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Title: Purported Physical Model of 'iPad Mini' Surfaces Post by: HCK on July 11, 2012, 03:00:34 am Purported Physical Model of 'iPad Mini' Surfaces
Just after posting photos of a purported metal engineering sample of the next-generation iPhone's massing, Gotta Be Mobile has now posted photos of a similar physical model of the "iPad mini". The model appears to be a case maker's mold that shows the basic shape of the device, so it is unknown whether it accurately reflects the device's form factor. While case designs have proven accurate a number of times in the past, a significant number of case makers were fooled into designing for a tapered iPhone design last year that did not come to fruition. According to the report, a pixel count on the photos suggests that the iPad mini will measure approximately 213 mm by 143 mm and be slightly thinner than the full-size iPad.What we’ve found, using a pixel count, is that the iPad Mini should be around 213.36mm tall and about 143.67mm wide. This is approximately two-thirds of the size of the new third-generation iPad. The new iPad is 185.67mm wide, 241.3mm tall, and 9.39mm thick. Google’s Nexus 7 tablet has a width of 120mm which means that the iPad Mini, if our calculations are close, might be around 23.67mm wider than the Nexus 7. The Nexus 7 tablet measures in at 198.5mm high which means that the iPad Mini may be a little taller than Google’s 7-inch tablet. The mockup also includes a smaller dock connector as has been rumored by a number of sources, as well as two speaker grilles along the bottom edge of the device. Recent Mac and iOS Blog Stories • New Photos of Next-Generation iPhone 'Engineering Sample' Massing • Tiny Wings 2 and Rovio's Amazing Alex Coming to App Store on Thursday • Twitter Updates iOS App With Push and Ambient Notifications, a New Logo and More • gfxCardStatus Allows Easy Control of MacBook Pro Graphics Cards • TED Launches iOS E-Bookstore With Subscriptions and Embedded Video http://www.macrumors.com/2012/07/10/purported-physical-model-of-ipad-mini-surfaces/ |