Next-gen iPad Mini possibly delayed until 2014

Apple’s iPod Mini.

Apple’s subsequent-technology iPod Mini would possibly not be available except in 2014, a brand new record claims.

Apple would not plan to start mass manufacturing on its subsequent-technology iPod Mini except the fourth quarter of 2013, Digitizes suggested on Monday, citing sources inside Apple’s provide chain. That might imply that the instrument is not going to launch until 2014.

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The delay is due primarily to the Retina show, which Apple plans to include in the iPod Mini, the website’s sources declare. The display know-how isn’t difficult to supply. However, Apple must build up a stockpile within the 7.9-inch dimension to get the best choice of devices onto retailer shelves. Apple also reportedly is making an allowance for designing a virtually bezel-less front to the next-technology iPod Mini.

Even though Digitizes’ sources are spotty, to assert the least, the document comes weeks after Citi analysis pronounced that a Retina model won’t be to be had unless subsequent yr. NPD Display Search analyst Richard Shim shared the identical data final month.

On the other hand, those on the lookout for a new iPod Mini might no longer need to wait until the next 12 months: Digitizes sources say that Apple plans to launch an up-to-date version of its present slate within the 2d 1/2 of 2013. That software, however, will not come with a Retina display.