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Rumour: Apple to launch 7-inch iPad mini in September

Industry insider reveals details on Apple's core plans

Rumour: Apple to launch 7-inch iPad mini in September
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If you're in the market for a 7-inch tablet and you can't bear to leave the iOS ecosystem, start saving your pennies. According to one industry expert with a decent track record, the much-rumoured iPad mini could be with us as soon as this autumn.

In a note to clients earlier today, KGI analyst Ming-Chi Kuo wrote that "Apple's next iPhone will launch in September followed closely by the release of the iPad mini."

Ming-Chi Kuo believes that shipments of the iPad mini's components will begin in August, and that the current iPad line will "end production" in preparation for an updated third-generation iPad.

Despite late Apple CEO Steve Jobs stating back in 2010 that a 7-inch slate is too small for a decent tablet experience, rumours continue to circulate that The Big A is getting ready to unveil a 7-inch iPad.

If the so-called iPad mini does materialise later this year, it will face some stiff competition from Google's high-flying Nexus 7.

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Jonathan Sutton
Jonathan Sutton
As a journalism graduate, Jonathan tried his hand at a career in hard news, but he couldn't stop daydreaming of bouncing plumbers and warp pipes. A serial buyer of consoles, he often finds himself waking up in the night in a cold sweat with his bank balance and Mario flashing in front of his eyes.