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Two new reports detail the lighter, thinner design of the iPad mini

Categories: iOS / iPhone OS, Tablets
By: , IntoMobile
Tuesday, August 14th, 2012 at 6:45 PM
iMore mockup of the iPad mini

9to5 Mac is keeping the iPad mini rumor mill churning with a new report that says the rumored tablet will be a large iPod touch. The blog claims that the iPad mini will have a 7-inch display with a very small bezel. The device may also sport a front-facing camera and possibly a back-facing camera. If pricing is a concern, Apple may choose to include low-end cameras or even a single camera to keep the price low. Another cost-cutting strategy may be the decision to remove the cellular radio and manufacture a WiFi-only version of the tablet. 9to5 Mac points to leaked shells supposedly from the iPad mini that do not have a space for the cellular radio as evidence for this Wifi-only speculation. As for the launch of the device, 9to5 mac predicts that the iPad mini will ship after the new iPhone, but still in time for the holidays.

iMore also chimed in today with a new report that says the iPad mini will be a lighter, thinner version of the iPad. The blog created a mockup, shown above, that shows the iPad mini along with the iPad and the iPhone. According to iMore, the iPad mini could be as thin as the iPod touch with a very small bezel on the sides on the device. iMore argues that this device won’t resemble the iPod touch, but will be a “full on iPad.” It’ll run the same apps and have a similar feature set as its bigger cousin. Apple, iMore suggests, is targeting those customers who passed on the iPad because it’s too big or too expensive to buy. Just like 9to5 Mac, iMore predicts the $200 iPad mini will arrive in time for the holiday shopping season.

[Via 9to5 Mac and iMore; image from iMore]

 

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Kelly spent the last four years covering mobile technology at places like BGR, Gizmodo and The Unofficial Apple Weblog. Before writing, she spent a few years working with and teaching others how to use Adobe Flash and Macromedia Director. Even earlier than that, she spent several years as a Ph.D student in Microbiology. When she's not writing, she can be found fishing the lakes and hiking the mountains of Western Maine with her husband and tribe of children. You can follow her on Twitter @kellyhodgkins.

  • Parmend01

    Type your comment here.200.00 dollars . You can barely get a iPod touch for that . 

  • http://twitter.com/uzman0 usman mir

    anything more than 200 i will simply buy Nexus 7 ;7

  • Anonymous

    I think that within the $200 range for just wi-fi would be perfect. I know that I would buy it to complement my iPad 2 for that much. I have been hearing about the iPad Mini for weeks from a coworker at Dish and now I can’t stop looking for whatever information I can find on it. I really just want it to be able to take it with me out of the house, especially with football season on us. It would be great to watch live TV on the Dish Remote Access app so I don’t have to miss any of the games this season. Even if it’s $300 or more for the LTE option, I might be willing to spend that much to have portable internet.