After Apple released the original iPad in 2010, it tested a second-generation model that only had 8GB of storage. Apple’s original ‌iPad‌ started with 16GB of storage, and Apple never released an ‌iPad‌ that had less storage space than that. Prior to the launch of the ‌iPad‌ 3, there were rumors suggesting that Apple would release a low-cost iPad 2 with 8GB storage. From the original ‌iPhone‌ to the ‌iPhone‌ 4s, 8GB storage was an option, but the 2012 ‌iPhone‌ 5 started with 16GB of storage. This article, “8GB iPad Prototype from 2011 Reveals Apple’s Scrapped Budget Model” first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums