With new iPads launching this week, Apple hikes iPad mini and iPad 2 prices in India

With Apple planning to bring its new iPad Air and iPad mini with Retina Display to India later this week, the official site already shows a price hike on some of the older models. We had expected the price rise, but the reasons behind it are still unclear.

In mid-November, when rumours about these new iPads for India started surfacing, reports claimed that the company will be increasing the price of the 16GB cellular version of the iPad mini to Rs 30,900 while the 16GB Wi-Fi version will continue to sell for Rs 21,900. If you take a look at the official site, it shows these changes now.

As expected, Apple has also hiked the price of the iPad 2. In April, Apple had dropped the prices of the iPad 2 - 16GB Wi-Fi version was priced at Rs 24,500 and 16GB Wi-Fi + 3G model at Rs 32,900. Now, the company has reverted back to the earlier prices and is selling the 16GB Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi plus Cellular version for Rs 28,900 and Rs 37,900 respectively.  However, e-commerce site Flipkart is selling these older iPad models at lower prices.

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