Apple to start selling iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3 with cellular support in China this week
Apple has just announced that it’s set to start selling the iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3 in China beginning this week.
Both of Apple’s latest tablets are available in Apple’s largest market in both WLAN and WLAN + Cellular versions.
According to Apple, the cellular-enabled models support TD-LTE and FDD-LTE standards, as well as TD-SCDMA, DC-HSDPA, HSPA+ and other networks, “giving iPad Air 2 customers in China the ability to stay connected on advanced cellular data networks in China and around the world so they can go more places and do more things.”
Apple has the following suggested retail prices for the iPad Air 2 and the iPad mini 3 in China:
- iPad Air 2 with WLAN 16GB: ¥3,588 ($581)
- iPad Air 2 with WLAN 64GB: ¥4,288 ($695)
- iPad Air 2 with WLAN 128GB: ¥4,988 ($808)
- iPad Air 2 with WLAN + Cellular 16GB: ¥4,488 ($727)
- iPad Air 2 with WLAN + Cellular 64GB: ¥5,188 ($840)
- iPad Air 2 with WLAN + Cellular 128GB: ¥5,888 ($954)
- iPad mini 3 with WLAN 16GB: ¥2,888 ($468)
- iPad mini 3 with WLAN 64GB: ¥3,588 ($581)
- iPad mini 3 with WLAN 128GB: ¥4,288 ($695)
- iPad mini 3 with WLAN + Cellular 16GB: ¥3,788 ($614)
- iPad mini 3 with WLAN + Cellular 64GB: ¥4,488 ($727)
- iPad mini 3 with WLAN + Cellular 128GB: ¥5,188 ($840)
With the launch of the iPad Air 2 and the iPad mini 3 in China, Apple has reduced the prices of the iPad Air, the iPad mini 2, and the iPad mini.
Apple started selling its latest smartphones, the iPhone 6 and the iPhone 6 Plus, with support for TD-LTE and FDD-LTE in China on Oct. 17.
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