Apple’s next iPhone will reportedly launch in September, and a 7-inch iPad mini will land in August, according to Digitimes. The Taiwan-based news organization reports that Pegatron, a parts manufacturer for the iPad and iPhone 4S, received orders for the two products. Digitimes also reports Pegatron has downsized other departments, like its SI motherboard unit, to accommodate the Apple orders.
The 7-inch iPad will be assembled at Foxconn, according to the report.
The iPad Mini has been the subject of reports, rumors, and random, unconfirmed spottings since before the original 9.7-inch iPad even debuted. Former CEO Steve Jobs once famously said 7-inch tablets would be all but dead on arrival: “7-inch tablets are tweeners: too big to compete with a smartphone and too small to compete with the iPad.”
Nonetheless, the popularity of tablet-like smartphones such as the Samsung Galaxy Note and the 7-inch Kindle Fire tablet seem to indicate times have changed, and there’s a space for a ‘tweener in our lives.
As for the next iPhone (the iPhone 5?), most recent reports are hedging on a fall release date of either September or October. The iPhone is widely expected to have a larger display, possibly 4 inches, and a slimmer profile. It may also feature more noticeable use of Liquidmetal technology.
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