iPad Mini 8.7 inch to be released later this year

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The Wall Street Journal reports that Apple is working with suppliers on a smaller iPad carrying a display in the range of 8 inches on the diagonal, down from the 9.7-inch display in the current iPad but still larger than the 7-inch display found in the Kindle Fire.
Officials at some of Apple's suppliers, who declined to be named, said the Cupertino, Calif.-based company has shown them screen designs for a new device with a screen size of around 8-inches, and said it is qualifying suppliers for it. Apple's latest tablet, the iPad 2, comes with a 9.7-inch screen. It was launched late last year.

One person said the smaller device will have a similar resolution screen as the iPad 2. Apple is working with screen makers including Taiwan-based AU Optronics Co. and LG Display Co. of South Korea to supply the test panels, the person said.
The report does caution, however, that Apple is continually testing new designs with its suppliers and could ultimately decide not to bring the smaller iPad to market.

According to the report, Apple has played with various tablet sizes in the past, but has so far stuck with a single form factor with a 9.7-inch display, a size Steve Jobs argued was the minimum to meet Apple's standards for usability.

An "iPad mini" has been rumored for quite some time, with reportedly having tested a variety of different screen sizes. A number of the rumors have pinpointed a 7.85-inch iPad that could be released late this year.

samtheexpert

给小孩用的吧

zn7726

10寸的单手握着是有点重了。

iami

zn7726

原帖由 iami 于 2012-2-15 11:27 发表

看来如果iphone5出来, 是4寸屏幕的话, 也得被你喷成无耻剽窃

iami

原帖由 zn7726 于 2012-2-15 11:28 AM 发表


看来如果iphone5出来, 是4寸屏幕的话, 也得被你喷成无耻剽窃

linkspeed

希望能有个8.7寸的iphone，而且能换电池，能跑安卓。

lingyang

如果真出8.7寸的ipad的话， 手上有苹果股票的可以抛了，