Leaked iPad Mini 4 Rear Shell? [Video]

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Posted April 7, 2015 at 8:57pm by iClarified · 11995 views

Photos and video of an alleged rear shell for the upcoming iPad mini 4 have been posted online by Nowhereelse.fr. The site obtained the images from a source that 'could not be more trustworthy' and provided reliable information in the past.

As expected, the iPad mini gains the new aesthetic features of the iPad Air 2. It has two rows of ten holes for the speaker and the lock switch has disappeared in favor of a tiny microphone hole. It's hard to tell if the rear shell is significantly thinner than the current generation; however, it would make sense to bring the iPad mini closer inline with the iPad Air.

Take a look at the photos and video below for more details. At this point, Apple's target release date is unclear. You can follow iClarified on Twitter, Facebook, Google+, or RSS for updates.

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matrixXx - April 8, 2015 at 6:58am

Except for it doesn't make any sense at all to remove the lock switch. I guess i will not buy any new iPad anymore ever (as the relevant use cases are very few for me anyway)

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Nat - April 8, 2015 at 10:10am

They got rid of it because of how thin the ipad is.

Zetaprime - April 8, 2015 at 2:35am

App,e needs to either bring the Mini to the same specs as the larger iPad like it used to be or discontinue it if they really aren't going to treat it seriously.

Nat - April 8, 2015 at 10:11am

They will now that it looks updated on the outside. They were probably trying to put more work into in before doing anything else.