Apple is selling a 7-inch version of the 9.7-inch iPad for $300 starting in October and expects to sell 8 million units in the final 3 months of the year according to a research note by a Jefferies & Co. analyst.
What Else You Need To Know:
- The iPad mini would compete with the $200 7-inch Google Nexus 7, as well as the 10-inch Microsoft Surface RT tablet that's readied for an October release.
- Reports say that the iPad mini won't have better specs than the third generation iPad in order to keep costs low.
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The smaller iPad is coming it appears. All signs point to a fall launch of the device. Are you ready for it?- Gary Ng, iPadInCanada
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Analyst Claims ‘iPad Mini’ Could Go on Sale by October Priced at $300
Bloomberg reported in early July an ‘iPad Mini’ would be coming in October, following by the Wall Street Journal noting their own story about production of a smaller iPad already under way, set for a simultaneous launch with the ‘iPhone 5′.
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The iPad Mini: Set to steamroller Android’s tablet ambitions
The diminutive iPad will have a 7.85in, 1024 x 768 (163 PPI) 4:3 screen, and if parts leaked by Chinese suppliers are to be believed, the device will look like an iPad-iPhone lovechild.