As the earlier
rumors mentioned that the new iPad would arrive in Malaysia's shore by end of April turns out to be true. Along with Malaysia, there are 11 other countries to be receiving the first batch of the new iPad - South Korea, Brunei, Croatia, Cyprus, Dominican Replubic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Panama, St Maarten, Uruguay and Venezuela.
The price is expected to be the same here in Malaysia starting from RM1499 being the lowest model with 16GB WiFi. So, who's providing 4G LTE in Malaysia? None for the moment..
Below are the text from Cupertino:
CUPERTINO, California―April 16, 2012―Apple® today announced the new
iPad®, the third generation of its category defining mobile device, will
arrive in South Korea and 11 additional countries on Friday, April 20.
The new iPad features a stunning new Retina™ display, Apple's new A5X
chip with quad-core graphics and a 5 megapixel iSight® camera with
advanced optics for capturing amazing photos and 1080p HD video. The new
iPad still delivers the same all-day 10 hour battery life* while
remaining amazingly thin and light.
In addition to South
Korea, the new iPad also will be available beginning on Friday, April 20
in Brunei, Croatia, Cyprus, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala,
Malaysia, Panama, St Maarten, Uruguay and Venezuela. Beginning on
Friday, April 27, the new iPad will be available in Colombia, Estonia,
India, Israel, Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro, South Africa and Thailand.
The new iPad Wi-Fi models will be available in black or white for a
suggested retail price of $499 (US) for the 16GB model, $599 (US) for
the 32GB model and $699 (US) for the 64GB model. The iPad Wi-Fi + 4G
models will be available for a suggested retail price of $629 (US) for
the 16GB model, $729 (US) for the 32GB model and $829 (US) for the 64GB
model.** The new iPad will be sold through the Apple Online Store
(www.apple.com) and select Apple Authorized Resellers. Additionally,
iPad 2 is available at a more affordable price starting at just $399.
*Battery life depends on device settings, usage and other factors. Actual results vary.
**4G LTE is supported only on AT&T and Verizon networks in the
U.S. and on Bell, Rogers and Telus networks in Canada. Data plans sold
separately.
Apple designs Macs, the best personal computers
in the world, along with OS X, iLife, iWork and professional software.
Apple leads the digital music revolution with its iPods and iTunes
online store. Apple has reinvented the mobile phone with its
revolutionary iPhone and App Store, and is defining the future of mobile
media and computing devices with iPad.
Source: Apple
