The Apple iPad Pro will be available to order online from tomorrow and arrive at stores later this week. The new product will be available in over 40 countries, but not South Africa yet.
However, South Africans interested in the new product can sign up here for more information and to be the first to know when it lands in SA. "It is indeed coming soon," says Tanya Kovarsky, spokesperson for the Core Group, the authorised South African Apple distributor, although no official date was given.
The 12.9 inch-screen tablet starts at $799 but costs more than $1 000 if buyers also want a keyboard and an optional stylus. South African prices have not been confirmed.
Sales of iPads have been falling for several quarters as big-screen iPhones appeal to more consumers.
Apple sold 54.86 million iPads in the year ended 26 September, a drop of 19% from a year earlier.
Since launching iPad with a 9.7-inch screen in 2010, Apple released a mini version in 2012 with a 7.9-inch screen.
Apple unveiled the larger iPad Pro in September, hoping to rival Microsoft's 12-inch Surface Pro 3 in attracting business customers.
Research firm Forrester projects sales to businesses will represent as much as 20% of the overall tablet market by 2018, compared to 14% this year, as the market grows from 218 million units to 250 million.
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