Update: TELUS is now showing the iPad mini with Retina display as available online. As expected, the prices are the same as below and you can grab one in Silver or Space Grey. Grab it here.
The iPad mini with Retina display officially launched last week via Apple, but it seem that the carriers will follow through and make this tablet available in their line-up.
According to an internal TELUS doc we received it shows the lucky date of November 22nd is when eager iPad enthusiasts will be able to secure their order. As expected, the specs and pricing are the exact same, but TELUS –presumedly the other carriers — will only make the 16GB and 32GB in Space Grey and Silver available.
Here’s the pricing that you can expect to see on November 22nd, which includes the Easy Tablet option:
iPad mini with Retina display – Space Grey 16GB:
– $549 outright; Easy Tablet 1-year $309; Easy Tablet 2-year $69
iPad mini with Retina display – Space Grey 32GB
– $649 outright; Easy Tablet 1-year $409; Easy Tablet 2-year $169
iPad mini with Retina display – Silver 16GB
– $549 outright; Easy Tablet 1-year $309; Easy Tablet 2-year $69
iPad mini with Retina display – Silver 32GB
– $649 outright; Easy Tablet 1-year $409; Easy Tablet 2-year $169
The doc also notes that customers can use the “tablet trade-in promotion” that “guarantees a minimum $100 trade-in value on any tablet when activating a new tablet with TELUS.”
As a refresher, here’s the complete specs of the iPad mini with Retina display:
- 7.9-inch Retina display (2048 x 1536, 326 ppi)
- A7 chip
- LTE (Bands 4 and 17)
- UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz)
- GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
- 5MP camera captures 1080p HD videos
- 720p HD Facetime video calling over Wi-Fi or cellular
- Bluetooth 4.0
- 200 x 134.7 x 7.5 mm (LxWxT)
- 331 grams
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