In a report from Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman, he says Apple is adding a second camera to the top of the next iPad Pro, in addition to the one that’s placed along the long edge of the tablet.
The last-generation iPad Pro used a landscape-oriented camera instead of a traditional portrait-oriented one. This new landscape-oriented camera made it much easier for people who used their iPads horizontally. However, this new landscape camera made it harder for people who use vertical iPads, as the landscape camera restricted people from taking selfies and answering FaceTime calls while holding their iPads.
Apple is now addressing these issues by adding a second camera, which allows users to use either camera when trying to call or take pictures. Additionally, a second camera will enable users to unlock their iPad Pro much more easily, even if one camera is blocked. This is a larger problem on iPad than it is with iPhone since you often will pick up the iPad in a few different orientations.
Along with the second camera, the new iPad Pro, which is speculated to launch in the fall, may include an upgraded M5 chip.
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