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Apple Planning Thicker Bezel-Free 10.9" iPad Pro With 9.7" Footprint and No Home Button

Apple has a nearly bezel-free 10.9-inch iPad Pro (http://www.macrumors.com/roundup/ipad-pro/) under development without a Home button, according to Japanese website Mac Otakara (http://www.macotakara.jp/blog/rumor/entry-31339.html).





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The report said the nearly bezel-free design will allow for the 10.9-inch model to have the same overall footprint as the current 9.7-inch iPad Pro. A top bezel will remain in order to provide space for the front-facing FaceTime camera, but the bottom bezel will be reduced, according to supply chain sources cited.





The much-rumored 10.9-inch model will also be marginally thicker at 7.5mm, the same depth as the original iPad Air. The current 9.7-inch iPad Pro measures 6.1mm thick. The next 12.9-inch model will also be 0.3mm thicker at 7.2mm, while a rumored 7.9-inch iPad Pro will allegedly likely have the same dimensions as the iPad mini 4 (http://www.macrumors.com/roundup/ipad-mini/).





Earlier this month, a group of Barclays analysts said Apple will launch a trio of new iPad Pro models in March (http://www.macrumors.com/2016/11/11/barclays-bezel-free-ipad-march/), including the aforementioned bezel-free 10.9-inch model and refreshed 9.7-inch and 12.9-inch versions. The note likewise said the 10.9-inch model will have a 9.7-inch footprint without a Home button.





Multiple rumors have pointed towards a new iPad in the 10-inch range, but the exact screen size has varied in each report. KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo (http://www.macrumors.com/roundup/ming-chi-kuo/) said 10.5 inches (http://www.macrumors.com/2016/08/15/kuo-10-5-ipad-pro-2017/), echoed (http://www.macrumors.com/2016/11/24/apple-launch-10-5-inch-ipad-in-2017/) by DigiTimes, while an earlier Mac Otakara report said 10.1 inches (http://www.macrumors.com/2016/10/03/trio-new-ipad-pro-models-spring-2017/). Mac Otakara and Barclays now appear to agree on 10.9 inches.





Mac Otakara previously said the 10.9-inch iPad Pro will feature quad microphones, compared to the dual-microphone setup on existing iPad Pro models, and retain a 3.5mm headphone jack. More "revolutionary" changes, including a switch to OLED displays, are expected in 2018, according to Kuo.

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Source: Apple Planning Thicker Bezel-Free 10.9&quot; iPad Pro With 9.7&quot; Footprint and No Home Button (http://www.macrumors.com/2016/11/28/bezel-free-10-9-ipad-pro-no-home-button/)