New thinner, lighter iPad on it’s way?

21st May 2013

A full-size iPad that gets closer to the lean design of the iPad Mini may finally be on the way.

Production of the fifth-generation iPad is slated to begin in July.

It is rumored that the new 9.7-inch iPad will be 25 percent to 33 percent lighter than the iPad 4.

Specifically, the 2,048 x 1,536 pixel-density Retina display (the same pixel density as the iPad 4) will have thinner glass — achieved by using new touch sensor technology — and, most importantly, a less bulky backlight apparatus.

The third- and fourth-generation iPads gained heft and thickness — compared with the iPad 2 – due mostly to technologies supporting the Retina display, including a relatively large backlight assembly.

Monthly shipments of the “iPad 5″ are expected to ramp up to 2 million to 3 million units by September.

Source: CNET

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