iPad 5, iPad Mini 2 Release Date: Apple’s Newest Tablets To Be Released Next Month, Smaller Device Might Have Retina Display And FaceTime HD

The iPad5, iPad Mini 2 release date comes next month, according to rumors. Previously, the reports suggested that the iPad Mini 2 will be released in December and the iPad 5 would release in September.

DigiTimes reports that Apple has not decided if the new iPad Mini will feature the Retina Display. If Apple decided to include it, the release date will more than likely be the end of the year. The report continues to say that the iPad Mini may have a design with slimmer bezels than previous models. DigiTimes isn’t know for being one hundred percent accurate, so this information is just speculation until Apple confirms it.

The iPad Mini 2 is speculated to feature the Retina Display with a 2048 x 1536 resolution, a more powerful dual core A7 processor, a 7.9 inch screen, 10 hour battery life, a FaceTime HD camera, and an iSight camera for HD recording. Apple is trying to make the device thinner by using Sharp’s IGZO technology. The iPad 5 is rumored to be sleeker, but with no bezels.

As always, Apple is not confirming or denying the rumors.

According to Austrialia’s International Business Times, there are five reasons that point to the iPad 5 and iPad Mini 2 releasing in August. First, iPad trade ins. Best Buy is offering store credit for your traded in iPad 2 or third generation iPad. Next, the release of iOS7 this fall. iOS7 may be released on the new devices. Third, the strong competition in the tablet market encourages Apple to release their devices before any other companies. Fourth, reports say that iPad stocks are getting less and less and that the iPad 2 disappeared from the market altogether. Lastly, Tim Cook said that no devices will be released until the fall. However, the iPad is not exactly a new device.