Analysts: Bigger, Powerful 'iPad Pro' Is on the Horizon

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Doug Drinkwater for TabTimes 2013-10-24 16:11:44 UTC

It's been just 48 hours since Apple launched the iPad Air, and analysts are now claiming that the name change is a sign the tech giant is gearing up to launch a tablet for business users.

Two leading market researchers said that the decision to swerve the iPad 5 moniker for iPad Air was a sure sign that a bigger and more powerful iPad could soon be on the horizon.

"The name change is likely intentional. Everything that Apple articulates it does for a reason," RW Bair analyst Will Power told USA Today. "Developing an iPad that is better designed for productivity is something that could very well make sense.

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Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster agreed, saying that any such "iPad Pro" would be designed for word processing, spreadsheets and presentations.

"This would seem to leave room for a 'Pro' model at some point if a market for a higher performance tablet exists," he said in a note to investors after the iPad Air unveiling.

Any follow-up models are sure to have the 64-bit A7 CPU as in the iPad Air, while there have been regular rumors over a 12-inch iPad and a new Touch Cover-style keyboard folio.

SEE ALSO: Apple launches iPad Air and Retina Display iPad mini

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