Talk of 7-inch iPad surfaces

TAIPEI

ECONOMIC Daily News, a Taiwan-based newspaper, is reporting that Apple will be releasing a 7-inch iPad, adding to reports of such a device that began in earnest with Taiwan daily DigiTimes earlier this month, Macobserver.com reported.

ECD reported on Tuesday that Apple was prepping a smallerversion of the iPad for release as early as the end of this year. The present version has a 9.7-
inch touchscreen.

In the report, ECD said that the new device would weigh about 500g, less than the 700g of the current device.

Whereas DigiTimes said the new iPad model would sport an OLED display, ECD reported
that the device would use the IPS display used in the current iPad.

The report named two manufacturers that have won contracts to supply components for
the iPad: Chimei Innolux will supply the 7-inch IPS display while Cando Corporation will reportedly supply the touchscreen technology. Compal Electronics will assemble the device.

Apple is notorious for its product secrecy, and the company has not announced a new
iPad model.

The current model went on sale in April, and a product rev before the end of this year would be at odds with the roughly yearly update cycle the company has employed with the iPhone and, before that, with most iPod models.

On the other hand, the company has faced a number of leaks coming out of Taiwan,
with both the iPad and the last two iPhone models the subject of unprecedented levels of leaks.

While some of those leaks were the result of a prototype that was lost by an Apple engineer, many other details had already leaked from Apple’s Taiwan- based uppliers.
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