We told you it was coming; now, it has come. This morning, the iPad 2 3G finally went on sale in China.
The tablet is available for China Unicom — a surprise to exactly no one, since that’s the same company Apple has partnered with for all its 3G devices — but Apple doesn’t seem to be making a big deal out of the launch. On its official China website, the company is still pushing the new Macbook Airs and OSX Lion as the featured products. The 3G iPad 2 is available via the site, though, and the prices are exactly what we thought they would be:
- 16 GB model for 4,688 RMB ($732)
- 32 GB model for 5,488 RMB ($857)
- 64 GB model for 6,288 RMB ($982)
Those prices are, of course, quite a bit higher than the US prices, or prices in most other countries. But Chinese Apple customers are used to paying extreme premiums for their Apple gear. “Apple Stuff is Expensive” is probably not a headline thats going to start any riots. Then again, there sort of was a riot the last time Apple launched an iPad in China. Guess we’d better stay indoors today!
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