A new report from Ming-Chi Kuo reportedly suggests that there’s a greater than 70% chance that a new 10.5-inch iPad Pro could be unveiled at WWDC due to a ramp up in production of the device.
Last week, we heard from KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo that Apple could announce a rival to Amazon’s Echo device, powered by Siri, at WWDC. Now, the analyst suggests that Apple is also likely to announce the new and previously rumoured 10.5 inch iPad Pro at the developer conference in June.
Kuo allegedly said in his report that the new iPad Pro has a greater than 70 percent chance of debuting at WWDC due to a production ramp-up which he expects to occur at the end of the quarter. The device will be similar to the 9.7-inch model but reduces the size of the bezels to fit in a larger screen. In his report, Kuo predicts that:
New details also emerged about the Siri-powered speaker which aims to compete against the Amazon Echo. Kuo apparently also said that the device has a greater than 50 percent chance of being unveiled at WWDC and is also expected to include a touch panel display, simil ar to the Amazon Echo Show. WWDC is set to kick off at 10: 00 am Pacific Time on Monday, June 5.
Source: The Verge and Mac Rumors
