Apple's iPad Mini said to be made by Pegatron, Foxconn

A Taiwanese news report says that assembler Pegatron scored 50 percent to 60 percent of production orders on the iPad Mini, Foxconn will supposedly get the rest.

by Dara Kerr

September 17, 2012 6:52 PM PDT

This mockup shows what an iPad Mini would likely look like alongside a regular sized iPad.

(Credit: 9to5Mac)

As chatter continues about the possibility of Apple's iPad Mini, Taiwan's Economic Daily News wrote today that much of the device's production is said to be done by the assembler Pegatron rather than Foxconn, suggesting that the device is already in production or just about to be.

Engadget picked up this information, saying the Taiwanese paper reported that Pegatron scored 50 percent to 60 percent of production orders on the iPad Mini. Up until now, Foxconn was the only iPad assembler Apple used. The Economic Daily News also wrote that between the two manufacturers, up to 5 million iPad Minis could be made each month.

Pegatron could also get its hands into iPhone 5 production. Apparently, 53 million iPhone 5s are scheduled to be shipped this year, which means more than one manufacturer will be needed to keep up with supply.