I-iPad ibonakala ihloselwe ukwethulwa kwikota yokuqala yonyaka, kude nokuvelela kwe-iPhone ngesikhathi sesithathu, ngemuva nje kwehlobo. Njengoba uMashi esondela, inyanga lapho konke kubonakala kukhombisa ukuthi izinhlobo ezintsha zethebhulethi yakwa-Apple zizomenyezelwa, kunamahemuhemu amaningi nge-iPad entsha enosayizi wesikrini ongadlula amasentimitha ayi-10, ikakhulukazi u-10,5 ″. Le iPad entsha bekungaba ukuphela kwemodeli evuselelwe ngokuphelele kusethulo esilandelayo, ngenkathi i-Apple izogcina ukwakheka kwe-iPad Pro yamanje engu-9,7 no-12,9 inches.
Amahemuhemu ngale tube yesayizi yesikrini yokubheja kwe-iPad kuzo zonke izimo ngosayizi abakhulu kunamasentimitha ayi-10, yize engacaciswanga ngosayizi oqondile. Kusuka ku-10,1 kuye ku-10,9 kuya ku-10,5 amayintshi, konke ukubheja ngosayizi wedivayisi elingana naleyo ye-iPad Pro engu-9,7 kodwa ngozimele abambalwa, kufinyelela ukwanda kwamasentimitha esikrini. Imbalwa imininingwane enikeza ngemininingwane ye-iPad entsha, kuphela ukuthi izoba neprosesa ye-A10X, njengokujwayelekile kumaphilisi e-Apple.
Kungani ugcine usayizi kepha wandise isikrini? Kubukeka njengokuthambekela kwamanje kwemakethe. Kuyacaca ukuthi ama-bezels e-iPad avumela ukwanda kwamasentimitha esikrini, yize sekuqale ukwethulwa kwe-iPad Air ama-bezels asemaceleni abe mncane kunalawo amamodeli wangaphambilini. Ngokusho kochwepheshe, umgoqo wamasentimitha angu-10 nawo ubukeka ubalulekile uma kukhulunywa ngokuthakazelisa emakethe yezemfundo nasemkhakheni wezobuchwepheshe. Kubukeka sengathi lolu shintsho kusayizi wesikrini ngokudonsela kozimele kuzoba ukuphela kwento evelele kwi-iPad entsha, futhi kuzofanele silinde kuze kube ngu-2018 ukuthi sibe nezikrini ezintsha ze-AMOLED, into ebonakala sengathi izolungela i-iPhone yangonyaka ozayo, iminyaka eyishumi.