Apple announced the iPad Pro during the company’s iPhone 6s event last month, and while Tim Cook and the company have provided a release window for November, it looks like an iPad Pro release date could come to the end of that timeline earlier.
With the same overall design as the iPad Air and iPad mini series, but with a massive 12.9-inch display, the iPad Pro is Apple’s latest addition to the iPad lineup, making it the largest iPad Apple has ever produced.
The tablet comes with some generous upgrades, including a faster A9X processor and 4GB of memory for superior performance, making the tablet quite a beast for such a thin device.
While Apple hasn’t said directly who it’s targeting with the iPad Pro, it’s a device that will likely target field professionals who need a portable yet capable device. Photographers, graphic designers, doctors, etc. everyone can easily benefit from the new tablet.
However, something many consumers are still waiting for is a release date for the iPad Pro. Currently, Apple has said that the tablet will only launch at some point next month, but an exact release date is still unknown. But a new rumor has provided a narrower timeframe when the iPad Pro can be released.
By Japanese website Mac OtokaraThe iPad Pro is said to launch at some point in the first week of November; this will set an official release date of November 2-6 if Apple releases the tablet on a weekday.
In addition, the Apple Pencil stylus and Smart Keyboard plug-in, which you can purchase separately, will also be available with the iPad Pro at launch. The pen will officially be priced at $99 and the Smart Keyboard at $169.
There will be other iPad Pro accessories that users can purchase for the larger tablet, including Apple’s Smart Cover, as well as a handful of third-party keyboards and cases.
The iPad Pro will start at $799 at launch, which is $300 more than the iPad Air 2, so you’ll definitely pay a little more for the bigger screen and better performance, but it will get you 32GB of storage. instead of just 16GB on the entry-level $500 iPad Air 2.
The iPad Pro is probably overkill for most users, especially if you’re the casual type who can easily get away with an iPad mini, but the larger screen on the iPad Pro will definitely be something users can’t stay away from. So while the new tablet will most likely be for professionals in the field, there will also be many regular users who will buy one in a heartbeat.
It’s still possible for Apple to hold another event this month to announce the new products, but that’s highly unlikely as the company launched the new iPads last month instead of this month, and iPad Air 3 rumors say the tablet won’t be released until now. next year
However, if Apple hosted an event this month, it would be a great time to announce an official release date for the iPad Pro. Otherwise, the company can do it the same way it did with the iPad mini 2: it gives a rough release date and randomly releases it without telling anyone an official release date beforehand.
We’ll have to wait and see what Apple decides to do about it, but it might be a good idea to at least mark your calendar for the first week of November to go ahead and prepare.