An alleged roadmap for the arrival Apple’s next-gen iPad 5 and iPad Mini 2 tablets has been outed online.
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According to sometimes hit-and-miss Chinese news source DigiTimes, unnamed ‘Taiwan-based supply chain’ sources claim a re-designed 9.7-inch iPad 5 will go into ‘volume production’ over the July-August period, allowing around 5 million units to ship to retail in the third quarter of 2013.
The iPad Mini 2 was expected to be revealed alongside the iPad 5, just as its predecessor appeared in tandem with the iPad 4, but apparently production has been delayed to November.
The source suggest Apple may have deliberately delayed the iPad Min 2 in order to ensure it does not negatively impact sales of the full-size iPad 5. The report claims Apple has ‘turned its product focus for 2013 to the new 9.7-inch iPad.’ To us this sounds a bit daft.
An alternative hypothesis presented by the report believes there are supply chain issues in meeting demand.
The iPad Mini 2 will reportedly arrive in the fourth quarter, putting it in-line for a release ahead of Christmas.
According to the report, the iPad 5 will feature a ‘thin-film-type touch panel solution’ to reduce weight by around 20-30 per cent and, as previously rumoured, the bezel will be ultra-thin. It will also sport a new ‘industrial design’ – earlier reports have indicated it would look similar to the iPad Mini.
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