Apple made some very exciting announcements just over an hour ago during their March 2016 Keynote Address and Connecting Point is working hard to update everything that has changed. We are excited to see many price drops and the arrival of the 9.7-inch iPad Pro.
Here are the specs for the new 9.7-inch iPad Pro:
- Price starts at $599.
- Available in gold, rose gold, silver and space gray.
- Wi-Fi & Cellular Models with 32 GB, 128 GB and 256 GB storage capacity options.
- 9.4 inches (240 mm) by 6.6 inches (169.5 mm) and 0.24 inch (6.1 mm).
- Wi-Fi model Weight: 0.96 pound (437 grams. Wi-Fi + Cellular model weight: 0.98 pound (444 grams).
- Retina display.
- 9.7-inch (diagonal LED-backlit widescreen Multi-Touch display.
- 2048-by-1536-pixel resolution at 264 ppi.
- A9X chip with 64-bit architecture.
- M9 coprocessor.
- 12-megapixel iSight camera.
- 4K video capable.
- FaceTime HD Camera.
- FaceTime Calling.
- Four speaker audio
- Dual microphones for calls, video recording and audio recording.
- Touch ID.
- Apple Pay.
We cannot take orders for the 9.7-inch iPad Pro until Thursday, March 24th and they should be made available around the end of March or Early April. This has the same power and features as the bigger iPad Pro including support for the Apple Pencil and a version of the iPad Pro Smart Keyboard coming specifically designed to fit the 9.7-inch iPad Pro. If you have any questions in the meantime you can either contact us or leave comments at the end of this post. Anyone visiting our blog is more than welcome to post questions and even answer them at the bottom of every blog post including this one.
Apple’s latest iPhone, the iPhone SE, is a Four-Inch Phone that’s just as powerful as the iPhone 6s. Although Connecting Point does not sell the iPhone, we are an Authorized Apple Service Center for all iPhones.
iOS 9.3 should be available to download today bringing to the table many features that have been floating around beta for quite some time, including the Night Shift mode, and advancements to Health Apps with CareKit. The Apple TV also gets a long-awaited software update today bringing Dictation, Siri for the App Store, iCloud Photo Support, and Folders for organization.
The iPad Air 2 is still available and still a rock solid iPad. Even better, Apple has dropped the price $100 and they now start at $399! These are available immediately at the reduced price. The iPad mini 4 and iPad mini 2 have not changed and are all currently available. The iPad Air (1st generation) has been discontinued and is no longer available.