NEW DELHI: Apple has shocked its buyers in India who were expecting that older iPad models will get a price cut when the prices of the new models are announced.
Instead of slashing prices of the two-year old iPad 2 and last year’s iPad mini, the Cupertino-based manufacturer has increased the prices of the two models.
At the launch event for the new iPads in the US a month ago, Apple had announced that the fourth-generation iPad will be discontinued and only the 16GB versions (both Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi + cellular) will become the entry-level tablet models.
Now, it has listed the iPad 2’s Wi-Fi variant at Rs 28,900, up Rs 4,400 from its price tag before the prices of new iPads were revealed. The model had received a price cut in March last year when the new iPad hit the Indian market.
Its Wi-Fi and cellular model is now available at Rs 37,900, compared to its previous price tag of Rs 32,900, an increase of Rs 5,000.
iPad mini’s Wi-Fi and cellular model now costs Rs 30,900, up Rs 1,000 in comparison to its earlier price.
Apple has, however, not revised the price of its Wi-Fi-only version; it still costs Rs 21,900 and remains the cheapest iPad model in Apple’s portfolio.
Apple had recently slashed the price of its Macbook Pro laptops in the US by $200, but price tags for the machines remained unchanged in the Indian market.
