Apple's new iPad goes on sale in India

New Delhi (Reuters) - The new iPad on sale in India on Friday minus the hysteria that had marked the launch of Apple's latest tablet in the United States and nine other countries in March.It was not consumers lining around city streets and no agonizing wait loyal fans waiting to get their hands on a new Apple device."We sell about 12 to 15 of the new iPads today," said Afzal Ahmed, a team leader at Apple Premium Reseller in New Delhi's Connaught Place. "Also, it was almost 40 which was reserved earlier.""It's certainly not the kind of mania we saw with the previous iPads."One reason could be the third generation iPad is more like an improvement, with high-definition "retina" display and better camera than the main innovation.Raman Kumar, a 31-year-old businessman walked into a 7 in the evening in New Delhi's central business district, and bought a white 64GB wi-fi and 4G version - at 50,900 rupees the most expensive iPad on offer.But the Apple fan, who already own the iPhone and the MacBook, said he may not get to use the device frequently."This is basically for my children to play games," he said.A Reuters photographer in a store in Mumbai's Bandra district after saw a teenager and two executives browsing to the new iPad but said there was little evidence will be hot seller.The new iPad on sale in India more than a month after the popular tablet computer was available in 10 countries including the United States.The third iteration of the best selling device is a price between 30,500 rupees and 50,900 rupees in the Indian market according to the variant.The iPad with 16 GB of memory that works only on wi-fi networks is the price of 30,500 rupees, while that can run on both wi-fi as well as fourth generation (4G) mobile networks costs 38,900 rupees.The new iPad, however, is not compatible with the 4G LTE network currently available in India and customers will have to do with the 3G networks.Bharti Airtel has launched India first 4G network in Kolkata this month and is expanding the high-speed network to Bangalore, Pune and Chandigarh in the coming months.But the Indian networks are powered by a different radio spectrum band than those used by the 4G iPad, which is supported only on the networks of a handful of U.S. and Canadian carriers.The iPad is the clear market leader around the world, and the new version with faster chips, fourth-generation wireless and acute exposure expected to cement Apple's lead.Customers will have the option to buy the new iPad in black or white with 16, 32, or 64 GB of memory, and can choose a model that works only on wi-fi or in both wi-fi and 4G.The company continued to sell the iPad 2 in India, but slashed their prices, with the 16 GB wi-fi model is now available for 24,500 for the 3G version will cost 32,900 rupees."The price is a little high, but who cares?" Said Hans Tenth, 26, a real estate consultant who has seen the device in a recent trip to Singapore. "It's iPad. I bought one for sure.