<P> In September 2015, the iPad Pro was announced, which included a 12.9 - inch screen, and a 9.7 - inch version was announced in March 2016, with the addition of 256 GB option for both iPad Pro models . </P> <P> On March 21, 2017, a new iPad was announced . The hardware includes an A9 processor and is designed to be a budget version of the iPad . </P> <P> In June 2017, the iPad Pro's second generation hardware was announced to have 12.9 and 10.5 - inch screens . </P> <P> The iPad's (first two generations) touchscreen display is a 1024 by 768 pixel, 7.75 × 5.82 in (197 × 148 mm) liquid - crystal display (diagonal 9.7 in (246.4 mm)), with fingerprint - and scratch - resistant glass . Steve Jobs said a 7 - inch screen would be "too small to express the software" and that 10 inches was the minimum for a tablet screen . Like the iPhone, the iPad is designed to be controlled by bare fingers; normal, non-conductive gloves and styli do not work, although there are special gloves and capacitive styli designed for this use . </P>

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