So , the wait is finally over . Apple has finally launched the iPad Air and iPad Mini Retina tablets (retina display) in India. These two tablets can be bought with different storage capacities (namely 16/32/64/128 GB) with GSM/WiFi network connectivity options from the nearest Apple retail stores.

iPad Air Specifications :-

A nano Sim tablet , iPad Air comes with the support for 2G/3G/4G network connectivity and runs on the Apple’s improved IOS 7 platform.This iPad features 1 GB DDR3 RAM and has data storage capacities of 16/32/64/128 GB respectively.This tablet doesn’t support storage extension through a MicroSD ,thus you’ll need to be careful on choosing a tablet with a data storage capacity that will meet your requirements. iPad Air includes a 5 megapixel rear and a 1.2 megapixel front snapper . The rear camera can shoot HD 1080p videos whereas the front camera can record 720p semi- HD videos. iPad Air is equipped with a dual core 1.3 GHz microprocessor and uses a PowerVR GPU (G6430 quad core chipset model) . Weighing around 470 grams , iPad Air sports a massive 9.7 inch scratch resistant touchscreen display . The display has a HD 1536 x 2048 pixel resolution and a pixel density around 265 . This IOS 7 tablet offers a good talktime around 10 hours with its 8820 mAh battery.This tablet lacks support for Java apps and misses out FM Radio.

iPad Air price in India :-

16 GB model WiFi : 35000 - 36000 Rs | GSM : 44000 - 45000 Rs
32 GB model WiFi : 42000 - 43000 Rs | GSM : 51000 - 52000 Rs
64 GB model WiFi : 49000 - 50000 Rs | GSM : 58000 - 59000 Rs
128 GB model WiFi :5600 - 57000 Rs | GSM : 65000 - 66000 Rs

iPad Mini Retina Specifications :-

Well , this tablet is no different from iPad Air . Mini Retina comes with trimmed specifications of iPad Air at lower costs.iPad Mini Retina comes with the same camera specifications,memory, talk-time as iPad Air. This tablet comes with a 7.9 inch touchscreen retina fingerprint resistant coating display that has a pixel density around 326, screen resolution of 2048 x 1536 pixels . iPad Mini Retina features a Cortex A7 architecture based dual core processor | M7 motion co-processor.

iPad Mini Retina price in India :-

16 GB model WiFi : 21000 - 22000 Rs | GSM : 37000 - 38000 Rs
32 GB model GSM : 44000 - 45000 Rs
64 GB model GSM : 51000 - 52000 Rs
128 GB model GSM : 58000 - 59000 Rs

common features between these 2 tablets :-

  • GPS support.
  • no FM Radio .
  • dual core processor.
  • 1 GB RAM.
  • No MicroSD card support
  • space grey and silver color options.
  • Accelerometer,gyro , ambient light,compass sensors.
  • 5 MP rear camera with F/2.2 Aperture . LED flash.
  • good talk-time.
  • HD touchscreen display .
  • cloud storage + pre-installed applications.