iPad Pro release date, specs, price & pre-order news: Apple's Tim Cook says latest tablet will replace PC

With the impending release of the iPad Pro this November, Apple CEO Tim Cook says the new tablet will be a "replacement" for notebooks and desktops.

In an interview to the Telegraph, Cook stated that the new tablet will replace all the PC they will need.

"I think if you're looking at a PC, why would you buy a PC anymore? No really, why would you buy one?" Cook said. "Yes, the iPad Pro is a replacement for a notebook or a desktop for many, many people. They will start using it and conclude they no longer need to use anything else, other than their phones."

The iPad Pro stands at 12.9 inches; it is similar in length to small laptops. The price tag starts at $799 for the basic device with 32GB storage and Wi-Fi. The 128GB model and Wi-Fi device is at $949 and the 128GB plus Wi-Fi + Cellular device can be availed for $1,079, according to Mac Rumors.

According to Mac World, the Pro can also attract the creatives and artists. When the Pro is paired with the Apple Pencil ($99) and the Smart Keyboard ($169), it will be a "dream work machine" for creative professionals, especially those who deal with digital graphics and the like.

In addition to a 12.9-inch screen, the Pro will have a 2,732 x 2,048-pixel screen resolution. It will use Apple's A9X chipset. Its operating system will be the iOS 9 which can be upgradable to iOS 9.0.2, according to GSM Arena.

It will have two cameras; the primary camera is an 8MP autofocus camera with 3264 x 2448 pixels that is capable of HDR and video quality at 1080p@30fps or 720p@120 fps. As for the front camera, it will have 1.2MP cam with face detection features and capable of HDR and FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular. It is reported to have a fingerprint sensor.

Its battery life can stand up to 10 hours and comes in space gray, silver or gold.

In the interview, Cook also addressed what happens to the smaller iPad minis with the presence of the company's bigger tablets in the market.

"I think if you have the larger phone, you're less likely to have the iPad mini", he told Telegraph. "But I think it clearly created some cannibalisation - which we knew would occur - but we don't really spend any time worrying about that, because as long as we cannibalise [ourselves], it's fine."

The Apple iPad Pro will go on sale online on Wed., Nov. 11 in the UK at the company's official website.