What was asked <| sep |> Apple ' s new 10 . 5 inch iPad for 2017 aimed at education sector Report The Indian Express PublishedNovember 25 , 2016 449 pm A Barclays report says that a new 9 . 7 inch iPad Pro might also be on the cards as a lowcost version Apple has seen a slump in iPad sales along with the shrinking of the global tablet market in 2016 , and might be ready to introduce a new 10 . 5 inch tablet in addition to its 7 . 9 inch iPad mini , 12 . 9 inch iPad Pro and the 9 . 7 inch iPad according to a report . The source also added that the 9 . 7 inch iPad might be too small for the segment , with the 12 . 9 inch iPad Pro being seen as too expensive a purchase necessitating for the new iPad size . Shipments of the new iPad version will be reaching two million units in Q 1 2017 , with 56 million total units being shipped in a years period , the source said , according to the Digitimes report . According to the report , the 10 . 9 inch iPad with its bezelless design will have the same footprint as the current 9 . 7 inch model , and might not feature the home button on the front of the tablet . The new iPad Pro series will come equipped with quadmicrophones , and will still be shipping with the 3 . 5 mm headphone jack .