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10.5-Inch iPad Pro Said to Have 2,224×1,668 Display With Same Pixel Density as 9.7-Inch Model

Apple's rumored 10.5-inch iPad Pro (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/ipad-pro/) will have a higher resolution of 2,224×1,668 pixels, while maintaining the same pixel density as the current 9.7-inch iPad Pro, according to IHS Markit director of tablets and PCs Rhoda Alexander.





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Specifically, she told Forbes (https://www.forbes.com/sites/brookecrothers/2017/02/26/apple-readies-new-2017-ipad-pro-low-cost-ipad-but-release-date-not-certain/) that a 10.5-inch iPad Pro at 2,224×1,668 would have 264 PPI, equal to the current 9.7-inch iPad Pro at 2,048×1,536.





The article actually quoted Alexander as saying the 10.5-inch iPad Pro will have a 2,024×1,668 resolution, but she confirmed to MacRumors that this was a typo and that she indeed expects a resolution of 2,224×1,668.





If the 10.5-inch iPad Pro does in fact end up having the same pixel density as the current 9.7-inch iPad Pro, that would go against another mathematically possible scenario (https://www.macrumors.com/2017/01/12/10-5-inch-ipad-pro-mathematical-argument/) in which the tablet could have the same 2,732×2,048 resolution as the current 12.9-inch iPad Pro, with the same pixel density as the iPad mini 4 (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/ipad-mini/).





In line with existing (https://www.macrumors.com/2016/11/11/barclays-bezel-free-ipad-march/) rumors (https://www.macrumors.com/2016/11/28/bezel-free-10-9-ipad-pro-no-home-button/), Alexander said the 10.5-inch iPad Pro will have slimmer bezels that allow it to have the same overall footprint as the 9.7-inch iPad Pro. She reportedly expects the 10.5-inch iPad Pro to "arrive in the March-April timeframe," which lines up with Apple's rumored March event (https://www.macrumors.com/2017/02/20/ipad-pro-march-event-128gb-iphone-se/).





Japanese blog Mac Otakara said Apple will release four new iPad Pro models (https://www.macrumors.com/2017/02/20/ipad-pro-march-event-128gb-iphone-se/) at a March event. The report said the 10.5-inch model may not ship until May, while new 7.9-inch, 9.7-inch, and 12.9-inch models are said to ship in March. DigiTimes likewise said the 10.5-inch iPad Pro may not come until May-June (https://www.macrumors.com/2017/02/24/10-5-ipad-12-9-ipad-may-june/).





Alexander also said Apple's rumored low-cost 9.7-inch iPad Pro (https://www.macrumors.com/2016/08/15/kuo-10-5-ipad-pro-2017/) could start at $299, which would be $100 cheaper than the iPad Air 2 (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/ipad/). It could supplant the iPad mini 4, which Alexander said may not be updated. KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/ming-chi-kuo/) said the low-cost model could have an older A9X chip.

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Source: 10.5-Inch iPad Pro Said to Have 2,224×1,668 Display With Same Pixel Density as 9.7-Inch Model (https://www.macrumors.com/2017/02/27/10-inch-ipad-2224x1668-resolution/)