Apple, on Monday, has launched two new iPads to further expand its iPad-lineup in India. The Cupertino, California-based company launched a new 10.5-inch iPad Air as well as an upgraded iPad Mini model that will succeed the company’s existing iPad mini 4. Apple is calling the new iPads the iPad Air and the iPad Mini respectively. According to the company, the new iPad models pack the A12 Bionic chip, an advanced Retina display, and support for Apple Pencil. The iPad (2018) and both iPad Pro models will continue to be available, however, the iPad Mini 4 model has been discontinued.
The new iPad Air bears a starting price of $449 for the WiFi-only model, while the WiFi+Cellular model will retail starting $629. The iPad Mini starts at $399 for the WiFi-only model, the WiFi+Cellular model will be sold starting at $529. In India, the WiFi-only iPad Air has been priced starting at ₹44,990 and the Wi-Fi + Cellular version of iPad Air will retail at Rs. 55,900. The iPad Mini pricing starts at ₹34,990 for the Wifi-only model while the Wifi+Cellular model of the iPad Mini is priced at ₹45,990. Both iPad Air and iPad mini will be offered in silver, space grey, and gold colors in 64GB and 256GB storage configurations.
According to Apple, the new iPad Air and the iPad Mini are available for order in 27 countries through Apple.com and Apple Store app. Some of the major markets that are getting the upgraded iPad models are US, UK, Germany, Australia, Canada, Singapore, Italy, and Japan. The new iPad will be reaching India “soon”, however, the company is yet to release the specific date of the launch.
In terms of specification, the iPad Air features a 10.5-inch LED-backlit Retina display with 1668×2224 pixels resolution. It is powered by the A12 Bionic processor that is present on the company’s iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max. At the camera front, the device sports an 8-megapixel f/2.4 rear camera on the tablet with a five-element lens, but there is no flash. At the front, the iPad Air (2019) has a 7-megapixel front shooter as well on the device with Retina flash support.
Connectivity options include Wi-Fi 802.11ac (Wi-Fi 5), Bluetooth 5.0, and optional LTE support. Face ID is not present, but the company has included Touch ID support.
The iPad Mini, on the other hand, includes a 7.9-inch LED-backlit Retina display with 1536×2048 pixels resolution. Rest of the specifications of the device are similar to iPad Air.
Compared to iPad (2018), the iPad Air (2019) offers a 70 percent boost in the performance and twice in graphics capabilities, according to Apple.
Apple says that the Apple Pencil (First Generation, which is compatible with the original iPad Pro models and the iPad 2018) will be sold separately at $99 (₹8,500 in India). The Smart Keyboard for the iPad Air will be offered at $159 (₹13,900 in India). Additionally, Apple will also be selling Polyurethane Smart Covers for both iPad Air and iPad mini, which will retail at $39 (₹3500 in India) for iPad mini and at $49 (₹3700 in India) for iPad Air in charcoal grey, white, pink sand and a new papaya, with additional Leather Smart Covers available for iPad Air in black, saddle brown, midnight blue, and red at $69.
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