iPad Mini-the first leaked pictures- official launch at November 2 ?

Going by a report in Mail Online, it had published the pictures of soon to be launched Apple's mini version of tablet-the iPad mini. The news site attributed the pictures to Sonny Dickson, Researcher at 9to5mac.com-released the so called iPad pictures via his Twitter feed late yesterday. .

It is widely believed that the mini tab from Apple will sport a sub 8 inch display and as per another report in Guardian, it says it will be WiFi only-that means no 3G or LTE (4G), While much of the specs is unknown, Apple watchers say that it will disrupt the mini tablet space which has players like Amazon with its Kindle offerings- is an extremely competitive one with a plethora of vendors.

The iPad mini tablet with its sub 8 inch screen size is expected to retail at around $300 or less. So clearly Apple for the first time is targeting a value for money space and given that emerging geographies like India, this tablet even priced at Rs 15,000 to RS 18,000 will be a big hit. As of now rumor is that, iPad mini will be launched either - end of October 2012 or by the first week of November 2012. Till then keep rumoring!

Pic Courtesy: Sonny Dickson/Twitter