<p>Does the hardware and form factor changes present in the recently released iPhone 5 give us any clues as to what the iPad 4 or iPad mini might have to offer?</p><p>There's no doubt that there's a symbiotic relationship between the iPhone and the iPad, with one being used as a testing ground for technology in the other -- and it's usually it's the iPhone that leads the way. With all the talk of the iPad mini landing soon, and the iPad 4 looming on the horizon, it's a good time to do a bit of prognosticating.</p><p>Let's take a tour of some of the new hardware features present in the iPhone 5 and see which might make it into the iPad 4 or the mythical iPad mini.</p><p>Lightning dock connector</p><p><a href="http://www.zdnet.com/does-the-iphone-5-offer-insights-into-what-the-ipad-4-or-ipad-mini-might-offer-7000005548/">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://www.lawyerherald.com/articles/2227/20121009/iphone-5-shortage-leads-apple-share-fall:.htm">iPhone 5 Shortage Leads to Apple Share Fall: News of iPad Mini Not Enough for ...</a> (Lawyer Herald)</p><p><a href="http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2012/10/09/apple-analyst-dispatches-from-a-taiwan-and-china-road-trip/">Apple analyst: Dispatches from a Taiwan and China road trip</a> (Fortune)</p><p><a href="http://www.macworld.co.uk/ipad-iphone/news/?newsid=3404278&pagtype=allchandate">Apple&#039;s iPad mini to be WiFi only alongside new, UK 4G iPad?</a> (Macworld UK)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=dosDzRdG9WuTaXMu4R270orJO-jLM&ned=us">535 additional articles.</a></p>