Profile 9to5mac reported citing some unnamed sources, that Apple has decided to make the new generation 9.7-inch iPad part iPad Pro, stressing the difference with the predecessors. We will remind, earlier rumors talked about the preparations for the launch of iPad Air 3 with some features of the iPad Pro.
As expected, the new 9.7-inch iPad Pro making its debut at a press event on 15 March and will go on sale March 18, 2016. A smaller version of the iPad Pro will get almost the same features that the older 12.9-inch model, bringing the A9X processor and increased RAM in comparison to the previous generation. Also the novelty will receive the display with stylus pen support Apple Pencil.
As previously reported, the new 9.7-inch iPad will have a smart connector Smart Connector as the iPad Pro, and now it became known that Apple has cooked and reduced version of smart keyboard Smart Keyboard. Also expected on the two speakers on the top and bottom, like the iPad Pro, and a similar scheme of colors and sizes of the built in memory as that of the larger iPad Pro. The cost will be closer to the models of the iPad Air.