In iOS 9, there’s an option to run apps side-by-side, but with the limited room on the 9.7-inch display of the iPad Air, or the even more limited 7.9-inch display on the iPad mini, the available real estate is limited to a point.
For those that want the full-size experience, Apple is said to have you covered. According to a new report published by 9to5Mac, the upcoming, and oft-rumored, iPad Pro will feature a “monster screen” that will offer enough space to run full-size apps side-by-side. They’ll still be the portrait-only options for the apps, but they’ll at least be bigger than the options available on the smaller tablets offered by Apple.
Interestingly enough, while the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus are said to start at 16GB of built-in storage, that won’t be the case for the iPad Pro. Instead, the report indicates that Apple has opted to start things off at 64GB, and there will be a variant with 128GB built-in, too.
As we’ve heard in the past, the iPad Pro will be running iOS 9.1 out of the box, which means that it should be available at least by the end of 2015. However, related to that, the report also indicates that production for the larger tablet is currently running behind schedule, and that while Apple initially planned on having it out soon, that window will be missed. Unfortunately, just when the new tablet will be available is unknown at this point.
The iPad Pro will be available in Gold, Space Gray and Silver. No Rose Gold option will be available at launch, apparently.
Lastly, the report states that Apple will offer LTE-equiped models with the iPad Pro lineup, and, as usual, they will cost more than their non-LTE equivalents. As far as pricing goes, they’ll be similar to the low-end MacBooks already available, and considering that the new iPad Pro will feature a physical keyboard of its own now, there’s indeed an interesting choice to be made for someone looking for a new mobile work environment — depending on the type of work they need to get done.
The iPad Pro is sounding like an interesting device, so it will be exciting to see how Apple positions the larger tablet when they announce it on September 9.
[via 9to5Mac]
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