Purported iPad 5 Front Panel Images Surface [PICS]

Sonny Dickson has posted a new set of images of what he claims to be the front panel of the iPad 5. This isn’t the first image leak of the alleged iPad 5 front panel. We saw a couple of images earlier this month, and also back in May.

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The photo gallery, which can be seen on Sonny Dickson, is in line with what has been rumoured since the beginning of the year: the iPad 5 will be more or less a scaled-up iPad mini. As you can see from the above image, the full-sized tablet will sport thinner bezels on the sides.

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While we don’t have information about the exact measurements of the 9.7-inch tablet, it is rumoured to be up to 33% lighter than the current model. Also Digitimes’ sources whispered a couple months back that the iPad 5 touch panel solution is GF2 — 1 layer of glass and two layers of ITO film — instead of G/G bonding which was used with the iPad 4.

Apple is expected to launch two new iPhone models on September 10 — this date awaits confirmation — but according to Bloomberg, the Cupertino company will launch a new generation of its tablet as well.

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