Update: A lot of people have mentioned that they can’t believe that the part is authentic based on the weird looking Apple logo visible on the inside of the rear housing. In fact, if you look closely, the logo is its own separate molding implemented into the rear housing molding. It makes it harder to copy and is more expensive to produce.
Once again, we’ve got some new leaks here at FanaticFone.com! This time, our great sources have given us TWO unreleased iPad 5 rear housings, which shows some new exciting features. The iPad 5’s dimensions are surprisingly enough 24×16.8 cm and weights only 100 gram, which is clearly both shorter and lighter than its predecessors.
The distance between the border and screen of the iPad 5 is much shorter than the former iPads’, and is now is measuring at 3mm. The volume button is separated into two respective parts, and the loud speaker is placed on the bottom of the rear housing, just like the iPad Mini. And not to forget, the Apple logo is now in silver and not black like its predecessors.
Nice leak ! Surprisingly ? Not really… http://www.nowhereelse.fr/ipad-5-schema-85112/
What’s about the thickness ?
Hi Steve. Actually since the rear housing is not straight it’s kinda hard to measure the exact thickness. (we don’t have the right measuring tools to do that)
Too bad, I would have loved to be able verify the accuracy of the schematics I’ve published last month. Well, wait & see… GG again guys !
Yeah, I tried to measure it with the tools we have but the numbers kept changing on different parts of the housing. I would expect around 5.9 though.
5.9mm ?! That’s about 2mm less than excpected and I get these schematics from a very reliable source… Well, wait & see… Thanks David
I’m just guessing with the 5.9mm, so I might be wrong though.
How thin is it ?
This will make me stop wanting a mini for sure ! Will wait to upgrade to this instead of downgrading to a mini. Also check out this mounting device on http://kck.st/126xqe2 KickStarter – It claims to the thinnest in the world – I’d use this as my Cars GPS and 2nd monitor.
Hey Ronold, It’s hard to give you an answer to that since the rear housing is not even. We need to upgrade our measuring tools for sure. hehe
“so I might be wrong though” > Haha, sorry but I hope so ! ^^