Rumor: Apple Has Placed An Order of 10 Million iPad Mini

Rumored iPad Mini

Apple Inc. hasn't officially confirmed any plans about the releasing of smaller size tablets up to now. However, according to the report from The Wall Street Journal, an Asian component manufacturer leaked that they have received an order of more than 10 million iPad Mini for apple at the fourth quarter this year. This is almost 2 times as much as the amount of Amazon Kindle Fire's production plan at Q4.

The competition in tablet market is more and more fierce. Despite the iPad's market share is nibbled by Android based tablets, apple is still the largest tablet manufacturer in the world. Along with Samsung's releasing of 5.3'' Galaxy Note and Amazon's 7'' Kindle Fire HD, it's quite reasonable for apple to produce iPad Mini besides the 9.7'' iPads.

17 million iPads were sold at last quarter, has an 84% increasement compared with the same time of last year. The 10-million order also shows apple's confidence to the new iPad Mini. The Deutsche Bank predicts apple would sell 18 million iPads at Q3, this amount could increase to 24 million at Q4.

It's rumored that the iPad Mini is equipped with a 7.85'' display and would put into market at the price "much lower than iPad". Apple currently has no comment about it. No matter these rumors are true or false, the iPad Mini will probably be unveiled later this month.