That's half the thickness of a sheet of paper.

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He expects the iPad 5 will use an IGZO screen, cutting the thickness in half and reducing weight.

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Although the third-generation iPad surprised many by gaining about half a millimeter of thickness, it looks like Apple could be back to trimming product dimensions by using a new kind of display technology in the next iPhone.

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At a thickness of as little as half a millimeter, a production LCD could easily be thin enough for a mobile device, too.

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