iPad 5 Schematics Show Thinner Body
All of Apple's products are the subject of rumour and speculation for the entirety of their life cycle, from the earliest speculative articles (e.g. iPhone 6 features on the day of the iPhone 5 release ), to blurry images and specification leaks for months before release, to last-minute feature inclusions right up to the launch itself. Judging by this week's leak, we're still only in the middle of that cycle for the fifth-generation full size iPad . According to schematic images published by NowhereElse.fr, the iPad 5 will be much thinner and lighter than its predecessor. It'll be 7.9 millimetres thick, making it a small amount thicker than the iPad Mini (7.2 mm) but much improved compared to the current generation (9.4 mm). The iPad 5 is also expected to be smaller in its other dimensions. According to calculations done by the French outlet, the iPad 5 will be only 232 millimetres wide and 178.5 millimetres tall - a good reduction compared to the iPad