Apple launches iPad 2 in India

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The iPad 2, a thinner and faster version that features two cameras for video chat, is priced between Rs29,500 and Rs46,900 rupees, depending on the model.

Apple's iPad 2 hit Indian stores on Friday, just over a month after the company started selling the updated version of its popular tablet device in the United States.

The iPad 2, a thinner and faster version that features two cameras for video chat, is priced between Rs29,500 and Rs46,900 rupees, depending on the model.

"The response (from customers) has been quite good … we have sold 15 units since morning," a sales assistant at iWorld, one of Apple's premium resellers, said in New Delhi.

The model with 16 GB of memory that works only on Wi-Fi is priced at 29,500 rupees, while the one that can operate on both Wi-Fi as well as third-generation (3G) mobile networks costs 36,900 rupees.

Customers have the option to buy an iPad 2 with 16, 32 or 64 GB of memory and can choose a model that works only on Wi-Fi or on both Wi-Fi and 3G.

Research firm IHS iSuppli estimates Apple will ship 39.7 million units for all models of the iPad this year.

The first iPad - which went on sale a year ago - sold 300,000 units on the first day, 500,000 in the first week, and crossed the 1 million unit mark in 28 days.