Njengoba sisondela kuMashi, mhlawumbe lapho sibona ama-iPads amasha azokwethulwa yi-Apple kulo nyaka, ukuqagela kuyanda mayelana nemodeli yethebhulethi entsha ezokwethulwa yinkampani kulo nyaka. Ngaphezu kokuvuselela amamodeli akhona angama-12,9 no-9,7-intshi, ochwepheshe bathi i-Apple izokwethula imodeli entsha, enedizayini ehlukile kunalena yamanje, futhi osayizi besikrini sayo basukela kuma-intshi ayi-10 kuye kwayi-10,9 uma sinaka wonke amahemuhemu ezisenetheni. Namuhla kuvela umbiko omusha owehlisa ububanzi, uqinisekise ukuthi i-iPad entsha "ephezulu ebangeni" izoba nosayizi ophakathi kwamayintshi ayishumi kuya kwangu-10.
"Umngani" wethu kanye nomhlaziyi owaziwayo, uMing-Chi Kuo, uqinisekisa ukuthi i-Apple izokwethula i-iPad entsha ngokuphelele ngosayizi wesikrini ozofinyelela kuma-intshi ayi-10,5 kakhulu, kepha ingahlala kuphela ku-10, nokuthi Izokuba nezincazelo "eziphezulu" zebanga, kanye ne-12,9-inch iPad Pro, efana neprosesa ye-A10X eyenziwe yi-TSMC. Le modeli engu-10 intshi izoba nedizayini entsha enamafreyimu amancane. Kuzoba nenye i-iPad, i-9,7-intshi, ezosala njengemodeli yokungena futhi ezoba neprosesa ye-A9 eyenziwe yiSamsung, futhi intengo yayo izobiza kakhulu kunalezi ezimbili ezedlule.
Ngalokhu kuvuselelwa, uKuo ulindele ukuthi ukuthengiswa kwe-iPad kube kuncane ngo-2017 kunango-2016, kushiye ukwehla okungu-10% kokuthengisa (ngo-2016 bekungama-20%). I-iPad ne-iPhone ziqala ngezikhundla ezihluke kakhulu. Ngenkathi owokugcina esanda kwephula amarekhodi okuthengisa futhi eseqalile ukwehla kwawo, okuhunyushwa njenge "apocalyptic" kwabaningi yize bezuze izibalo zezinkanyezi okungekho mkhiqizi ongaphupha ngazo, ithebhulethi ye-Apple esivele ibone izingxenye eziningi zokwehla okuqhubekayo isesimweni esiphansi kangako ukuthi noma yikuphi ukwehla kokwehla kokuthengisa kutolikwa njengento enhle. Naphezu kwakho konke, asikwazi ukukhohlwa ukuthi i-iPad iseyithebhulethi ethengiswa kakhulu kunazo zonke emhlabeni.