18% thinner iPad Air 2 starts at Rs 35,900

Apple on Thursday unveiled two all-new tablets — iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3, with the former supposedly being the world's thinnest tablet.

In fact, iPad Air 2 is 18% thinner than its predecessor and measures just 6.1mm, a little more than Gionee's ultra-thin Elife S 5.5, the thinnest phone in the world. The screen size remains constant at 9.7-inch, but now boasts of anti-reflective laminated coating that reduces glare by over half. 

Weighing less than half a kilogram, iPad Air 2 features an improved Retina display for enhanced contrast. iPad Air 2 also has a Touch ID fingerprint sensor button, first introduced in iPhone 5S last year. 

iPad Air 2 with Wi-Fi models will be available for Rs 35,900 for the 16GB model, Rs 42,900 for the 64GB model and Rs 49,900 for the 128GB model. iPad Air 2 with Wi-Fi + Cellular models will be available for Rs 45,900 for the 16GB model, Rs 52,900 for the 64GB model and Rs 59,900 for the 128GB model.

Apple's iPad mini 3 with Wi-Fi models will be available for Rs 28,900 for the 16GB model, Rs 35,900 for the 64GB model and Rs 42,900 for the 128GB model. iPad mini 3 with Wi-Fi + Cellular models will be priced at Rs 38,900 for the 16GB model, Rs 45,900 for the 64GB model and Rs 52,900 for the 128GB model.

The price of older models - iPad mini 2 and iPad Air - too have been cut by Apple.