Are these photos real, does it even matter at this point? As the weeks tick by, we inch ever closer to a new Apple product, be it an iWatch, iPhone or another iPad.
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Today, care of the usually reliable french tech site Nowhereelse, we have these surprise shots of an iPad Air 2, a mockup according to the source.
There’s a lot of truth in these images, despite the shaky source material. Behold, TouchID now replaces the Home button and a different speaker grille flanks the Lightening port on the iPad Air 2.
The site even managed snap a picture of the weight of the iPad Air 2 and, at 484.3g, it’s a little heavier than the 478g Wi-Fi and SIM-card enabled iPad Air 1. There are six more images of the iPad Air 2 to browse through, a bit of common sense and intuition will decide if these are real or not.
Ipad Air 2 - Light Sensor
Next to the front-facing camera is what seems to be an ambient light sensor.
Ipad Air 2 Lead
Ipad Air 2 - Touchid
This is TouchID, as seen on the iPhone 5s and is what every portable iDevice will soon get.
Ipad Air 3
If this is the Power button, it's been moved to the side. The small black dot under the camera could a movement or light sensor.
Ipad Air 2 - Volume Buttons
The volume keys are sunken now.
Ipad Air 2 - Weight
At 484.3g, it's just a little bit heavier than the original, but that will most likely change.
Ipad Air 2 - Speakers
The Air 2's speakers appear to be a lot slimmer than the originals.
Images via Nowhereelse.fr
