iPad Mini: Leaked Details

According to Bloomberg (U.S. group specializing in financial markets and economic information), Apple could launch a new iPad smaller and cheaper in the month of October. It is, in any case, what he suggested some sources close to the Californian company. This iPad Mini, as it is called for convenience in reference to fire and the iPod mini, could propose a diagonal screen size of 7 or 8 inches, as against 9.7 inches for the current version.

This model, however, benefit from a Retina display, but a resolution "classic". It is also possible that the slab would be supplied by Sharp and utilize the latest technology IGZO, which allows to produce thinner screens. Anyway, iPad Mini would be sold at a price not yet set, but would of course be lower than € 409 for the iPad 2, still on sale.

In fact, all observers agree that the mini iPad would be well advised to calibrate a standpoint of price, at least, the Nexus 7 on Google, the next tablet from Amazon or even the shelf area of Microsoft. The first two, featuring a 7 inch screen should be sold around $ 200. It would therefore be likely to imagine that Apple iPad positions its "entry level" in a similar range of rates.

If Tim Cook said in January about the competition Kindle Fire: "I looked at the figures, particularly the United States, each week after the launch of Amazon Kindle Fire, and in my opinion, this has not been any conclusive effect on sales of iPad, "we know that Apple does not like to share the cake and prefers to cannibalize itself than leaving this task to competition.

The creation of the mini iPad whose rumored even before the launch of the new iPad, last March, could thus emerge. Bloomberg sources speak of an announcement in October. At the same time as the new iPhone? Perhaps. Anyway, time for the holiday season and to heap scorn on competition on Android and Windows.

Updated July 5

It is the turn of the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), known for the relevance of its sources and articles, to announce that Apple will launch a mini iPad in the fall. According to business daily, Apple has asked its Chinese suppliers to prepare to enter mass production of a tablet with a smaller screen for September. Two sources indicate that the WSJ screen will be less than eight inches and that the manufacture of tiles could be assigned to LG Display and AU Optronics.

Update July 16, 2011

According to Bloomberg and the Wall Street Journal, it was the turn of a key player in the third to give weight and credit to rumors of an iPad Mini. In an article published today, 16 July 2012, the New York Times (NYT) says that "Apple is not about to let go of the field to competition because the company is currently developing a new tablet, including a screen of 7.85 inches. "According to the U.S. daily, it is very likely to be sold at a price well below that (489 euro) of the" new iPad ". According to the NYT, the appearance of an iPad with a screen this size simply refers to occupy the land and to ensure that those who seek a screen size smaller than the iPad (9.7 inches) find an offer from Apple. Recall that the Nexus 7, Google, on sale since late last week, shows a diagonal 7 inches.

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