With or without a Retina display, it looks like we are getting a new iPad mini sometime this year. FanaticFone, which on Thursday gave us some leaked pictures of the fifth-generation iPad rear shell, has now posted pictures that are purportedly of the next-generation iPad mini’s rear shell. The website notes that “the name ‘iPad’ is missing from the rear housing” of the part, which indicates that the shell is likely a prototype. FanaticFone also says that there’s nothing particularly new about the leaked shell that differentiates it from the original iPad mini, so it looks like Apple has decided to not tinker with the iPad mini’s overall design very much this product cycle. Pictures of the purported iPad mini shell are posted below.
Next-gen iPad mini rear shell purportedly revealed in leaked pictures
Updated Dec 19th, 2018 8:42PM EST
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Brad Reed has written about technology for over eight years at BGR.com and Network World. Prior to that, he wrote freelance stories for political publications such as AlterNet and the American Prospect. He has a Master's Degree in Business and Economics Journalism from Boston University.
