Apple plans to launch three models of iPad through next spring

A new report reiterated the analyst Ming-Chi Kuo of the company "to GI Securities" KGI Securities forecast that Apple plans to launch three models of the iPad tablet Hasabha during the second quarter of 2017, to submit one screen measuring 10.5 inches afternoon.

Said analyst known minute Ptsribath with respect to the affairs of Apple said the new models will come in three sizes, are: 12.9 inches, and 10 or 10.5 inches, and 9.7 inches, to be 12.9 model-inch second-generation current Hasabha "iPad Pro 12.9", while it would 10-10.5 inch model high-spec models with a narrow edge design, while the 9.7-inch model will be a low cost option.

The Ku said mid-August / August that the company will launch in 2017 two computers from the iPad Pro series, the first measurement of 12.9 inches, and the other is a whole new measuring 10.5 inches, in addition to a computer "low-cost" measure 9.7 inches of the standard iPad series.

And transfer 9to5Mac site specializing in news Apple for Ku as saying that models 12.9 and 10-10.5 inches Sadman therapist of some kind, "ie, 10 X" A10X production company "TS EMC" TSMC of Taiwan, while will feature 9.7-inch model therapist-type "or 9" A9 of the production of South Korea's Samsung Corporation.

Kuo said: "Although we expect that iPad shipments fall in 2017, again on an annual basis to 35-37 million units, we expect the decline narrows to 10% compared to expectations in 2016, which amounted to 20%, given that the 10-10.5-inch model you may see more demand by trade and projects and tenders markets, while the 9.7 model may contribute to larger shipments, which are likely to constitute between 50 and 60% of the total shipments of the new iPad devices. "

It is believed that if the purpose of the computer iPad Pro launch a 10.5-inch is promoted in "commercial and educational markets", it Sinfa Apple, as recent reports have shown that iPad sales, despite the decline in total, but they are rising by companies and governments.

It is noteworthy that Kuo did not mention in his report to talk about the smaller tablet computer, ipad mini measuring 7.9 inches, amid reports that Apple plans to stop production of the series due to weak demand on them, especially after the proliferation of mobile tablets, such as iPhone OS 6 Plus