Rumors of Apple products set to launch in 2013 is coming thick and fast. Yesterday, iLounge posted mocked up photos of the ‘budget iPhone’. A few hours later, 9to5mac is posting purported photos of the iPad 5 backplate.
According to the post, the new iPad will have a similar design as seen in the iPad mini, featuring a “the black & slate/white & silver design language, thinner casing, chamfered edges, and a smaller overall footprint.”
According to the post:
[quote] Today, we received an unverified image from a purported China-based iPad accessories maker, an industry that seems to frequently tip off Apple’s future product designs, of the back plate for the next iPad.
While we cannot confirm that the above image is legitimate, it does provide a solid representation of what Apple’s next iPad will likely look like. We were told this is a prototype back piece for the fifth-generation iPad with a 9.7-inch display. We were also told that the casing is almost as thin as the iPad mini’s back (pictured to the right). As you can see at the top of the purported iPad 5 backplate, this casing would likely be for an LTE model – as the black antenna cut implies.[/quote]
The actual release date of the fifth generation iPad is still not clear according to the post.
Source: 9to5mac