Tomorrow is the big day and alongside the new iPhones, new Apple TV, new Apple Watch bands, and a gold version of the Apple Watch Sport, Apple also plans to debut a pair of new iPads. The larger of these will be the iPad Pro and the smaller is the new iPad mini. Since we mentioned the iPad Pro last week, we have been able to gather some more details about this device and we are happy to detail them below.
Unlike the early model iPads, which started at 16GB and were designed to appeal in both pricing and size, the iPad Pro looks to take things further. Even this model is going to have features that are befitting of such a name.
From reports that we have read it seems that the production of this new tablet is running slightly behind schedule. While Apple still plans to announce the device tomorrow, open up pre-orders in October, and begin shipping in November, we understands that the shipping may not begin until the end of November. Even then, we might find that there may be initial supply constraints.
We have also learned that the base model of the iPad Pro will most likely ship with 64GB of storage, which is a hell of a lot more than the mere 16GB that the base models of the iPad Air and iPad mini come with. Apple is also set to make a larger 128GB model available tool. The device will run on iOS 9.1. New iPhones will be made available in Rose Gold colors but the iPad Pro is likely to come only in Gold, Silver, and Space Grey to start off with.
Just like the iPad Air and iPad mini devices, the iPad Pro will be available with built-in LTE capabilities. We have been told that the pricing for the highest end iPad Pro with LTE chips will be similar to that of Apple’s latest MacBooks. As the iPad Pro will support a new Apple-designed Bluetooth keyboard, customer may have a tough choice in the $1,000+ price range when looking for either a large-sized iPad or a small-sized MacBook.
The larger screen of the iPad Pro will be a 12.9-inch display and to give it true “Pro” capabilities, the iPad Pro’s landscape split-screen mode will allow two full-sized portrait iPad apps to be displayed. This is unlike the split-screen mode on the iPad Air 2 and the upcoming iPad mini 4 that condenses the portrait iPad apps to fit side-by-side in landscape mode. The iPad Pro will come with an A9X chip and it will also have four stereo speakers, but a single lightning port on the bottom.
Finally, we have been told that Apple has decided not to bundle the iPad Pro with either the new Force Touch-integrated iPad stylus or keyboard. These accessories will be sold separately. We have been told that Apple has developed two different version of an iPad Pro keyboard attachment. One of these will double as a case while the other is similar to the existing Apple Wireless keyboard.
It still remains to be seen whether or not Apple will announce one or both of the new iPad models tomorrow but we will be waiting patiently to see what transpires and will be sure to bring you all the headlines and details as soon as they have been aired.
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