Apple Announces New 9.7-inch iPad With A10 Fusion Chipset and Apple Pencil Support

Apple has introduced a new cheaper iPad at its education event in Chicago. Apple has announced a refreshed 9.7-inch iPad aimed at schools in the United States with Apple Pencil support and a cheaper price tag compared to last year’s iPad. Surprisingly, the newly announced iPad will be available across Apple stores starting today. The new tablet will be up for purchase in three colour options- space gray, silver and an all-new gold variant. The introduction of gold-coloured iPad also gives us an indication that the iPhone X will also be made available in a new gold colour very soon.

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Last year, Apple took a major step by launching the iPad at $329 and this year it’s going to be even cheaper, but sadly, only for students and teachers. For students, the 2018 Apple iPad 9.7-inch model will be available at $299 (approx. Rs 19,500), while for the normal consumers, it will retail for the same $329 (approx. Rs 21,400). And the same applies to Apple Pencil as students & teachers can get it for $89 (approx. Rs 5,800) and for normal users, it will be available at the same steep price of $99 (approx. Rs 6,432).

Apple was rumoured to launch the same iPad at $259 outright for all the users, but still, the iPad 9.7-inch 2018 model packs enough hardware for the asking price. The new tablet from the Cupertino giant has support for Touch ID (placed to the front), HD FaceTime camera, 8MP rear camera, LTE option (a bonus for students) and the Apple A10 Fusion chipset which powered the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus smartphones in the past.