Official iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3 Pricing in India

At its annual October event, Apple today introduced the iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3 — the latest generation of its iPad lineup. The new iPad Air 2 features a completely overhauled industrial design that makes it the thinnest iPad ever at just 6.1mm thin. It features an improved Retina display with more vibrant colors, an improved camera which takes breathtaking photos and Touch ID. On the inside, it boasts a new A8X chip that offers 40% better CPU performance at 2.5 times the GPU performance compared to previous generation iPad as well as a faster 802.11ac Wi-Fi module with data rates up to 866Mbps.

Both the iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3 will be available in Gold, Silver & Space Grey variants.

The following is the official pricing of the iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3 in India:

iPad Air 2 Pricing in India

iPad Model16GB64GB128GB
iPad Air 2 - Wi-fi Rs. 35,900Rs. 42,900Rs. 49,900
iPad Air 2 - Wifi + CellularRs. 45,900Rs. 52,900Rs. 59,900
iPad mini 3 - WifiRs. 28,900Rs. 35,900Rs. 42,900
iPad mini 3 - Wifi + CellularRs. 38,900Rs. 45,900Rs. 52,900
iPad AirRs. 28,900
iPad mini 2 (Retina display)Rs. 21,900
iPad miniRs. 17,900

iPhone 6 & iPhone 6 Plus Arrive in 36 More Countries and Territories This Month

Apple today announced that the iPhone 6 & iPhone 6 Plus would be arriving in 36 more countries and territories this month. This is the fastest ever rollout by Apple for iPhone and it begins with two of the largest mobile markets in the world.

  • Friday, October 17: China, India and Monaco
  • Thursday, October 23: Israel
  • Friday, October 24: Czech Republic, French West Indies, Greenland, Malta, Poland, Reunion Island and South Africa
  • Thursday, October 30: Bahrain and Kuwait
  • Friday, October 31: Albania, Bosnia, Croatia, Estonia, Greece, Guam, Hungary, Iceland, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Macau, Macedonia, Mexico, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia, South Korea, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine and Thailand

The iPhone is set to be released here in India at midnight on October 17th and the stores (Apple Premium Resellers) have already taken over 100 pre-orders each. I opted for a Space Gray, 64GB iPhone 6 this year that will replace by Silver 16GB iPhone 5 and I’m hoping to pick it up at midnight, right after the Apple Event scheduled on Oct. 16th.

iPhone 6 Pre-Orders in China Top 20 Million

[…] China’s three biggest carriers including China Mobile, China Unicom, and China Telecom have processed over 10 million of those pre-orders, while JD.com states that it has received 9.5 million pre-orders for both devices. JD.com specifies that 4.7 million pre-orders are for the iPhone 6, while 4.8 million pre-orders are for the iPhone 6 Plus. The figures also do not include pre-orders accepted by Apple or its over 6,000 resellers in the country.

Doomed.

Apple’s Next Event Set for Oct. 16

“It’s been way too long.”

I am really hoping we see some big updates to the Mac lineup. It feels like the Mac mini hasn’t been updated in forever and that the Retina iMac has been “coming soon” for years now.

New iCloud Pricing for India

With the launch of iOS 8 on September 17th, Apple has revamped the pricing for iCloud storage. The pricing is far more affordable now and you can get up to 1TB of storage for $19.99 a month. Every account comes with 5GB of Free storage and has the option to upgrade to 20GB for Rs. 60/month, 200GB for Rs. 250GB/month, 500GB for Rs. 600/month or 1TB for Rs. 1200/month.

This new pricing is already live if you have iOS 8 or Yosemite running on your devices.

Apple slashes iPhone prices in India

Rajat Agrawal & Sambit Satpathy for BGR India:

The 16GB and 32GB iPhone 5S variants now have a MRP of Rs 44,500 and Rs 49,500 respectively. The 8GB iPhone 5C, on the other hand, sees its price drop to Rs 31,500.

Interesting move. The iPhone 5s Gold has been selling for around 35-36k on Amazon & Flipkart over the last few days, so I wonder what effect this price cut has on those prices.

With the imminent launch of iPhone 6 in India next month (likely October 17th), I’m hoping it is priced just below the 50k mark.

Free Apple TV with Tata Docomo Broadband

Tata Docomo’s Broadband services are currently offering a Free Apple TV with every yearly subscription to any of their “Lightning Plans”. These are their broadband plan offerings with download speeds ranging from 20Mbps to 100Mbps and the offer is applicable only for Karnataka, Mumbai, Maharashtra & Goa circles.

The minimum monthly rental for these plans is Rs. 2199, so you’d be shelling out Rs. 26,388 + taxes upfront for this offer.