iPad Mini could take design cues from iPod

Will the iPad Mini design be thin like the iPod touch?

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Now that there is an increasing likelihood of Apple releasing an iPad Mini, speculation is starting to get more specific.

Japanese-language Web site Macotakara claims the iPad Mini will be almost as thin as the iPod touch (4th generation), citing "reliable Chinese sources."

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That would indeed be thin. The iPod touch is a mere 7.2 mm thick -- a couple of millimeters thinner than the Retina iPad.

The dimensions are similar to Google's Nexus 7: the height is about the same, while the width is a "little bit" bigger, Macotakara said.

And Macotakara goes out on a limb with this statement. "It won't be like a slimmed down iPad, it will have an iPod nano-like (3rd generation) design. The look is pretty different," according to the Japanese-language site.

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