Digitimes has released a fresh report in which the site has quoted supply chain sources from Taiwan, which have revealed that Apple is gearing up for the trial production of their next gen full-sized iPad. The article states that mass production will begin in July and looking to ship 2 to 3 million units of the slate during each month until September. All previous rumours regarding the iPad 5 have already claimed that the fifth generation of the slate will be much lighter and thinner than its predecessor. Plus the design of the iPad 5 will be quite alike the iPad Mini. However, now sources of Digitimes have put the dimensions of the upcoming iPad 5 into solid numbers and according to the site the next gen of the tablet will be 25 percent thinner and 33 percent lighter than the current iPad 4.
“The display of the new iPad, which will hit market shelves as early as September, will still be a 2,048 x 1,536 Retina display, the same as the one used in the 4th-generation model, except that the new display is built on a glass substrate of 0.2mm, thinner than the 0.25mm one for the 4th-generation device, the sources said, adding the new table will has a narrow bezel.
The touch panel solution for 5th-generation iPad is GF2 (1 layer of glass and two layers of ITO film) instead of G/G bonding used in 4th-generation iPad, the sources added.
The new iPad will use one LED light bar for backlighting, compared to two LED light bars used in 4th-generation iPad, the sources noted.
The 5th-generation iPad is estimated to be 25-33% lighter than the 4th-generation one, the sources indicated.”
According to iPhone in Canda, “completing an April report, supply chain sources say the display of the iPad 5 will be provided by LG Display, Sharp and Samsung Display.” Talking about the iPad 5 the Editor in-Chief of iLounge, Jeremy Horwitz made “supposedly accurate and seriously intriguing” claims back in January. It was Horwitz, who has spread the rumours that the next gen of Apple’s 10-inch tablet has taken its design cues from iPad Mini.
After that we have seen leaked images of iPad 5’s supposed components such as cover glass, front bezels, couple of cases and a rear shell, which supported Horwitz’s claim that the design cues are taken from the 8-inch version of the iPad.
Nevertheless, at this time nothing is official yet therefore it’s too early to draw any conclusions.
Source: iPhoneinCanada
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