A new report that Apple is planning to launch a 7.8" version of the iPad has surfaced. Digitimes is reporting that the new smaller iPad will be released sometime in 2012, sometime after a third iPad is released in the 2nd quarter.
Take this report with a grain of salt. DigiTimes has often been wrong in its reporting, and we've heard these kind of "iPad mini" reports before.
However, in order to cope with increasing market competition including the 7-inch Kindle Fire from Amazon and the launch of large-size smartphones from handset vendors, Apple has been persuaded into the development of 7.85-inch iPads, the sources indicated.
In addition to purchasing 7.85-inch panels from LG Display, Apple will also buy panels from AU Optronics (AUO), indicated the sources, adding that makers in the supply chain are likely to begin production of the 7.85-inch models at the end of the second quarter of 2012.
In addition to purchasing 7.85-inch panels from LG Display, Apple will also buy panels from AU Optronics (AUO), indicated the sources, adding that makers in the supply chain are likely to begin production of the 7.85-inch models at the end of the second quarter of 2012.
Take this report with a grain of salt. DigiTimes has often been wrong in its reporting, and we've heard these kind of "iPad mini" reports before.
