IPad Air 2 News

The tablet shipments in the consumer segment declined 28 percent in the first quarter of 2017 compared with the same period last year, resulting in a sharp 18.6 percent year-on-year (YoY) drop in total tablet shipments in India, a report said on Wednesday.

Customers who need to replace their fourth generation iPad will now get a newer and more capable iPad Air 2 as a substitute from Apple Stores and authorised service providers, a media report said.

Apple Inc unveiled an updated version of its iPad tablet with a brighter screen on Tuesday, available to order from Friday and with a $329 starting price that is the lowest ever for a full-sized tablet from Apple.

The new iPad Air 2 with Wi-Fi models is priced at Rs 35,900 for the 16GB model, Rs 42,900 for the 64GB and Rs 49,900 for the 128GB.

The new Apple iPad Air 2 and iPad Mini 3 are up for pre-order on e-commerce websites like Flipkart and Infibeam. Both the online stores are promising the new iPads to be shipped by the end of this month.

Apple, facing tough competition in the tablet market, Thursday unveiled a new line-up of iPads that feature its mobile payments system and include the fingerprint unlock used on iPhones.

Apple Inc on Thursday unveiled the world thinnest tablet, the iPad Air 2 which the company claims is just 6.1mm thin.