WiFi version iPad listed on the mainland this Friday

Apple Inc. announced today that the WiFi version of the iPad tablet will be officially launched on the Chinese mainland market on Friday, September 17, with an entry-level model priced at RMB 3,988.

The Apple Global website announced this news in the form of an official press release. The publication of global press releases on the listing of products from a single country outside the United States is quite rare in Apple's history. This shows that they attach importance to the IPO of the iPad, and may represent that Apple will pay more attention to the mainland China market in the future.

Apple official said in the press release that the WiFi version of the iPad will be available for sale at two Apple Store direct retail stores in Beijing and Shanghai, and some domestic authorized Apple retailers at 10:00 am on September 17th, Beijing time. . The 16GB flash memory version is priced at 3988 yuan, 4GB of 32GB, and 5588 yuan of 64GB. As for the WiFi+3G version, it may not be mentioned this time because of issues related to network access licenses and operator cooperation.

Apple also said that the iPad will land more countries and regional markets within the year, and the specific time-to-market and price information will be announced one after another.

Update: In Apple's official website, the iPad dealer page, only retailers in the following 15 provinces and cities are listed: Beijing, Shanghai, Heilongjiang, Chongqing, Liaoning, Fujian, Hubei, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Shanxi, Shandong, Tianjin, Jilin , Guangdong, Sichuan. It is not yet clear whether the first listing this weekend is limited to these areas.