Two pictures
that are believed to be of the battery from an iPad mini have surfaced
overnight and they not only look normal but the performance figures of the
battery seem to stack up too when placed against the new iPad and iPad 2.
MacRumors
has received two photos suggesting what is showed to be the iPad mini battery.
The photos showed the battery with a model number and the Apple part number.
The battery features at 3.72 volts,16.7 Whr of energy on 4490 mAh of charge.
The
16.7 watt-hour capacity for the iPad mini battery unsurprisingly places the
device between the iPhone 5 at 5.45 watt-hours and the third-generation
full-size iPad at 42.5 watt-hours. Given that the iPad mini has been said to be
based more on the iPad 2 and lack a Retina display, the iPad mini's battery may
be more appropriately compared to the 25 watt-hour battery of the iPad 2.
The
battery figures would, if correct certainly appear to confirm what we have
already heard and that is the iPad mini will not have a retina display but
indeed be more in line with the iPad 2. Obviously the 7.85-inch screen would
need less power that the iPad 2’s 9.7-inch screen, so to offer the same battery
life, a smaller battery could be used. This particular battery is still in the
testing stage and is not ready for a public release as there are blank areas
for numbers and logos waiting to be added.
Not
much longer to wait for all to be revealed, the iPad mini should be shown off
at a press event by Apple on October 23; if all the
recent rumors are correct. As that day approaches, expect more and
more leaks and images of this exciting new Apple device.
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