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Opinion: If KGI report is accurate, what are Apple’s plans for the future of the iPad lineup?

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<p>A <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2016/08/15/kgi-apple-to-introduce-three-new-ipads-in-2017-including-a-10-5-inch-ipad-pro-new-flexible-oled-ipad-for-2018/" target="_blank">KGI report[/url] this morning made for intriguing reading. Two aspects of the report were unsurprising: a new version of the 12.9-inch <a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/ipad-pro/" target="_blank">iPad Pro[/url] next year, and a ‘radical’ new form factor in 2018, using OLED screen technology in a flexible display.</p>
<p>By next year, the largest model in the current iPad lineup will definitely be due a refresh, and with Apple expected to adopt <a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/oled/" target="_blank">OLED[/url] for the <a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/iphone-8/" target="_blank">2018 iPhone[/url], possibly with some form of <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2016/08/09/apple-granted-patent-for-samsung-edge-style-virtual-buttons-on-curved-glass-sidewall/" target="_blank">flexible display[/url], you’d naturally expect the company to use the same tech in that year’s iPads.</p>
<p>But a third element sounded rather more surprising: a new 10.5-inch iPad next year, sitting alongside a new 9.7-inch model. As Benjamin noted this morning, that’s a size difference of just 0.8 inches between the two models, which on the face of it sounds rather odd. So what might be the explanation for this … ?</p>
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