December 23, 2024 20:57 PM

iPad Mini Release Date: New Photos Leaked on the Internet, Day Before iPhone 5 Announcement [SEE PHOTOS]

Leaked photos of Apple 's new iPad Mini have been leaked on the web. A day before Apple's iPhone 5 event on September 12, photos of the iPad mini were leaked on the internet.

The alleged mock-ups of the iPad Mini emerged Tuesday by the French website, Nowhereelse.fr.

The photos show images of the iPad Mini which has a white front. The French website go the images from the Chinese site, Dgtle.com and they are apparently supposed to be showcasing iPad Mini accessories.

Though there is no way to know if this is actually the new iPad, they look convincing. It show's the tablet being around the same size of a Kindle Fire and having a smaller dock connector.

Announcements for the iPad Mini will probably come after the September 12 announcement of the anticipated iPhone 5. All Things D reported that the iPad mini will be announced in October but there have also been rumors that a smaller iPad would accompany the launch of the iPhone 5.

The Chinese blog NetEase reported in April that Apple had placed an order for an iPad mini and that 6 million units have been ordered.

According to Tech Crunch, John Gruber an Apple insider said, "I'm thinking it makes more sense for Appple to hold two events. First, an iPhone event, focused solely on the new iPhone and iOS 6. Then, the iPhone ships nine days later, and there's another wave of iPhone-focused attention as the reviews come out. Then, in the first or second week of October, Apple holds its traditional "music event", exactly along the lines of the events at which they've been debuting new iPods for the last decade," Gruber said.

There is a lot of speculation about the iPad Mini and when the announcment will be. These leaked photos, further excite Apple fan masses.

View the photos here.

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