The Apple iPad Pro 13 has a secret lurking in its elegant lines. A battery that is not nightmarishly difficult to replace. Relatively.

iPad Pro 13 Internals (Image: iFixit) – click to enlarge

It has often been said that Apple's genius was in convincing customers that it was OK to have a device that needed to be charged daily. Likewise, the company also persuaded customers that it was OK to make a consumable like the battery very hard to come by if it meant the hardware could get thinner and thinner.

With the iPad Pro 13, it seems the trend may be reversing, whether due to repairability pressure from regulators or creativity from Apple's engineers. We're not back to the point where battery replacement could be achieved with just a fingernail, but according to iFixit, we're headed in the right direction.