Apple To Produce New 10.5-Inch iPad In Limited Numbers; Launch Yet To Be Confirmed

Apple's manufacturing partners will start to produce limited 10.5-inch iPad Pro this month. Although it is unclear whether the 10.5-inch iPad Pro will be announced later this spring, or later in the fall, it is clear that the company is planning to launch it soon in the market. The rumors are lacking consensus because of the company has yet to make a statement about the rumored 10.5-inch iPad Pro.

According to HIS Markit analyst, Rhoda Alexander who appeared on Forbes over this weekend stated that Apple's manufacturing partners will begin limited production of the rumored 10.5-inch iPad Pro this month. Previously, Japanese blog Mac Otakara stated that Apple might unveil its latest iPad Pro range at Spring event.

Apple last week even announced an entry-level 9.7-inch iPad, new Apple Watch bands, 128GB iPhone SE and Red iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus through its newsroom. The latest reports are coming from DigiTimes which claimed that the company is planning to unveil the 10.5-inch iPad Pro at an early April event to mark the inauguration of its new Apple Park campus "Spaceship."

If this timeline could be correct, it is unlikely that Apple would have shared such specific plans with the supply chains. Alexander believes that Apple's April launch is still looking tentative, but the necessary elements for the launch are starting to come together. It is also possible that the company might launch limited products during the spring launch in the US and other selected countries.

It seems that the company is doing the releases in a staggered fashion. The iPad users are expecting that the 10-inch iPad will be launched spring. Although the company is yet to clarify the rumors, the supply chain is pretty clear that it is coming. Fiksu suggested the new iPad models could launch within a month, which would suggest a release by the end of April.