Bloomberg Confirms 7.85-Inch iPad Mini With Display From AU Optronics, LG

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Posted August 31, 2012 at 4:55pm by iClarified

Bloomberg has confirmed with four sources that a smaller version of the iPad will be released in October with a display made by AU Optronics or LG.

TPK Holding and Yeh Cheng Technology, a subsidiary of Foxconn Technology Group, will supply the lamination coating for the device that will measure 7.85 inches diagonally, said the people, who declined to be identified because the plans haven't been made public. Current iPads measure 9.7 inches.

Offering a smaller tablet may help Apple hold onto share of a market it dominates in the face of new devices from Amazon.com Inc. and Microsoft Corp. The orders will mark the first time AUO, a maker of panels for Apple's MacBooks and Sony Corp. TVs, is supplying screens for Apple handheld devices.

Sharp may make displays for the device eventually; however, it won't be an initial supplier, said their sources.

Apple is said to be releasing a smaller tablet to compete with those from Amazon and Google.

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Bloomberg Confirms 7.85-Inch iPad Mini With Display From AU Optronics, LG

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Ismael - September 1, 2012 at 6:51am

No one has ever guessed about the iPhone Air. iPhone Air with Liquid Metal Technology. The lightest phone in metal. 4. something screen size that fits perfectly in hands.

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Ismael - September 1, 2012 at 6:49am

iPod touch with 5 inches and up screen is likely possible. It makes the next iPod powerful. A positive product mixing for the competition.

Ismael - September 1, 2012 at 6:45am

iPad Mini is impossible. Netbooks according to Steve Jobs were underpowered. Why make iPad smaller and make it underpowered putting cheaper specs just to keep up with the competition? Apple observes competition but doesn't flow fully with it.

Stevein Hell - August 31, 2012 at 8:57pm

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