Apple iPad News and Updates: Company Upgrades New Base Storage for iPads; Double the Capacity for Lower Cost
The iPads Also Get the 32GB Internal Storage Treatment
Apple just announced the latest iPhone lineup, and with it, introduced 32GB as the new standard for internal storage. To stay true to this, Apple implements the same base storage option with the iPads, cutting down costs for more capacity.
A Long Overdue Update
The 16GB storage option has long been despised by fans, tech reviewVers, and critics alike. As Apple does not support expandable storage via microSD, users are stuck with whatever storage option they bought their devices with.
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This becomes problematic in the long run (or even after just several months for some users) as their devices get filled up with apps, photos, and other multimedia. In addition to the users' downloaded content, the devices also come with pre-installed software that could not be removed, taking up precious space in the device's storage.
With the new implemented base storage option, Apple is giving its consumers more leeway for the content of their devices at a lower cost. Additionally, the move requires the retailers to undercut the prices of the affected devices, essentially upgrading the device models a notch higher in the storage variations.
Being the geared as the center of multimedia activities and consumption in the entire Apple lineup, it is only logical for the iPad to undergo such change. The screen size and processing power of all iPad models are more than suitable for any gaming or playback activities, so content storage should follow with the demands of their users.
IPads Get Some Love
Apple's move essentially removes all 16GB iPad models currently being sold, making 32GB the base standard. The cost of the 32GB variants will then inherit the cost of the purged model, cutting down their cost. The succeeding variants would then be assuming the cost of the previously lower tiers.
This upgrade will affect all current and some older iPad variants across the range. This includes the iPad Mini 2, the iPad Mini 4, the iPad Air 2, and both the 9.7 and 12.9-inch variants of the iPad Pro. Both Wi-Fi and Cellular variants are affected, regardless of the color.
This now means that the iPad Mini 2 will come with only one storage option priced at $269 for the Wi-Fi version. Both the iPad Mini 4 and the iPad Air 2, which previously do not offer a 32GB option, now becomes standardized at $399 each for the base model. Also, this means that the highest-end 256GB Cellular model of the iPad Pro will cost a hundred dollars less, with $929 for the 9.7-inch variant, and $1129 for the 12.9 model.
