It’s because it’s so low-priced – no full-size iPad has ever launched at a price as low as this. Why would Apple release a full-size iPad for $329 (£339 in the UK)? And now, with the removal of the iPad Air 2, there are two choices of iPad with the original sized 9.7-inch screen. Not so thinThen you’ll be glad of an iPad that’s highly affordable, even if it’s not as thin or light as the last iPad Air 2. Although it lacks the best iPad chip, the A9X, found in the iPad Pro models, it has the A9, which is more powerful than the A8X in the iPad Air 2, which it effectively replaces.
Source: Forbes April 07, 2017 14:26 UTC