The iPhone 7 and Apple Watch Series 2 were in the spotlight Wednesday morning, Apple quietly lowered the prices on the iPad lineup while bumping up storage. The 16GB storage option is gone and a 256GB option is available, just like the iPhone 7.
The iPad mini and iPad Air 2 got across the board storage increases, while the iPad Pro got price cuts. Here’s the breakdown:
iPad mini
- iPad mini 2 Wi-Fi: 32GB $269 (previously 16GB)
- iPad mini 2 Wi-Fi + Cellular: 32GB $399 (previously 16GB)
- iPad mini 4 Wi-Fi : 32GB $399 (previously 16GB)
- iPad mini 4 Wi-Fi + Cellular: 32GB $529 (previously 16GB)
- iPad mini 4 Wi-Fi: 128GB $499 (previously 64GB)
- iPad mini 4 Wi-Fi + Cellular: 128GB $629 (previously 64GB)
iPad Air 2
- Wi-Fi: 32GB $399 (previously 16GB)
- Wi-Fi + Cellular: 32GB $529 (previously 16GB)
- Wi-Fi: 128GB $499 (previously 64GB)
- Wi-Fi + Cellular: 128GB $629 (previously 64GB)
iPad Pro
- 9.7-inch Wi-Fi: 32GB $599 (unchanged)
- 9.7-inch Wi-Fi + Cellular: 32GB $729 (unchanged)
- 9.7-inch Wi-Fi: 128GB $699 (previously $749)
- 9.7-inch Wi-Fi + Cellular: 128GB $829 (previously $879)
- 9.7-inch Wi-Fi: 256GB $799 (previously $899)
- 9.7-inch Wi-Fi + Cellular: 256GB $929 (previously $1,029)
- 12.9-inch Wi-Fi: 32GB $799 (unchanged)
- 12.9-inch Wi-Fi: 128GB $899 (previously $949)
- 12.9-inch Wi-Fi + Cellular: 128GB $1,029 (previously $1,079)
- 12.9-inch Wi-Fi: 256GB $999 (previously $1,099)
- 12.9-inch Wi-Fi + Cellular: 256GB $1,129 (previously $1,229)
Overall I think that is good news. My personal opinion is that these new storage/price combinations is what it should have been for months now; especially for back-to-school shopping.
Also, it seems the Apple TV 3 has been removed from the Apple Store (sorry, I still call it that).
I now have a 65″ 4K UHD TV with HDR, so I am really hoping Apple updates the Apple TV to support 4K and HDR. My new TV has Netflix built in, so I upgraded my Netflix account to get 4K content. Let me just say that it is jaw dropping. I watched the new season of Narcos in 4K and it is breathtakingly good (both in picture quality and as a show).