The challenge for the designer is to choose the right marker with which to represent the data point, with size and color being the most prominent considerations.

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Compared to a similar case made for the two latest generations of the bigger iPad, this case again suggests a slimmer and narrower iPad is in the works, which would mean that this mysterious tablet is likely to have the same screen size but thinner left and right-side bezels -- just like the iPad mini.

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