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This Year’s iPad Pro Could Get a Landscape Camera By Jesse Hollington A special thanks to iDropNews for republishing permission. Images provided by iDropNews. Be sure to visit them at idropnews.com Apple Talk is just that. Talk.The information provided in the Apple Talk section has NOT been confirmed by Apple and may be speculation or rumors. In late 2022, Apple surprised everyone with an entry-level iPad that adopted the new design language of its more premium iPad Air and iPad Pro while also moving the FaceTime camera to the long edge. Now, it looks like the company could be set to do the same with this year’s new iPad Pro lineup. That was a significant change after 12 years of putting the camera on the short edge — the “top” of the screen when held in portrait. It was even more unusual to see it come to Apple’s entry-level iPad first. After all, while the new MacBook-style camera position makes a lot of sense for folks who regularly engage in Zoom and FaceTime calls, it also felt like a change that would have been a much better fit on the more premium iPad Pro. With its Magic Keyboard and other similar accessories, it’s long been considered more of a laptop replacement, and, as anyone who has ever tried to participate in a video call on it will tell you, the camera position has always been a bit awkward. Still, Apple’s decision to switch things up on the entry-level iPad was somewhat understandable. The company may have wanted to trial the change before bringing it to its more expensive models, but more significantly, it also had to deal with the Apple Pencil charger that occupies the same space.