iPad mini fans may have to wait for a follow-up
According to the latest internet rumour, Apple will launch the next full-size iPad in the third quarter of 2013 ahead of the second generation iPad mini.
The report comes from Digitimes, so should be taken with a little more than a pinch of salt, but the website has been known to be right on Apple's plans in the past.
As per earlier reports, the iPad 5 will apparently be 20 to 30 percent lighter than the iPad 4 thanks to a new thinner touch panel design. It'll also have a thinner bezel, rather like the iPad mini.
It's claimed by "Taiwan-based supply chain makers" that the new-generation iPad will enter production in July-August, whilst production of the iPad mini 2 has been postponed to the September to November period.
This delay on the iPad mini 2's part is apparently a deliberate move on Apple's part. It's said to be a response to the hugely adverse impact the iPad mini had on iPad 4 sales when the two were launched simultaneously last year.
That's one theory, at least. Other "market watchers" claim that the supply chain simply can't meet the demands of mass-producing two new iPads at the same time.
It's believed that the iPad mini 2's main new feature will be a Retina display, which would bring its screen resolution up to the standard of the rest of the iOS range.
Find out whether you should wait for the iPad mini 2 here.
