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iFixit has already performed a teardown ^[2] of the new iPad mini, revealing its components for the first time. Among the interesting discoveries is the Samsung display driver chip. However, it does not mean that the display was manufactured by Samsung and the codes on the backside of the display do not offer clear evidence of its manufacturer. The production of iPad mini’s display had been reported to be shifted from Samsung to LG and AU Optronics.

Also the teardown revealed that the new iPad mini is powered by the A5 chip. The chip in iFixit’s device carries date codes, showing that the part was assembled in the 31st week of 2012, which corresponds to the period from the end of July to the beginning of August.

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Stereo speakers in the iPad mini

Also iFixit has confirmed that the new iPad model includes stereo speakers ^[4], although the spacing between them is relatively small, which means that the benefit of stereophonic sound will be marginal.