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New iPad to hit Indian stores on April 27
The much awaited new iPad will be hitting the Indian stores on April 27, Apple Inc said on Monday.
The third generation of its category defining mobile device, will arrive in South Korea and 11 additional countries on Friday, April 20.
The new iPad features a stunning new Retina™ display, Apple's new A5X chip with quad-core graphics and a 5 megapixel iSight® camera with advanced optics for capturing amazing photos and 1080p HD video.
The new iPad still delivers the same all-day 10 hour battery life while remaining amazingly thin and light.
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New iPad to hit Indian stores on April 27
According to Apple, in addition to South Korea, the new iPad will also be available from April 20 in Brunei, Croatia, Cyprus, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Malaysia, Panama, St Maarten, Uruguay and Venezuela.
From April 27, besides India, the new iPad will be available in Colombia, Estonia, Israel, Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro, South Africa and Thailand.
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New iPad to hit Indian stores on April 27
Apple CEO Tim Cook described the new iPad as a "post-PC" revolution at its launch instead of naming it iPad 3.
The new iPad Wi-Fi and iPad Wi-Fi plus 4G will be available in black or white in 16GB, 32GB and 64GB models.
The company will continue to sell the iPad 2 in India but has slashed its prices, with the 16 GB wi-fi model now available for Rs 24,500 while the 3G version will cost Rs 32,900, Apple said.
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New iPad to hit Indian stores on April 27
Pricing
The new iPad Wi-Fi models will be available in black or white for a suggested retail price of:16GB Model -- Rs 30,500 inclusive of VAT, (Rs 29,048 excluding VAT),
32 GB Model -- Rs 36,500 inc. VAT, (Rs 34,762 ex VAT ),
64GB Model -- Rs 42,500 inc. VAT, ( Rs 40,476 ex VAT).
The iPad Wi-Fi + 4G models will be available for a suggested retail price of:
16 GB Model -- Rs 38,900 inc. VAT, (Rs 37,048 exVAT)
32GB Model -- Rs 44,900 inc. VAT, (Rs 42,762 ex VAT)
64GB Model -- Rs 50,900 inc. VAT, (Rs 48,476 ex VAT).
The new iPad will be sold through select Apple Authorized Resellers.
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New iPad to hit Indian stores on April 27
Apple said the battery life depends on device settings, usage and other factors.
The 4G LTE is supported only on AT&T and Verizon networks in the US and on Bell, Rogers and Telus networks in Canada.
The new iPad is, however, not compatible with the 4G LTE network currently available in India and customers will have to make do with the 3G networks.
iPad 2, however, is available at a more affordable price starting at just Rs 24,500 inc. VAT, (Rs 23,333 ex VAT) for the 16 GB Wi-Fi model, and just Rs 32,900 inc. VAT, (Rs 31,333 ex VAT) for the 16 GB Wi-Fi + 3G model.