Launch date is set for October 15, according to French report

Sep 18, 2013 13:45 GMT  ·  By

NWE has obtained a unibody aluminum shell painted Space Gray and specifically tailored for the iPad mini 2 which, according to “tidbits,” will be unveiled in about a month from now.

Apple reportedly plans to hold another special event on October 15, during which it will unveil a new generation of iPads. Among those iPads will be the fifth-generation, full-size (9.7-inch) model, and the iPad mini 2.

The latter will look like this (pictured above). Likely available in more than one color, the iPad mini 2 will ship in the Space Gray color option recently introduced by Apple with the iPhone 5s.

I wouldn’t bet all my money on an identical color set for the new iPads (including gold/champagne), but it’s not impossible either.

The hardware photographed above is but a mere iPad mini shell, with no electronics, no working screen, or anything like that. And while it’s nothing but a carcass with no liveness parts, it certainly seems to be the real deal.

Apple is expected to put a Retina display inside its second-generation iPad mini, while the iPad 5 will take design cues from its smaller sibling.

iPad mini 2 space gray (4 Images)

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