
