New iPads: Everything You Need to Know About Apple’s Next Tablets

Oct. 15, 2013 — -- It's been about three and a half years now since the first iPad was introduced. It may not seem that long ago, but when you consider that since that day in January 2010, Apple has introduced four versions of its slate as well as a smaller sibling, you can see just how far the tablet has come.

At an event on Oct. 22, Apple is expected to add to that stack of tablets with its fifth-generation iPad as well as unveil some improvements to its iPad Mini. So, what does the future of the iPad look like? Here are some features we expect the next versions of the popular tablets to have based on industry chatter.

Fifth-Generation iPad

New Design
It appears the biggest changes to the next generation iPad will be cosmetic. Apple's bigger tablet is going to look a lot like its smaller tablet, according to various leaked photos posted by Australian Apple insider Sonny Dickinson, Chinese supplier website sx-box.com and reports from the Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg.

iPad Mini

However, those rumors are met with resistance. Reuters reported that the Retina Display iPad Mini will not roll out widely this holiday season because of supply constraints. Economic Daily News has reported the same.