Mobile phones with metal backshells can be said to be rare nowadays. Based on functional reasons such as material progress, wireless charging/NFC, etc., glass backshells have become the absolute mainstream. However, tablet products seem to be an exception. Take the largest-selling iPad as an example, which has so far not used a glass back.
Not long ago, Mark Gurman, a famous writer, said in the 2020 Apple New Product Program Prediction Program that he can expect the release of the first iPad Pro that supports wireless charging. Then the problem is coming, which means that the material of the back shell of the iPad Pro is bound to change.
According to the latest news, Apple has trial-produced the iPad Pro with a glass back, but it has decided to give up because the fragile and hard injury cannot be solved. Instead, the wireless charging version of the iPad Pro will make the Apple LOGO on the back bigger, and configure it through non-metallic materials to realize the Magsafe wireless charging function.
For the sixth-generation iPad Pro, other changes should include the M2 processor, a more power-efficient 120Hz high-brush miniLED display, and a larger battery capacity.