Apple introduced a new revision of the Apple iPad (2022). It’s only for China and the upgrade is really only new in that market. We can see why Cupertino didn’t want to make a big deal out of it.
What’s new is that the 5G versions of the
tablet now support eSIM. Previously, you had to put in a nano-SIM card (and
that is still an option), now you can skip the physical card if you want. Note
that this is available only to China Unicom subscribers. Of course, Apple was
already selling iPad (2022) tablets with eSIM in North America, Europe, India
and other markets, which is why this announcement is only for China. The local
market just doesn’t have many eSIM options and even the iPhones (which are
eSIM-only in the US) still use physical SIM cards.
The 5G version of the iPad (2022) is
available from Apple.com at CNY 4,800 for a 64GB slate, up from CNY 3,600 for
the Wi-Fi only version. The 256GB 5G model is CNY 6,000.
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