iPad Pro to Feature A9X Processor, Minimum 64GB of Storage, Monster 12.9-inch Display, More

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Posted September 7, 2015 at 7:34pm by iClarified

Apple will unveil its new iPad Pro on Wednesday, open pre-orders in October, and start shipping the device in November, reports 9to5Mac. Supply of the device will likely be constrained, despite a higher price tag.

The larger iPad will feature more storage space with the base model said to have 64GB of storage. It will also ship in gold, silver, and space gray color varieties with iOS 9.1 as the initial operating system. Pricing will be more in line with the companies MacBooks making the decision between a notebook and tablet that much more difficult.

The iPad Pro will be able to run two full sized iPad apps side by side.

Speaking of the larger screen, we have been told that the 12.9-inch display is a “monster.” To give it truly “Pro” capabilities, the iPad Pro’s landscape split-screen mode will be bolstered to allow two full-sized portrait iPad apps to be displayed. This is unlike the split-screen mode on the iPad Air 2 and upcoming iPad mini 4 that condenses portrait iPad apps to fit side-by-size in landscape mode. The iPad Pro will include an A9X chip, which we’ve heard will be a “large” leap over the Air 2’s A8X. It will also have four stereo speakers, but a single Lightning port on the bottom.

Finally, purchasing the new tablet will not get you a Force Touch stylus or a keyboard. Those accessories will need to be bought separately. Apple has apparently designed a version of its new keyboard that doubles as a case, similar to the many keyboard cases currently available for the iPad and iPad mini.

Apple's big media event at which the company will debut its new iPhones, iPads, and Apple TV is on Wednesday, September 9th. Please follow iClarified on Twitter, Facebook, or RSS for updates.

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TechnoGekk - September 8, 2015 at 5:40am

This is a waste as they will have the force touch on the next release. I'm a full time iOS and OS X user and this one will have to be ignored till the complete set up is available without having to spend more on keyboards and stylus. Seriously, who are they competing with, themselves? Windows has them beat before this even gets released.

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gamerscul9870 - September 8, 2015 at 11:11am

Windows isn't even succeeding against the iPad at any rate even though they tried to make a 2-in-1, but really I don't see a point in doing that. My comment below says it all and probably sums it up. I wouldn't mind an iPad and a MacBook the way it currently is.

odedoo1 - September 8, 2015 at 2:16am

If that's true it's a big disappointment, when rumors about the iPad Pro started a few years ago, everybody was sure that finally Apple is going to compete with the Microsoft Surface with full OSX Operating System and now they are saying that it won't have force touch and will be as expensive as a real Mac then the Microsoft Surface is a much better deal because it's a real personal computer in a tablet that can do everything a home computer can no half ass operating system, I really hope that this article is wrong and Apple will follow Microsoft way with the Pro.

Mittchiel - September 7, 2015 at 9:33pm

The fact that it will carry a higher price than the current iPad line is really no surprise. But I wonder how much of a difference it will between the Microsoft Surface Pro 3? Could it perform similar functions, like allowing a person to multitask when working on important projects?

Techno - September 7, 2015 at 9:53pm

iOS 9 allows multitasking, so yeah and more.

gamerscul9870 - September 7, 2015 at 9:55pm

It's supposed to have much more than what Microsoft's multitasking can do.

odedoo1 - September 8, 2015 at 2:04am

I really doubt it the surface pro 3 is a complete personal computer with USB 3 extension ports that you can use for any thing you feel like ( hard drives, CD drives and any thing else that uses USB ) also the Surface runs on windows operating system so you can do with it everything that a home PC will do, on the other hand Apple refuses to use their operating system on their iPads because they want full control, meaning no downloading from the net only from the App Store and that the advantage that the surface have over the iPad.

gamerscul9870 - September 8, 2015 at 2:12am

If you think about it, there are iOS extensions for the current version then until then iOS 9, but also jailbreaking it may be possible, plus there are those apps that run flash.

m_thoroughbred - September 8, 2015 at 10:40pm

The surface 3 is nice hands down one of the best economic 2-1. I like them and I also like the iPad but to call an iPad pro and you are still using the same OS as the other iPads and iOS devices it's kind of a rip off. What will make this iPad a pro? The screen size? Really. I want to see an iPad run a touch version of OS X USB 3.0 to add any USB enabled device like I would on a Mac. I know that won't happen so for now I'll refuse to get an iPad and stick with a MacBook Pro.

gamerscul9870 - September 8, 2015 at 10:45pm

Nuff said about iPad being the greatest for a reason. Why have a keyboard and a mouse when I have a touchscreen that fits in the screen and uses more keys? It renders keyboards and mouse useless, but if you want OS X on iPad, just jailbreak it, plus what is it a ripoff of to begin with?

dkdk - September 7, 2015 at 9:14pm

I'm still hoping that this will be in essence a Mac Touch, running OS X. Running both OS X and iOS would be super duper awesome, but unlikely.

gamerscul9870 - September 7, 2015 at 9:16pm

Just hope jailbreak to back that up.

gamerscul9870 - September 7, 2015 at 7:50pm

I knew there would eventually be a case to act as a keyboard. I do wonder what the capabilities are. Will it light up like the MacBook keyboards? Will it just be taping the keys as if it works like a touch screen? These ideas may sound ridiculous but it's just my guess.

gamerscul9870 - September 7, 2015 at 7:51pm

I also understand there is many out there to get, but from Apple styled keyboard case as mentioned here, what can I expect?

odedoo1 - September 8, 2015 at 2:20am

Expect to pay a lot of money!