iPad 5 rumors

When the iPad 4 release was announced during Apple's October 2012 event, many were surprised, but few expected news of an iPad 5 so early this year. It may be time to start planning your purchase of the new device and accessories—of course, the most important being a premium iPad cover that offers superb protection for this potentially invaluable new device.



Here are a few of the rumors that are currently spreading across the internet:

1. Size. Of course, it’s been implied that Apple is releasing an even slimmer, more lightweight iPad. We’re talking 9.7 inches. At that size, you’d almost think an iPhone 4s skin cover would do the job of protecting the new model. With the iPad 3’s dimensions in mind, it makes sense that Apple will try to reduce the weight and thickness of the device in this next go-around. A slimmed-down version is definitely rumored to be in the works, and Digitimes claims Apple will reduce the weight of the new iPad by swapping one LED light bar instead of the two that that were introduced with the New iPad. This would result in less power consumed and therefore, the possibility of iPad 5 running on a smaller, thinner battery. Again, it sounds like this sleeker version could almost fit into a nice iPhone 4s skin cover! 


2. Release date. Apple notoriously likes to surprise the attendees of its fall events, which usually take place in October. Some solid sources claim we’ll see an overhauled iPad 5 as soon as September 2013. That gives us all time to save up for the best new accessories and a premium iPad cover. However, accessory manufacturer MiniSuit leaked that the new iPad may be released in June, a tidbit that Gizmorati seems to agree with.


3. Price cuts. Sometimes a clear indicator is the sale of a product’s predecessors. On April 3, Wal-Mart, MacMall and Best Buy all slashed prices of iPad 3s and iPad Minis by almost 30 percent. Hmm.