Kwiiyure zokugqibela, iindaba ezimbini ezibalulekileyo ziye zaphuma malunga ne iPad MiniKwelinye icala, ngokutsho kwemagazini i-Fortune, i-iPad Mini iya kuboniswa nge-17 ka-Okthobha kwaye iya kubetha imarike ngeenxa zonke. 2 ngoNovembaKwelinye icala, ezinye imidiya ziye zapapasha ukuba isixhobo sinokuveliswa eBrazil, nangona olu khetho lubonakala lungenakwenzeka. Eyokugqibela ukufika ngu ifoto yokuthelekisa iPad Mini prototype nge Nexus 7 kunye KindleHD okwenyani
UOktobha yayiyinyanga eyayimiselwe ukufika (okanye ubuncinane unikezelo) lwe iPad Mini kwaye kubonakala ngathi ikamva lakhe liqala ukucaciswa. Imagazini yeFortune ijolise kwi usuku 17 njengosuku oluya kubizwa ngalo ushicilelo kunye necwecwe elitsha le-Apple liza kuboniswa kwihlabathi, nangona amanye amajelo eendaba ebonisa ukuba iya kuba yimini emva kokuqikelelwa kukaFortune, ngomhla we-18 kule nyanga, xa oku kusenzeka. Ukufika ezivenkileni ngokwalo qikelelo lunye kuya kwenzeka phakathi kokuphela kuka-Oktobha noNovemba 2. Okwangoku yonke into iyintelekelelo, imihla echanekileyo iya kuchazwa njengoko iintsuku zihamba.
Nangona kunjalo, silungiselela iintsuku ezimbalwa ezixakekileyo malunga nolwazi, ukuvuza kunye namahemuhemu malunga ne-iPad Mini. Namhlanje sivuke nge mfa nekiso yeprototype yesi sixhobo ecaleni kwe-Nexus 7 kunye ne-Kindle Fire HD. Ukusetyenziswa kwendawo kwithebhulethi ye-Apple kuyamangalisa, kunye nesikrini se 7,8 intshi, ityala alithathi ngaphezulu kwe-Kindle Fire HD, eneprofayili enkulu yesakhelo secala, nayo ngokumalunga ne-Nexus 7, isixhobo se-intshi eyi-7.
Ubungakanani besixhobo ngokwalo mzekelo buya kuba yi-13,5 yeesentimitha ububanzi kunye ne-20 ubude malunga no-7,6 iimilimitha ubukhulu. Isikrini njengoko besitshilo, siya kuba malunga 8 intshi, kwaye kukholelwa ukuba isisombululo sayo asiyi kuba luhlobo lweRetina, kodwa into esezantsi: 1024 x 768 pixels. Oku kungenxa yokuba i-iPad Mini iya kuba luhlobo oluthile iPad 2 yakhiwe ngokutsha ukuze ikwazi ukusebenzisa izicelo esele ziyilelwe imodeli yalo nyaka uphelileyo.
