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Apple's recently unveiled iPad Air 2 and iPad Mini 3 have been put for sale in India via online stores.

The home-grown e-commerce sites, Flipkart and Infibeam, have begun taking the orders for new Apple iPad series with prices starting from ₹28,900 for the compact iPad Mini 3 and ₹35,900 for bigger iPad Air 2.

For the uninitiated, the metal-clad Apple iPad Air 2 weighs just 437g and measures just 6.1mm in thickness, making it one of the slimmest in the market in 9.0-inch plus size class.

Under the hood, it packs new generation 64-bit class Apple A8X CPU backed by M8 co-processor and houses 8mp iSight camera with 5-element lens, f/2.4 aperture and a 1.2mp FaceTime camera with HD (720p) video-recording, face-detection and is powered by built-in 27.3-watt-hour rechargeable lithium-polymer battery.

On the other hand, the smaller iPad Mini 3 sports a 7.9-inch LED back-lit multi-touch retain display with 2,048x1,536p resolutions and is powered by iOS 8.0 backed by A7(64-bit architecture) with M7 motion co-processor and houses 5mp iSight camera with 5-element lens, f/2.4 aperture, 1.2mp camera on the front with HD (720p) video-recording, face-detection and is run by built-in 23.8-watt-hour rechargeable lithium-polymer battery.

Apple iPad Air 2 and iPad Mini 3 India Price Details:

Models iPad Air 2 (Wi-Fi Only) iPad Air 2 (Wi-Fi+ SIM support) iPad Mini 3 (Wi-Fi only ) iPad Mini 3 (Wi-Fi + SIM support)
16GB ₹35,900 ₹45,900 ₹28,900 ₹38,900
64GB ₹42,900 ₹52,900 ₹35,900 ₹45,900
128GB ₹49,900 ₹59,900 ₹42,900 ₹52,900

Key Specifications of Apple iPad Air and iPad Mini 2:

Model Apple iPad Air 2 Apple iPad Mini 3
Display 9.7-inch LED-backlit display with 2,048x1,536p resolutions and comes with finger-print resistant oleophobic coating, fully laminated display with anti-reflective coatingPixel density: 264 ppi (pixel per inch) 7.9-inch LED back-lit multi-touch retain display with 2048x1536p resolutions and comes with finger-print resistant oleophobic coating,Pixel density: 264 ppi
OS iOS v8.0 (out-of-the-box), update v8.1.1 is available now iOS v8.0 (out-of-the-box), update v8.1.1 is available now
Processor Apple A8X(64-bit architecture) with M8 motion co-processor Apple A7(64-bit architecture) with M7 motion co-processor
Storage capacity 16GB/64GB/128GB 16GB/64GB/128GB
Camera Main: iSight 8.0-megapixel camera with 5-element lens, f/2.4 aperture, HDR photos, full HD video recording capability, hybrid IR filter, 3 X video zoom, Slo-mo video featureFront: 1.2-megapixel FaceTime camera with HD (720p) video recording, face-detection Main: iSight 5.0-megapixel camera with 5-element lens, f/2.4 aperture, HDR photos, full HD video recording capability, 3 x video zoom,Front: 1.2-megapixel camera with HD (720p) video recording, face-detection
Network 3G and 4G-LTE 3G and 4G-LTE
Battery Built-in 27.3-watt-hour rechargeable lithium-polymer battery;Up to 10 hours surfing web, watching video or listening to music on Wi-Fi and 9 hours via SIM Built-in 23.8-watt-hour rechargeable lithium-polymer battery;Up to 10 hours surfing web, watching video or listening to music on Wi-Fi and 9 hours via SIM
Add-ons Built-in finger-print identity sensor, Wi-Fi (802.11 a/b/g/n; dual band: 2.4GHz & 5GHz ), MIMO, Bluetooth v4.0, Nano-SIM tray for cellular model, lightning port, GSM/EDGE, iBeacon micro-location Built-in finger-print identity sensor, Wi-Fi (802.11 a/b/g/n; dual band: 2.4GHz & 5GHz ), MIMO, Bluetooth v4.0, Nano-SIM tray for cellular model, GSM/EDGE, iBeacon micro-location
Dimensions 240.0 x 169.5 x 6.1 mm (negligible difference in the SIM based model) 200 x 134.7 x 7.5 mm (negligible difference in the SIM based model)
Weight 437 g (Wi-Fi only) & 444 g (Wi-Fi + Cellular) 331 g (Wi-Fi only) & 341 g (Wi-Fi + Cellular)
Colours Gold, Space Grey & Silver Gold, Space Grey & Silver