Apple launches new iPad in India at Rs 30,500

Apple's new iPad, with a price tag of Rs.30,500-Rs.50,900, hit the Indian market on Friday.


The tablet features a new retina display, Apple's newA5X chip with quad-core graphics and a 5 megapixel iSight camera and 1080pHD video.


The PC maker said it had slashed by almost 20 percent the price of iPad 2, which was launched in India last year, to Rs.24,500.


The new iPads are available in black and white colours. While the 16GB model wi-fi models are available for Rs.30,500, the 32GB model costs Rs.36,500 and 64GB model Rs.42,500, the company said in a statement.


The iPad wi-fi, 4G tablets are available for Rs.38,900 for the 16GB model, Rs.44,900 for the 32GB model and Rs.50,900 for the 64GB model.


iPad 2 whose prices have been slashed are available for Rs.24,500 for the 16 GB wi-fi model instead of Rs.29,500 and Rs.32,900 for the 16 GB wi-fi + 3G model instead of earlier pricing of Rs.34,500.

Apple iPad 3 specifications

Design

• Device type:
  • Tablet
• OS:
  • iOS (5.1)
• Form factor:
  • Candybar
• Dimensions:
  • 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 (241.2 x 185.7 x 9.4 mm)
• Weight:
  • 23.00 oz (652 g)
    the average is 17.8 oz (508 g)

Display

• Physical size:
  • 9.70 inches
• Resolution:
  • 2048 x 1536 pixels
• Pixel density:
  • 264 ppi
• Technology:
  • IPS LCD
• Colors:
  • 16 777 216
• Touchscreen:
  • • Capacitive, Multi-touch
• Features:
  • Light sensor

Battery

• Capacity:
  • 11560 mAh

Hardware

• Processor:
  • Dual core, 1000 MHz, Apple A5X
• Graphics processor:
  • • Quad core PowerVR SGX543MP4
• System memory:
  • 1024 MB RAM
• Built-in storage:
  • 64000 MB

Camera

• Camera:
  • • 5 megapixels
  • Aperture size:
    • F2.4
  • Features:
    • Back-illuminated sensor (BSI), Auto focus, Touch to focus, Video stabilizer, Face detection, Geo tagging
• Camcorder:
  • • 1920x1080 (1080p HD) (30 fps)
• Front-facing camera:
  • 0.3 megapixels VGA

Multimedia

• Music player:
  • Filter by:
    • Album, Artist, Genre, Playlists
  • Features:
    • Album art cover, Background playback, Dolby Digital
• Speakers:
  • Earpiece, Loudspeaker
• YouTube player:
  • Yes

Internet browsing

• Browser:
  • • Yes
  • Supports:
    • HTML, HTML5
• Built-in online services support:
  • Facebook, YouTube (upload), Flickr, Twitter

Technology

• Positioning:
  • Wi-Fi positioning

Phone features

• Phonebook:
  • Unlimited entries
• Organizer:
  • Calendar, Alarm, Document viewer (Office 2007, Office 2003, PDF, Other, .jpg, .tiff, .htm, .html, .key, .numbers, .pages, .txt, .vcf), Calculator
• Messaging:
  • Threaded view, Predictive text input
• E-mail:
  • • IMAP, POP3, SMTP, Microsoft Exchange

Connectivity

• Bluetooth:
  • • 4.0
• Wi-Fi:
  • • 802.11 b, g, n, a
  • Mobile hotspot:
    • Yes
• USB:
  • • Yes
  • Connector:
    • Proprietary
• HDMI:
  • • Yes
• • TV-Out, Computer sync, OTA sync

Other features

• Notifications:
  • Silent mode, Speakerphone
• Sensors:
  • • Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
• • Voice commands, Voice recording

Availability

• Officially announced:
  • 07 Mar 2012

Shopping information

• Accessories:
  • Dock Connector to USB Cable, 10W USB Power Adapter, Documentation