Apple said to be under pressure to release $200 iPad mini

[Wireless News]

While much of the concern about Apple’s margins has come from speculation about the company’s plans to release a cheaper version of the iPhone, the company may also be pondering releasing a cheaper version of its popular iPad mini tablet. Barron’s points us to a new research note from Citigroup analyst Glen Yeung, who believes that Apple will be forced to release a cheaper version of the iPad mini by the end of the year to maintain its market share against a flood of cheap Android tablets. Specifically, Yeung says that he and his colleagues “expect Apple to launch a lower cost iPad Mini” over the holiday quarter that will have a “similar screen resolution with a cheaper mechanical design”

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