Another day another Apple rumor and leaked images. New leaked images should the casing or shell of the iPad mini. It was also speculated that the iPhone 5 would have a NFC chip. That rumor was also shot down with the new picture leak.
Photos posted to Chinese website digi.163.com appear to reveal the rear casing for a seven-inch iPad, which we expect Apple to reveal in October.
The bottom of the shell resembles recent leaks for the iPhone 5, including a smaller dock connector, but also reveal a potential rear-facing camera.
Curiously, the headphone jack appears to remain on top of this smaller iPad, despite iPhone 5 leaks showing the same jack relocated to the bottom of the handset.
NFC no-show?
Recent photos showed an unidentified metal square which was initially presumed to be a near-field communication (NFC) chip, which could possibly enable wireless payments through apps such as Passbook, which will be included with the new iOS 6.
On Wednesday, those hopes were dashed with by a new report offering a closer look at the internal components of the sixth-generation iPhone.
The square is now believed to be a bracket used to hold the front-facing FaceTime camera in place, along with the proximity sensor and earpiece speaker.
