Apple announced plans to launch next week sales in China Tablet PC iPad Air 2 and iPad mini third-generation cellular module equipped with LTE. This was reported in a press release.
Apple today officially unveiled the new versions of iPad, equipped with network support TD-LTE and FDD-LTE. These models are designed for Chinese consumers. As is well known, operators in the PRC went their own way and began to develop an improved version of LTE-networks - format TD-LTE. Expand based on its cellular network cellular provider was much more profitable - price of the equipment below and one base station coverage is wider.Besides Chinese modification is compatible with other formats, fourth-generation networks - such as WiMax.
Apple has said that the new model iPad, supporting TD-LTE and FDD-LTE, also compatible with mobile standard TD-SCDMA, DC-HSDPA and other popular networks, including GSM / EDGE and HSPA +.
iPad Air 2 with support for TD-LTE and FDD-LTE will be sold in China for the same price as the regular version. Junior model tablet with 16 gigabytes of memory will cost 3588 yuan. The same device, but with 128 GB of memory will cost 4988 yuan.
iPad mini 3 will also be available in several configurations. In sale devices 16, 32, 64 and 128 GB of memory, Wi-Fi only or + LTE, in silver, gold and gray colors. Prices start from 2888 for the simplest model of the second generation (16GB, Wi-Fi) to 5888 yuan for heaped version (128 GB, Wi-Fi + LTE).