Exploring the iPad's Role in a Smartphone Dominated Market

Today on the flagship podcast of tandem OLEDs: 

The Verge’s David Pierce and Chris Welch discuss the new iPad Pros with an OLED screen, Sonos’ controversial new app, and Sonos’ leaked headphones. 

• Apple iPad Pro (2024) review: the best kind of overkill
• The new Apple iPad Air is great — but it's not the one to get
• The new Sonos app is missing a lot of features, and people aren’t happy
• Sonos Ace headphones will have magnetic ear cushions and 30-hour battery life

The Verge’s Will Poor buys a bunch of broken iPhones on eBay, and pits the Apple Store against independent repair techs.

• Jet City Device Repair
• iFixit’s iPhone 8 charge port repair guide
• Hugh Jeffreys’ iPhone 12 investigation
• Apple’s plan to allow used parts in iPhone repairs

David answers a question from the Vergecast Hotline about why some people think the iPad should be a Macbook replacement. 

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