Henry T. Casey for LAPTOP Magazine:
Thanks to a blockbuster report revealing Apple’s fall product lineup, we’ve gotten more reason to expect a refreshed slate of Apple’s larger tablets. Not only are we getting new iPad Pros, but the 9.7-inch iPad is being replaced by a model with a 10.2-inch display.
While we’ve heard about this new 10.2-inch iPad before, today’s news comes from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman and Debby Wu, and the former’s incredibly strong track record on leaks gives this report a lot of weight.
The 10.2-inch iPad is expected to replace the current 9.7-inch slate, so expect it to have a similar price as the current model, which costs $329 (or $299 for students). The 2019 models of the iPad Pro should look similar to their 11-inch and 12.9-inch counterparts from 2018, but pack “upgraded cameras and faster processors” that are the same as those on the upcoming iPhones.
MacDailyNews Take: If those 10.2-inch iPads really do come in at $329 ($299 for education customers), Apple had better have several boatloads of them assembled!