After the iPhone 5 leak mega-saga—at this point you can call these renders sneak previews—the black anodized aluminum iPad mini seems like a done deal.
https://gizmodo.com/leaked-ipad-mini-photos-show-first-look-at-black-model-5948258
Which is why Gizmodo reader Martin Hajek—who made those awesome iPhone 5 renders that looked just like the real thing—has rendered these images. The more I look at the black iPad Mini, the more I like it.
https://gizmodo.com/apples-next-iphone-home-page-will-probably-look-like-th-5920479
The white one looks cool too… but then I saw the color model. I want that one.
It would be a nice surprise for the rumored imminent presentation of the new 7.85-inch model: iPad Minis with anodized aluminum backs in different colors, just like the iPod touch.
https://kotaku.com/new-ipod-touch-is-faster-bigger-better-for-gaming-5942677
It’s pure speculation, but it kind of makes sense. The color backs would make the cheaper iPad mini quite different from the Kindle Fires and the rest of mini-tablets of this world. It’s playful and aligns with the iPod touch theme. And it would certainly help Apple sell gazillions of them this holiday season.