Apple® today announced iPad® with Retina® display replaces iPad 2 as the
most affordable 9.7-inch iPad at $399 for the 16GB Wi-Fi model and $529
for the Wi-Fi + Cellular model. The fourth generation iPad features the
amazing 9.7-inch Retina display, the Apple-designed A6X chip, ultrafast
Wi-Fi, a 5MP iSight® camera which also captures 1080p HD video, a
FaceTime® HD camera, and support for LTE carriers worldwide,¹ all while
delivering up to 10 hours of battery life.² iPad with Retina display
comes with iOS 7, featuring hundreds of great new features, including
Control Center, Notification Center, improved Multitasking, AirDrop®,
enhanced Photos, Safari®, Siri® and iTunes Radio℠.³
“Now for $399 customers can get iPad with a stunning 9.7-inch Retina
display, fast A6X chip, and 5MP iSight camera, offering a dramatic
upgrade in power, performance and value compared to the iPad 2 it
replaces,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of
Worldwide Marketing. “The iPad line sets the gold-standard in mobile
computing and all iPads have access to the largest and best ecosystem of
more than 500,000 iPad optimized apps from the App Store.”
iPad customers have access to the revolutionary App Store℠, which offers
more than one million apps to iPhone®, iPad and iPod touch® users in 155
countries around the world, and more than 500,000 apps are designed
specifically for iPad. More than 65 billion apps have been downloaded
from the App Store, which offers customers an incredible range of apps
in 24 categories, including newspapers and magazines in Newsstand, games
and entertainment, kids, education, business, news, sports, health and
fitness and travel. The iLife® suite of creative apps, including
iPhoto®, iMovie® and GarageBand®, and the iWork® suite of productivity
apps, including Pages®, Numbers® and Keynote® are essential to the Apple
experience and are now free, so more iPad users have access to these
great apps that are optimized to support 64-bit technology and include
hundreds of new features.
Pricing & Availability
iPad with Retina display models in black or white are available for a
suggested retail price of $399 (US) for the 16GB Wi-Fi model and $529
(US) for the 16GB Wi-Fi + Cellular model for either AT&T, Sprint,
T-Mobile or Verizon. Smart Cover® and Smart Case for iPad with Retina
display are available in dark gray for $39 (US) and $49 (US)
respectively through the Apple Online Store (www.apple.com),
Apple’s retail stores and select Authorized Apple Resellers. iPad Air™
with Wi-Fi models are available in silver or space gray for a suggested
retail price of $499 (US) for the 16GB model, $599 (US) for the 32GB
model, $699 (US) for the 64GB model and $799 (US) for the 128GB model.
iPad Air with Wi-Fi + Cellular are available for a suggested retail
price of $629 (US) for the 16GB model, $729 (US) for the 32GB model,
$829 (US) for the 64GB model and $929 (US) for the 128GB model.
iPad mini™ with Retina display Wi-Fi models are available in silver or
space gray for a suggested retail price of $399 (US) for the 16GB model,
$499 (US) for the 32GB model, $599 (US) for the 64GB model and $699 (US)
for the 128GB model. iPad mini with Retina display Wi-Fi + Cellular
models will be available for a suggested retail price of $529 (US) for
the 16GB model, $629 (US) for the 32GB model, $729 (US) for the 64GB
model and $829 (US) for the 128GB model. Additionally, the original iPad
mini is offered at $299 (US) for the 16GB Wi-Fi model and $429 (US) for
the 16GB Wi-Fi + Cellular model for either AT&T, Sprint, T-mobile or
Verizon.
¹LTE is available through select carriers. Network speeds are dependent
on carrier networks. Check with your carrier for details.
²Battery life depends on device settings, usage and other factors.
Actual results vary.
³iTunes Radio is available with iOS 7 in the US and Australia.
Apple designs Macs, the best personal computers in the world, along with
OS X, iLife, iWork and professional software. Apple leads the digital
music revolution with its iPods and iTunes online store. Apple has
reinvented the mobile phone with its revolutionary iPhone and App Store,
and is defining the future of mobile media and computing devices with
iPad.
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