Images of the iPad Mini have been leaked and reveal Apple has chosen not to include a rear camera.
Chinese microblogging site Sina Weibo published four images of what appears to be the smaller iPad 3.
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The metal back familiar to most of Apple’s devices has made an appearance, but it appears to have ditched the subtle-curves of the iPad 3. Could this, then, be the middle ground between the iPad 3 and the next iPhone?
A noticeable absentee on the back of the iPad is a rear camera. Almost all of Apple’s products feature a rear camera and the option to exclude such a luxury could be part of Apple’s effort to remain competitive on price, following stern competition from Google’s Nexus 7 tablet.
News.com.au suggest the rear camera could have been photoshopped out, but tampering with leaked images is somewhat contradictory.
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Analysts DisplaySearch confided in CNet and claimed production of the iPad Mini screen could start this month.
“We expect panel production to start in August, with production ramping up to high volumes (more than a million units per month) in the fourth quarter,” said Paul Semenza, an analyst at NPD DisplaySearch.
If production takes place in August, the iPad Mini could be released by late 2012.
The iPad Mini is expected to be unveiled in September, with internet pundits tipping an iPhone 5 unveiling too.
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