iPad 5
The last round of iPads are hovering at an infantile half-a-year old, but the rumor mill is already churning profusely about the next iterations. Adding fat to the fire is an alleged photo of the iPad 5's front bezel, which seems to confirm the redesign that many have been speculating about.
While speculation of the next Apple tablet has been focused on the iPad mini 2, the regular sized tablet will reportedly go into production soon.
Despite lawsuits and competition, Apple and Samsung share a partnership, with the latter providing components to Cupertino's tablet series.
March 2012 featured the debut of the iPad 3, seven months later the world met the iPad mini and iPad 4, but the latest report shows the next iPad series could be announced next month.
Apple's plans for the future are just about the talk of town, and it comes as no surprise that the next-generation iPad, or the iPad 5, has many excited. When it will make its debut is up in the air, although a new rumor suggests it will release in Q3 2013.
While the iPad Mini made its debut in October 2012, the next series of the 7.9-inch tablet is already underway based on an alleged photo leak.
The iPad Mini might have changed the future of the 9.7-inch iPad.
iPad 5 Rumors: Tablet Redesign, iPad Mini Update Coming Soon; Apple Event in March or April Expected, Says Analyst
There's no doubt that Apple will be releasing another full-sized iPad this year, but the question is, will it be innovative enough? While it's hard to tell at the moment, a new unofficial artist rendering shows off the iPad 5 side by side with an iPad 4 and the iPad mini.
Apple is expected to release a flurry of iOS-based products this year, more than ever before, and one certainty is that a new iPad will be coming out. Apple, obviously, has not commented on the product just yet, but leaks have been giving us plenty of information to build an outline of what the next-gen iPad will look like - and it's increasingly pointing to an iPad mini-esque design.
There may be a new iPad in the works with twice the storage as the current top-of-the-line model, if rumors are true. That would be a 128 GB iPad, for those who are counting. But while consensus seems to be that a 128 GB model could happen, the timing of the release may be up for debate.
The widely anticipated iPad mini 2 is expected to release around March, but the iPad 5's release date is a little more iffy -- it could be as late as October or as early as March, depending on who you believe.
The Cupertino-based tech giant is expected to release three high-profile devices in the United States before summer kicks off - the iPhone 5S, the iPad 5, and the iPad mini 2.
Apple's next-generation iPads could be releasing in March.
Some of the rumors surrounding the next-generation iPad.
