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It was already suspected that an iPad Pro 12.9" with Face ID would be released, and Kuo confirmed this. But now he also believes that there will be another iPad, namely an 11" model. Both models will have no home button. The iPad was recently leaked in an iOS 12 beta.
Face ID without a notch
The files found in the battery usage area show the device with an almost edgeless design and, as expected, without a home button. Like the iPhone X, it is said to have a TrueDepth camera and thus rely on FaceID. The elimination of the notch is interesting - here Apple seems to have integrated the camera directly into the edge. The icon with the designation HLSipad2 represents the successor to the HLSipad icon - the home screen apparently remains the same.
No headphone jack
The 3.5 mm headphone jack is also said to be history. The Smart Connector is said to be moved down to the Lightning port, which on the one hand points to new Smart Keyboards and on the other hand is also an indication that Face ID can only be used vertically. Macotakara also wants to know the dimensions. According to this, the 12.9" model is said to measure 280 mm x 215 mm x 6.4 mm and the 10.5" model is said to be 247.5 mm x 178.7 mm x 6 mm.
Rounded screen corners
The iPhone X showed the way – now the iPad Pro is to follow. Apple's iOS beta once again gave us a deep insight. Another clue was found that provides information about the shape of the display corners. According to this, the upcoming iPad Pro will have rounded screen corners – similar to the iPhone X before it. If the iPad is started in the iOS simulator, it can be seen that iOS 12 can also run with rounded corners.
iPad mini
According to rumors from China and Taiwan, there will be no update in the iPad lightweight class. The smart tablet celebrates its third birthday this autumn.
