iPad Mini 2
The price cuts hinted at a move by Apple to clear out inventory ahead
of the iPad 5 and iPad Mini 2 launch, and the subsequent sell-outs of
those same models all but confirm it. If the price cuts had merely been
to catch up on inventory of laggard selling models, they would not have
sold out. This means Apple's authorized price cuts were meant to clear
out the inventory of retiring the iPad 4 in favor of newly introduced
models.
Consumers can still purchase the previous models of iPad. In Amazon, iPad 4 is still being sold for around $500-$800.
iPad Mini 2
According to reports, iPad Mini 2 will feature a screen with a
resolution of 2048 x 1536. This is almost four times the resolution of
the present iPad Mini and is equal to the fourth generation iPad which
was released along with the iPad Mini last year. AU Optronics has been
rumoured to be making displays for the iPad Mini 2.
iPad Mini 2
Other specs include a more powerful dual core A7 processor and a 7.9
inch screen. It will also feature a 10-hour battery life, a FaceTime HD
camera, and an iSight camera with 1080 pixels HD video recording. Apple
is also trying to reduce the thickness of the iPad Mini 2 by using the
Sharp's IGZO (indium gallium zinc oxide) technology in its screens.
The iPad 5, on the other hand, is rumoured to have no bezels, and the
whole form factor has been made sleeker. Horowitz believes this design
indicates that Apple will be calling on Sharp's IGZO screen technology.
Sharp, however, according to Horowitz, has been struggling to deliver
components on time, which will play a key role in the release of the
next iPad.
iPad Mini 2
