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iPad Pro 2 release date, specs news update: Device to launch in 2017

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Apple revealed a handful of new devices this year but it seems like the tech giant isn't going to launch the iPad Pro 2 anytime soon. KGI Securities Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo weighed in on the recent speculations about the second installment of the iPad Pro.

The analyst reportedly revealed that the iPad Pro 2 will be out by next year. The next installment will introduce new features, such as more applications for the Apple Pencil. It will also be a better device for drawing and writing. The alleged device is expected to feature smoother navigation in terms of pinching, zooming and panning.

Since Apple recently announced that the iPhone 7 has better water resistance, many believe that the technology will be applied in the next iPad Pro device.

Kuo predicts that Apple could release three new devices which could range from 9.7 inches to 12.9 inches. If the forthcoming device will be launched with a size of 10.5 inches, the analyst suggests that the device would be widely popular on commercial and education markets. The analyst says that if Apple decided to launch a 12.9-inch and a 10.5-inch device, it will have an A10x processor with TSMC (2330TT, NT $177.5, N). On the other hand, the smallest device at 9.7 inches, will have an A9x processor.

Furthermore, sources say that the base storage will be 32 GB but the price will be similar to the 16 GB device.

Kuo believes that the tech giant will have more revolutionary ideas in 2018. The analyst predicts that the device will have radical changes in terms of design. He adds that the forthcoming line of iPads will have the AMOLED panel similar to the iPhones. However, the change might be unveiled in 2018.

Apple has yet to confirm the recent speculations surrounding the second installment of the iPad Pro. Anxious buyers should treat the latest updates as mere speculation unless proven otherwise.