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Here’s a little pre-iPad 2 fun for you, in the form of a lovingly detailed mock-up of Apple’s new tablet. These photographs, which have been presented as the real deal in various places around the web, come by way of Chinese tech blog DGtle.

The snaps show us all of the expected features of the iPad 2: the front and rear-facing cameras, the thinner, flat-backed case and the white plastic antenna-window. Wait, what? At first glance the mockup looks fairly convincing, but the little details start to give things away.

First, the screen isn’t straight in the shell. The status-bar at the top is a little thicker on the left of the screen. It is also missing the word “iPad” at top left, and the battery icon is not close enough to the top right edge.

You want more? What about that headphone jack. If you thought that the original iPhone’s jack was bad (it required a special, long plug to fit all the way in), then this one will drive you crazy.

That speaker grille, too, looks suspicious. We’re expecting a beefed up speaker, but those holes look too messy. Or rather, their position looks too messy, not quite lining up properly with anything.

Finally, the whole thing just smells wrong. With the exception of the Fat iPod Nano, new Apple products always make the old ones look hopelessly outdated as soon as you see them. And as you can see from the side-by-side pictures here, the original iPad still looks a lot nicer than this “new” one.

I wouldn’t be surprised if the actual iPad 2 looks something like this, but with its paper screen and already scratched-up case, the iPad you see in the photos isn’t the real thing.

iPad2 Photo gallery [DGtle via MIC Gadget]

Photos used with permission of DGtle

See Also:

• What to Expect From Apple's iPad 2.0 Event
• Photos: Are These iPad 2 Cases?
• Rumor: iPad 2 Has Bigger Speaker, Flat Back, Smaller Body