The new 7,8-inch Apple device, which will almost certainly be presented in October this year, it will be built on the technology of iPad 2. This is clear from the Apple developer codes where iPad Mini appears, in two versions, under the label of iPad 2,5 y iPad 2,6. The difference between the two, apparently, lies in the connection type that it incorporates, but it is very likely that they will mix iPad 2 components with other parts specially designed for the Mini.
Marco Arment, developer of Instapaper, revealed to have seen two new identifiers to label its application in Apple records: iPad 2,5 and iPad 2,6. This can mean many things. On the one hand, it is already his own recognition by Apple of the existence of an iPad Mini. Although from the same company they may have been leaking information, in the form of rumors, to generate some expectation, it had never been done direct reference and officialthe existence of an iPad Mini. On the other hand, the code used indicates that the new device would be built on the basis of the penultimate iPad model.
Arment himself bet because the device will mount an A5 processor with 512 MB of RAM, which will not be enough to support the power of the Retina display. It would be a less powerful device than Nexus 7, for example, although it is known that iOS does not need as much processor to perform as Android does and it would not require as much investment in designing new components by Apple, which could sell cheaper. This way of recycling and extending technology match enough with the Tim Cook's way of thinking, who bets on this premise for expand market share making their prices more accessible to the average consumer.
On the other hand, the middle Cult of Mac, assured a couple of days ago that the billing of the screen would run in charge of the LG company, which practically confirms that the screen will not be a Retina type, manufactured, as is known, by Samsung. The device will be announced next October, and then we will definitely know the technical details, but several sources indicate that this line is the most probable.