Here is an excerpt from the report:
“However Chinese news ZOL (CBS Interactive) reported next iPad mini
in AppleInsider's article, according to my inside source, iPad (5) may
be released in March, 2013. Source told that, design of this new iPad
will be like iPad mini in detail, and be thinner and lightweight.”
The report also stated some dimensions for the fifth generation iPad iteration – “4mm in height, 17mm in width, depth 2mm.” As
9TO5Mac
pointed out, although “these numbers are obviously unrealistic
expectations for the fifth-generation iPad’s actual size, these numbers
would make sense in the context of being millimeters smaller in all of
the iPad’s physical dimensions than the current iPad.”
Given that
the existing fourth generation iPad comes in dimensions of 241.2mm by
185.7mm by 9.4mm, subtracting Macotakara’s numbers “would point to a
thinner iPad that is slightly shorter and narrower.”
If the rumors turn out true, the next-generation iPad could be as thin as 7.2mm thin iPad mini.
The
March 2013 release of the fifth generation iPad would definitely be
aggressive by Apple. But blasting out new iPad updates every six months
would help the company “to make sure Microsoft, Google, Samsung and
Amazon can't catch up in the tablet market,”
Business Insider has reported.
While
Steve Jobs’ focus was on visionary products, CEO Tim Cook, with his
expertise in managing the supply chain, could differentiate Apple “by
launching premium products that are continuously refreshed,” the report
added.
The Macotakara also claimed that the second generation iPad
mini was also under preparation. The smaller iPad would likely feature
an all-new 7.9-inch Retina display with the same resolution as the third
and fourth generation iPads (2048 x 1536 pixels) and an A6X processor.
In November,
DigiTimes
also reported that the upcoming version of the iPad could be released
in "Middle of 2013,” boosting “demand for ICs in particular
communication-related chips during the latter half of the first
quarter.”
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