iPad Pro release date rumors continue to spark interest among Apple aficionados worldwide.

Recent reports suggest that with the release of Apple's rumored largest tablet will consequently be the end to its smallest slate- the iPad Mini.

Just after the recent launch of the iPad Mini 3, the Economic Daily News claimed that Apple is allegedly looking at the possibility of discontinuing production for the Minis.

As Apple Insider reported, "The shift in tablet strategy is said to be in reply to a shifting smartphone market, which has seen consumers gravitate toward devices with screens larger than 5 inches on the diagonal. Apple itself has seen unexpectedly high demand for the new 5.5-inch iPhone 6 Plus, the company's first "phablet" handset."

The report also suggested that Apple will be concentrating on making the rumored 12.9-in iPad Pro.

Meanwhile, Tech Radar dished on the iPad Pro's release date which is slated for early 2015.

"Another rumour, which stems from the supply chain cited by Digitismes, reckons that Apple has a 12.9-inch iPad Pro in the works that will arrive in early 2015. If true, it could be worth the wait, as that report claims that the slate will run a hybrid OS X and iOS-integrated operating system," the article read.

The site has also shared some leaked dummy photos of the iPad Pro.

According to the iPad Pro specs and release date news:

"The image purportedly shows a "dummy model" for the iPad Pro, and judging by the hand that's holding it, the Apple logo and the camera, it seems to be quite a bit larger than the iPads we're used to."

Stay tuned to KdramaStars for more iPad Pro release date rumors!