About the 10.5" resolution...

[gobikerider]

Yeah we were all wrong about the 326ppi thing. I didn't even realize it until after I ordered, but it's probably fine. I don't mind the iPad Mini control sizes and was looking forward to a more information-dense display where I could have extra toolbars and such open for editing things. We'll get that to a certain extent, but yeah, developers will have to update. Presumably if they use the adaptive user interfaces stuff in Xcode already for the iPad Pro 12.9" then it should be pretty easy to update. But then again, from what I've read around here, there are a lot of apps that still don't support the 12.9" size. And with the 10.5" growing another $50 more expensive, and the 9.7" becoming $100 cheaper, the app developers are more likely to care less about the iPad Pro than the regular iPad for anything but maybe niche pro apps. Not sure if it was smart to fragment display resolutions again with the iPhone Pro/Edition/8/whatever coming. I bet many developers prioritize updating that resolution before the iPad Pro. Hopefully they'll prioritize flexible layouts first and that will trickle down to everything else.

Uh hate to burst your bubble but that 10.5 inch wont have Mini sized splitview, itll be slightly larger iphone ui.

 

[rui no onna]

Yep, noticed that and changed my post. What's even the point of this again??

More or less the same physical size and weight as the 9.7 iPad with a slightly larger, better display. You also have to pay for Microsoft Office apps since it's bigger than 10.1 so I guess it's more Pro now.

In any case, it's mimicking the Mac product line distinction. It's just a new standard going forward. That said, this is actually a fairly significant spec bump to the older 10-inch class iPad Pro.