iPad Mini comparison shots appear online

Is this the new iPad Mini rumoured to be unveiled by Apple this October? No it’s not. This is a mock-up model. But all is not lost: this ersatz iPad Mini shot by Giz-China has landed right after an iPad Mini design appeared online – suggesting this could be the result of a leak, and a glimpse at what we can expect from Apple’s rumoured pint-size tablet.

The iPad Mini model unsurprisingly features the new Lightning dock connector, as seen on the iPhone 5. Unlike the new iPhone, though, the iPad Mini’s audio jack remains on the top of the device. It also sports newly designed, separate volume buttons instead of a rocker – again, like the iPhone 5. The iPad Mini appears to feature a micro-SIM rather than a nano-SIM upgrade, while a black strip along the top nods to cellular radio included for 3G – and possibly 4G –  connectivity.

Expect to see the iPad Mini appear in all its 7.85in glory at an Apple event next month – and Stuff.tv will be there to bring your our first impressions of the real deal.

[Via AppleInsider]

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Dan is Editor-in-chief of Stuff, working across the magazine and the Stuff.tv website.  Our Editor-in-Chief is a regular at tech shows such as CES in Las Vegas, IFA in Berlin and Mobile World Congress in Barcelona as well as at other launches and events. He has been a CES Innovation Awards judge. Dan is completely platform agnostic and very at home using and writing about Windows, macOS, Android and iOS/iPadOS plus lots and lots of gadgets including audio and smart home gear, laptops and smartphones. He's also been interviewed and quoted in a wide variety of places including The Sun, BBC World Service, BBC News Online, BBC Radio 5Live, BBC Radio 4, Sky News Radio and BBC Local Radio.

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