“A YouTube user [Lou from UnboxTherapy] has post a new video online comparing the rear shells of the iPad 5 with the next-gen iPad mini [provided by Sonny Dickson],” John Brownlee reports for Cult of Mac.
“The iPad 5 and iPad mini 2 have the exact same shell, except for the fact that the iPad 5 is larger,” Brownlee reports. “In fact, both shells are exactly the same thickness.”
“Considering the fact that the iPad gained a considerable amount of bulk when it went Retina, the thinness of the shells to both the iPad 5 and (presumably) Retina iPad mini 2 are extraordinary,” Brownlee writes. “How has Apple managed to pack enough battery into both of these tablets? Did they finally master IGZO?”
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