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9.7-inch iPad Pro teardown finds Samsung RAM, smaller battery, and same low repairability

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<p>It’s been a <a href="http://9to5mac.com/2014/10/22/ipad-air-2-teardown-shows-minor-internal-tweaks-15-smaller-7340-mah-battery/" target="_blank">year and a half[/url] since iFixit tore into the flagship 9.7-inch tablet from Apple, and now it’s finally time to <a href="https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/iPad+Pro+9.7-Inch+Teardown/60939" target="_blank">look inside the smaller iPad Pro[/url] and see what it’s really made of. What you’ll find is your typical mix of components from Samsung, Bosch Sensortec, NXP Semiconductors, and others, plus a whole lot of battery. Cutting to the chase, iFixit rates the smaller iPad Pro’s repairability at a low 2 out of 10, which is the same as the iPad Air 2 it replaces but one point below what it rated the 12.9-inch iPad Pro<a href="http://9to5mac.com/2015/11/11/ipad-pro-teardown/" target="_blank"> last year[/url]. Here’s what’s inside the 9.7-inch iPad Pro and why iFixit says it’s not so repairable…</p>
<p> <a href="http://9to5mac.com/2016/04/04/9-7-inch-ipad-pro-teardown-finds-samsung-ram-slightly-smaller-battery-and-low-repairability/#more-426039" class="more-link">more…[/url]</p>
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