Telstra has announced its pricing plans for Apple's new iPad Air and iPad mini with Retina Display tablets.
The telco will sell all four models of the iPad Air on a selection of four 24 month contract plans from Friday, 1 November. Plans range from a "small" 1GB per month option, to the top "extra large" 15GB per month plan.
The 16GB iPad Air starts at $51 per month for 1GB of data on the S plan (a total of $1488 over 24 months), while the top of the range 128GB iPad Air paired with the XL 15GB plan will cost a hefty $117 per month (a total of $2808 over 24 months).
In addition to offering the iPad Air on contract plans, Telstra will also sell the iPad Air outright.
Telstra will open online sales for the iPad Air from 8.00am on Friday, 1 November, while Telstra retail stores across Australia will sell the tablet from 8.30am, depending on local store opening times.
While Telstra has also announced pricing for the Apple iPad mini with Retina display, it won't sell the device until "later in November".
The 16GB iPad mini with Retina will start at $46 per month for 1GB of data on the S plan (a total of $1104 over 24 months), while the top of the range 128GB iPad mini with Retina paired with the XL 15GB plan will cost $101 per month (a total of 2424 over 24 months).
Both Optus and Vodafone are expected to announce their iPad Air and iPad mini with Retina display pricing in the coming days.
Telstra's full pricing for the new iPad's can be viewed on its Web site.
