iPad 5 and iPad Mini updates!

Apple has a busy second half of 2013 coming up!  As Tim Cook said, we can look forward to an amazing new product release schedule this fall through 2014. And look forward we will Tim, look forward we will.

Alongside the iPhone announcements and releases forecast for the upcoming months is the very likely prediction of the announcement and release of the 9.7 inch iPad 5.

The iPad 5 will reportedly be thinner and lighter, taking cues from it’s little bro the mini. Like the Mini, the iPad 5 will be incorporating smaller bezels on the sides in portrait mode (bezels are the sides that aren’t screen; see below) as well as GF2 or GF Ditto technology.

This means that instead of the G/G glass based touchscreen that the iPad has currently, the iPad 5 will have a film based touchscreen, making it overall a huge amount lighter and thinner.

The lovable little brother of the grown up iPad, the iPad Mini will be having it’s own little release at the end of the year as well! Most likely just a small update for the little fella, the mini is said to be getting a beautiful new retina display. And we all love those. Lovely little mini perfection.

Both the iPad 5 and the updated iPad mini won’t be announced on Apple’s September 10th Special Announcement, but we are promised from those deep in the know that we will see these devices released within the last three months of the Year.

Bring it on Apple!

Images courtesy of Tapscape.