Leaked iPad mini 2 Prototype

Rumours about a new iPad are in abundance all over the Internet. Some of these rumors say that it is possible to two new tablets on the market, this year.

A photo of an iPad prototype, was leaked on the Internet this week. The photo shows what appears to be the iPad Mini 2. The back panel of the tablet from the leaked photo looks very much like the iPad Mini’s  back panel, which is why we guesstimate that the prototype is the iPad Mini 2. After quick glance at the image the first thing that we observed was that the prototype has the camera placed in a different part of the tablet than the iPad mini’s camera. Besides the camera’s placement there are no other details that could be deduced from the picture.

Also, at the same time with the prototype image of the supposed next iPad Mini, another picture was leaked (the picture on the right in the above image), that illustrates what seems to be the next generation full sized iPad’s back cover. The image reveals that the iPad 5 will have thinner bezels – which is consistent with  a rumors that spread on the Internet some time ago. The camera placement from the other leaked image is the same in this image too. Besides the same camera placement, this image also shows a tiny hole in the upper part of the cover, which might be a rear microphone.

There is another report circulating on the Internet and according to ti Samsung Display will supply Apple with 7.9 inches Retina displays capable of a resolution of 2048×1536 pixels and a 9.7 inches narrow bezel, during the third and fourth quarters of this year.  If the report is legit, the display supplies are surely needed for the new iPad Mini 2 and the next full sized iPad 5.

Older reports and rumors also hint that Apple would be working on a larger screen for a next full size iPad that will be named the iPad Maxi. According to some other rumors Apple considers thinner bezels for the next generation iPhone as well.