<p>Digitimes reports that Apple will soon begin trial production on its fifth-generation iPad, with full production said to be planned to begin in July. Based on that schedule, Apple could hit monthly production of 2-3 million units by September as it prepares to launch the updated version of its full-size tablet.</p><p>Mockup of iPad 5 next to iPad mini and iPhone 5As with a number of previous rumors, the report claims that the new iPad will be narrower, thinner, and lighter than the current design, taking a number of design cues from the iPad mini. As a result, Digitimes says that the new iPad will be 25-33% lighter than the current models, in line with previous claims from KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.The display of the new iPad, which will hit market shelves as early as September, will still be a 2,048 x 1,536 Retina display, the same as the one used in the 4th-generation model, except that the new display is built on a glass substrate of 0.2mm, thinner than the 0.25mm one for the 4th-generation device, the sources said, adding the new table will has a narrow bezel.</p><p>The touch panel solution for 5th-generation iPad is GF2 (1 layer of glass and two layers of ITO film) instead of G/G bonding used in 4th-generation iPad, the sources added.</p><p>The new iPad will use one LED light bar for backlighting, compared to two LED light bars used in 4th-generation iPad, the sources noted.Kuo had previously predicted that production on the new iPad would ramp up in August or September, with shipments following soon thereafter.</p><p><a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2013/05/20/apple-to-begin-ramping-up-production-of-25-33-lighter-ipad-in-july/">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://appleinsider.com/articles/13/05/20/rumor-production-of-apples-33-lighter-fifth-gen-ipad-to-begin-in-july">Rumor: Production of Apple&#039;s 33% lighter fifth-gen iPad to begin in July</a> (Apple Insider)</p><p><a href="http://www.cultofmac.com/227939/5th-gen-ipad-to-enter-production-in-july-ahead-of-september-release-rumor/">5th Gen iPad To Enter Production In July Ahead Of September Release</a> (Cult of Mac)</p><p><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/apple-will-begin-production-of-a-lighter-thinner-ipad-in-july-says-digitimes-2013-5">Apple Will Begin Production Of A Lighter, Thinner iPad In July, Says DigiTimes</a> (Business Insider)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=d1NRWlhMeL9W-CM_EdjYl5nxoQHRM&ned=us">39 additional articles.</a></p>