iPad Pro 2 release date, specs news: Apple to introduce a 10.5-inch iPad Pro 2?
Apple has not provided its loyal customers any news about their iPad line. Although information is scarce, an iPad Pro 2 is rumored to launch in March of next year.
Market Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo presented a report (via MacRumors) predicting Apple's actions in the upcoming years. Kuo previously estimated the iPad sales to range from 45 to 50 million units. However, the analyst changed his prediction and lowered it to 35 to 40 million units.
Furthermore, the analyst predicts that multiple devices for the iPad line will be unveiled next year. Recent speculations point out that the iPad Pro 2 will come in three size variations — a 12.9-inch Pro, a 9.7-inch Pro, and a new 10.5-inch Pro.
Kuo says that the 10.5-inch Pro will be able to sell well in education and business sectors.
The analyst believes that the smallest size will be the low-cost option. Since the device will be relatively cheaper, it reportedly will have a lower-powered processor. Reports say that the 9.7-inch tablet will be powered by an A9x chipset. Meanwhile the two larger units will have a more powerful processor, an A10x processor, which will have an advanced graphics technology. The devices will also have the new Apple Pencil, which is going to be more advanced than the previous device.
Sources say that the release date for the iPad Pro 2 has been delayed, since the company launched the tablet on the first half of 2017. According to reports, there's a possibility that the tech giant will be unveiling the device in the fourth quarter of the year, along with the MacBook Pro 2016.
Since Apple got rid of the 3.5mm headphone jack for the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus, the change will reportedly crossover to the iPad line. The tech giant will remove the headphone jack to introduce the Bluetooth Apple Airpods, reports say.
Stay tuned for more updates about the iPad Pro 2!
