When a new device is rumored by the tech press, usually the first questions aren’t related to the gadget’s internal specifications.
When a new device is rumored by the tech press, usually the first questions aren’t related to the gadget’s internal specifications. Design is the most pertinent question for even the most knowledgeable tech-head, and that seems to be the case again with the rumored iPad Mini.
The past few weeks have seen a resurgence of rumors pointing to a 7.85-inch versionof the Apple iPad, to be marketed as an entry-level tablet. Japanese site Macotakaraoffered some fascinating insights on the iPad Mini’s design.
For starters, the iPad Mini may be as slim as a fourth-generation iPod touch. This is as per Macotakara’s sources close to Apple’s Chinese suppliers.If this speculation is true, we could be looking at an iPad Mini that is a good two millimeters thinner than the full-sized iPad.
The Mini may have measurements close to that of the Google Nexus 7, with nearly identical height and width. As a whole, the iPad Mini may have a design closer to the third-generation iPod, the nano. But probably more interesting than the design rumors is the possibility the iPad Mini will be mass-produced in Brazilrather than China.
As a side note, Macotakara added that the iPad Mini may have a few 3G-compatible versions, but this may largely depend on the carrier. There were no further details leaked on the specifications, but since this smaller tablet may be out in the last few months of 2012, there’s still a lot of time to dig up further details on the internal side of things.