A Vertical Smart Keyboard For Next iPad Pro?

The Macotakara blog is reporting that the incoming iPad Pro models will have a Smart Connector on the short side of the tablet and dock into its keyboard in vertical mode.
This seems to be a highly unlikely design decision and one which, if true, would suggest a major design error on Apple's part.
The blog claims that the reason for the change is Face ID, which will only work in portrait mode. Given the main feature of the Pro is the ability to behave like a laptop this seems like a major error on Apple's part. A vertical orientation for laptop mode just doesn't seem like a workable solution, especially on a device with a touchscreen and no mouse.
And we know Apple's opinion on the effort required to reach up and touch a laptop screen. However, if Face ID can only be made to work in portrait mode and Apple is determined to remove Touch ID, then it faces a problem if it wants users to have the best laptop experience.
Now if it was me I'd probably move the Touch ID …
This seems to be a highly unlikely design decision and one which, if true, would suggest a major design error on Apple's part.
The blog claims that the reason for the change is Face ID, which will only work in portrait mode. Given the main feature of the Pro is the ability to behave like a laptop this seems like a major error on Apple's part. A vertical orientation for laptop mode just doesn't seem like a workable solution, especially on a device with a touchscreen and no mouse.
And we know Apple's opinion on the effort required to reach up and touch a laptop screen. However, if Face ID can only be made to work in portrait mode and Apple is determined to remove Touch ID, then it faces a problem if it wants users to have the best laptop experience.
Now if it was me I'd probably move the Touch ID …