He also stands by the speculations that the next iPad Pro shall have a 10.5-inch screen size. He explained that the in-between Apple iPad Pro 2 10.5-inches would sell well to the education and business sectors.
It should be noted that the three iPad Pro sizes do not include the 7.9-inch form factor of the iPad mini. Apple could continue to sell the mini alongside the three iPad Pros, but the success of the iPhone 6 Plus and the upcoming launch of the iPhone 7 Plus, the American tech giant may already feel that the area is already covered by their phablet offering.
Following the launch in March of the iPad Pro, 9.7-inch, it is now firmly established that the Pro brand doesn’t just refer to Apple’s biggest tablets. It also refers to a set of specs and features and, in a way it is very difficult to define, any tablet that sits at the top of Apple’s range.
The truth of the matter is that there’s no concrete reason why there can be no iPad Pro 2 or the iPad Pro Mini, but for various reasons, consumers still don’t expect Apple to do it. For one thing, unlike the MacBook Air line-up, the minis are still being updated.