New Apple iPad Pro with 9.7-inch Display & Quad Speakers Launched at $599

Alongside the iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus, Apple has unveiled a huge 12.9-inch iPad Pro packed with high-end features. The company also announced a stylus called Apple Pencil that comes with exact touch accuracy of the inputs from finger and the stylus. Now Apple has unveiled the smaller 4-inch iPhone SE and also the New iPad Pro at the ongoing event at its headquarters in Cupertino.

At 9.7-inch, Apple has sold more than 200 million iPad and calls it as favorite size for an iPad. The new iPad Pro features a True Tone display that can measure the color temperature and ambient light and adjusts accordingly. The quad speakers that are present on earlier iPad Pro are also available on this new 9.7-inch iPad. There is no 3D Touch Display on this either.

It is powered by Apple A9X processor and supports Apple Pencil. The smart keyboard and other 3rd party accessories can be connected with the smart connector. It has the same 12MP iSight Camera as on iPhone SE with focus pixels and true tone flash. The new iPad can record videos in 4K resolution and capture the Live Photos. On the front is a 5MP FaceTime HD camera for video calls and selfies.

The new iPad Pro is just 6.1 mm thin and weighs just under one pound. With the new Lightning to SD Card Reader, you can now connect any MicroSD card with the iPad Pro. It comes with embedded Apple SIM for using cellular connectivity in over 100 countries. There is no information about the availability of integrated SIM in all variants.

The new iPad Pro will be available in Rose Gold along with Gold, Silver, and Gray color options. The 32GB storage variant of the new 9.7-inch iPad Pro comes with a price tag of $599 while the 128GB and 256GB variants cost $749 & $899 respectively. It will be available for pre-orders starting from March 24th and actual sales begin from March 31st.