New 9.7-inch iPad Features Stunning Retina Display & Incredible Performance
March 21 2017 - 8:30AM
Business Wire
All of the Fun & Power of iPad, Now Starting at $329
Apple® today updated its most popular-sized iPad®, featuring a
brighter 9.7-inch Retina® display and best-in-class performance at
its most affordable price ever, starting at $329 (US). Designed for
unmatched portability and ease of use, along with incredible
performance and all-day battery life, iPad is the world’s most
popular tablet and the primary computing device for millions of
customers around the world. Through the more than 1.3 million apps
designed specifically for iPad, customers can do even more, from
learning to code with Swift Playgrounds™ and reading books on the
large screen to boosting productivity through Microsoft Office and
using multitasking features like Split Screen.
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“iPad is the world’s most popular tablet. Customers love the
large, 9.7-inch display for everything from watching TV and movies,
to surfing the web, making FaceTime calls, and enjoying photos, and
now it is even more affordable,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s
senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing. “New customers and
anyone looking to upgrade will love this new iPad for use at home,
in school, and for work, with its gorgeous Retina display, our
powerful A9 chip, and access to the more than 1.3 million apps
designed specifically for it.”
iPad features a beautifully bright Retina display with over 3.1
million pixels for stunning pictures and videos, and is enclosed in
a sturdy yet thin aluminum unibody enclosure weighing just one
pound for great portability and durability. The Apple-designed A9
chip with 64-bit desktop-class architecture delivers fast
processing and graphics performance for apps and games, while
maintaining the same all-day battery life1 customers have come to
expect from iPad.
The front- and back-facing cameras offer exceptional low-light
performance and HD video recording, making it fun and easy to
FaceTime® with friends and family and capture unforgettable
memories using the large Retina display as a viewfinder. Ultrafast
wireless means connecting with iPad is quick and easy, and support
for LTE cellular bands worldwide helps customers stay connected
when traveling.2 Apple SIM makes it even easier to connect to
wireless data plans right from your device when traveling in more
than 140 countries and regions.
Touch ID® gives iPad users a simple and secure way to unlock
iPad, keep personal information private within apps and approve
purchases from the App Store®, iTunes Store® and iBooks Store℠.
With Apple Pay®3 on iPad, paying for physical goods and services
within apps or on a website in Safari® has never been easier.
iPad comes with iOS 10, which brings more expressive and
animated ways to communicate in Messages, new ways to use Siri®
with your favorite apps, beautifully redesigned Maps, Photos, Apple
Music® and News, and the new Home app, which lets you simply and
securely set up, manage and control your home all in one place.
Multitasking features including Slide Over, Split View and
Picture-in-Picture help you do even more.
Pricing & Availability
- iPad comes in silver, gold and space
gray and starts at $329 (US) for the 32GB with Wi-Fi model and $459
(US) for the 32GB Wi-Fi + Cellular model at Apple.com and Apple
Stores. For more information, please visit apple.com/ipad.
- iPad is available to order beginning
Friday, March 24, from Apple.com and starts delivering to customers
and arriving next week in Apple Stores, through select carriers and
Apple Authorized Resellers (prices may vary) in the US and more
than 20 countries and regions, including Australia, Canada, China,
France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Spain,
Sweden, Switzerland and the UK. Denmark, India, Mexico, Norway,
Russia, Turkey and other countries and regions will follow in
April. Brazil, Taiwan and other countries and regions will follow
in May.
- Polyurethane Smart Covers for iPad are
available for $39 (US) in charcoal gray, white, midnight blue, pink
sand and (RED) at Apple.com and Apple Stores.
- iPad mini™ 4, available in silver, gold
and space gray, now offers more capacity for the same price
starting at $399 (US) for the 128GB Wi-Fi model and $529 (US) for
the 128GB Wi-Fi + Cellular model at Apple.com and Apple
Stores.
- Every customer who buys iPad from Apple
will be offered free Personal Setup, in-store or online4, to help
them customize their iPad by setting up email, showing them new
apps from the App Store and more.
- Anyone who wants to learn the basics or
go further with their new iPad can register for a free workshop at
any Apple Store®.
1 Battery life depends on device settings, usage and other
factors. Actual results may vary.
2 LTE is available through select carriers. Network speeds are
dependent on carrier networks. Check with your carrier for
details.
3 Apple Pay is not available in all markets. For a list of Apple
Pay countries, click here.
4 In most countries.
Apple revolutionized personal technology with the introduction
of the Macintosh in 1984. Today, Apple leads the world in
innovation with iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and Apple TV.
Apple’s four software platforms — iOS, macOS, watchOS and tvOS —
provide seamless experiences across all Apple devices and empower
people with breakthrough services including the App Store, Apple
Music, Apple Pay and iCloud. Apple’s more than 100,000 employees
are dedicated to making the best products on earth, and to leaving
the world better than we found it.
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