The Apple iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3 have been made available for purchase in India on Friday via Apple Shops, resellers, and e-commerce sites such as Flipkart and Infibeam.
To find the closest Apple Shops and resellers near you, you can visit Apple India's
site.
iPad mini 3 with Wi-Fi + Cellular models will be available at Rs. 38,900 for the 16GB model, Rs. 45,900 for the 64GB model and Rs. 52,900 for the 128GB model.
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Also see:
iPad Air 2 vs. iPad Air)
Available in silver, space grey, and a new gold colour variant, the new iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3 offer Touch ID so s can unlock their iPad with their fingerprint. iPad Air 2, which weighs just 437 grams, is powered by the new Apple-designed A8X chip, which delivers a 40 percent improvement in U performance and 2.5 times the graphics performance of iPad Air, and still delivers the up to 10-hour battery life.
iPad Air 2 also comes with an improved 8-megapixel camera. iPad Air 2 delivers faster connectivity with 802.11ac Wi-Fi with Multiple-In-Multiple-Out (MIMO) technology.
The only significant change in the iPad mini 3 compared to its predecessor is the addition of Touch ID fingerprint scanner.
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Also see:
iPad mini 3 vs. iPad mini 2 aka iPad mini with Retina display)
iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3 come with iOS 8.1 including Continuity features across iOS 8 and OS X Yosemite that enable
Apple products to work together seamlessly. Handoff lets you start an activity on one device and it to another, and when your iPhone is on the same Wi-Fi network, you can make and receive phone calls right from your iPad.
As with the
iPhone 6 Plus, Apple has done away with the 32GB storage capacity, while reducing the price of the 64GB variant and adding a 128GB model at the top end.
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