iPad Pro 12.9 512GB - so is space all that is new?

The new 12.9 iPad Pro 2 specs here

https://www.apple.com/ipad-pro/specs/

Everything listed pertains to BOTH the iPad Pro 10.5 AND 12.9 inch screen models!

New CPU, GPU, better, brighter faster screen technologies 120 Hz frame rates VS previous iPad's 60 Hz frame rates.

12 megapixel rear camera w/Tru-tone LED flash, 7mp front facing FaceTime cameras.

Rear camera has a 6 element lens. Camera image stabilization. Scads of new camera/video features.

Tru-tone display

ProMotion screen technologies.

Apple has NOT gotten lazy with the iPads, AT ALL!!!

Apple has stepped everything up in the 12.9 iPad Pro 2 models!

You can compare the specs but it does have a newer processor

https://www.apple.com/ipad/compare/

I'm glad you mentioned this; I too have noticed that Apple gets 'lazy' about updating their iPads with many of the recent iPhone enhancements. You'd think that a $1,300 iPad Pro would allow you to have the added benefit of quick tap shortcuts as the iPhone 7S does.

This does not really answer one of the main questions in the original post. I still can't tell whether the new iPads have the force touch sensitivity that are in the iPhone 6s-7? Huge productivity question right there because it is easy to run certain commands on my ip7 due to the force touch, as opposed to my iPad 12.9(old).

i know about the true tone tech and the promotion and the 120 Hz frame rate...which is cool. But does it have force touch?

No. 3D Touch is only available on iPhones.

The iPad's screen cannot offer 3D touch due the the Pencil sensitive features.

The 3D touch would get in the way of the Pencil.

No 3D Touch.

If an iPad had it, Apple would have listed 3D touch in the specs.