New iPad makes local debut

The new iPad at a store in Mumbai on Friday. (Reuters)

New Delhi, April 27: Apple’s the New iPad landed on Indian stores today, less than two months of its launch in the US.

Flaunting the Retina display and wired to 4G, the iPad3 has been priced from Rs 30,500 onwards.

The iPad Wi-Fi and iPad Wi-Fi+4G will be available in black and white and come in 16GB, 32GB and 64GB models.

The cheapest 16GB Wi-Fi model is priced at Rs 30,500. The 32GB model is priced at Rs 36,500 and 64GB at Rs 42,500.

The price of 4G-enabled Wi-Fi models starts from Rs 38,900 for the 16GB model, Rs 44,900 for 32GB and Rs 50,900 for 64GB.

Pricing of the new iPad:

wi-fi models

16GB – 30,500 rupees

32GB – 36,500 rupees

64GB – 42,500 rupees

wi-fi 4G models

16GB – 38,900 rupees

32GB – 44,900 rupees

64GB – 50,900 rupees

The new-generation iPad was launched in the US on March 16. Analysts said the move to bring the product to India within months of its US launch was aimed at countering gray market sales.

Electronic outlets in the country’s grey markets got their first batch of the new tablet from Singapore and Hong Kong by early April.