Japanese site Mac Otakara says the new 10.5-inch iPad Pro will measure in at 247.5mm tall, 178.7mm wide, and 6mm, compared to 250.6mm x 174.1mm x 6.1mm. The 12.9-inch iPad Pro is said to measure 280mm tall, 215mm wide, and 6.4mm thick, compared to the current measurements of 305.7mm x 220.6mm x 6.9mm.

It thinks that Apple wants to have a full redesign with the 2018 iPad Pro models so it looks a bit like the iPhone X because that did so well. By reducing the bezels Apple thinks that it will make the tablet's display look bigger.

The new iPad Pros are not expected to feature a Home button, and according to previous rumours, will include a TrueDepth camera system for Face ID.  It will also kill off the very useful 3.5mm headphone jack, with Apple opting to eliminate it  to force users to buy something more expensive.

iPhones have not had a headphone jack since it was removed in the iPhone 7, and Apple has instead relied on Bluetooth devices like the AirPods along with Lightning-based headphones. Apple is not expected to ship the new iPad Pro models with a Lightning to 3.5mm adapter, which would be in line with analyst predictions suggesting that adapter will not come with the 2018 iPhones either.

Apple claimed the headphone jack was removed to improve water resistance and to make space for internal components like a bigger battery, the Taptic Engine, and the rear camera system. Obviously the fact that it killed off cheaper better headphones from rivals didn't enter into it. Apple can't be facing the same space constraints in the iPad Pro.