Cheapest iPad Mini: Price comparison by country

December 27, 2012

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Cheap Apple iPad Mini: Price comparison by country

It has been our tradition to compare prices of Apple products in various Asia-Pacific countries in order to determine the country that offers the cheapest iPhone or iPad. We’ll do the same today — this time, for the iPad Mini which was recently launched by Apple in several countries in the past weeks.

We compared the prices of the iPad Mini in 12 countries, and we discovered that the cheapest iPad Mini in Asia-Pacific is being sold in…

First, here are links to our previous price comparison articles: Apple iPad 2: Cheap prices in Asia-Pacific and iPhone 5: Price comparison by country.

Cheap Apple iPad Mini: Price comparison by country

For our analysis, what we did was visit the official country websites of Apple’s online stores and noted the retail prices of the iPad Mini in local currency. We then converted the prices to US Dollars, using the exchange rate yesterday, for easy comparison.

The results below.

Prices of iPad Mini in local currency — Asia Pacific and the US

Apple iPad Mini	US	AUSTRALIA	CHINA	HONG KONG	JAPAN	KOREA
16GB Wi-Fi	$329	AU$ 369	RMB 2,498	HK$ 2,588	Y 28,800	KRW 420,000
32GB Wi-Fi	$429	AU$ 479	RMB 3,288	HK$ 3,388	Y 36,800	KRW 540,000
64GB Wi-Fi	$529	AU$ 589	RMB 4,088	HK$ 4,188	Y 44,800	KRW 660,000
16GB Wi-Fi + 3G	$459	AU$ 509	RMB 3,488	HK$ 3,588	Y 39,800	KRW 570,000
32GB Wi-Fi + 3G	$559	AU$ 619	RMB 4,288	HK$ 4,388	Y 47,800	KRW 690,000
64GB Wi-Fi + 3G	$659	AU$ 729	RMB 5,088	HK$ 5,188	Y 55,800	KRW 810,000

Apple iPad Mini	MALAYSIA	NEW ZEALAND	PHILIPPINES	SINGAPORE	THAILAND	TAIWAN
16GB Wi-Fi	RM 999	NZ$ 479	PHP 15,990	S$ 448	THB 11,200	NT$ 10,500
32GB Wi-Fi	RM 1,299	NZ$ 629	PHP 20,990	S$ 578	THB 14,200	NT$ 13,500
64GB Wi-Fi	RM 1,599	NZ$ 779	PHP 25,990	S$ 708	THB 17,200	NT$ 16,500
16GB Wi-Fi + 3G	RM 1,399	NZ$ 680	PHP 21,990	S$ 618	THB 15,200	NT$ 14,400
32GB Wi-Fi + 3G	RM 1,699	NZ$ 829	PHP 26,990	S$ 748	THB 18,200	NT$ 17,500
64GB Wi-Fi + 3G	RM 1,999	NZ$ 979	PHP 31,990	S$ 878	THB 21,200	NT$ 20,500

Using the exchange rate of these currencies as of yesterday, the conversion to US Dollars is as follows.

Prices of iPad Mini in US Dollars — Asia Pacific and the US

Apple iPad Mini	MALAYSIA	US	JAPAN	HONG KONG	THAILAND	TAIWAN
16GB Wi-Fi	$325.65	$329.00	$336.74	$333.92	$365.42	$361.44
32GB Wi-Fi	$423.44	$429.00	$430.28	$437.14	$463.24	$464.71
64GB Wi-Fi	$521.23	$529.00	$523.82	$540.36	$561.10	$567.98
16GB Wi-Fi + 3G	$456.03	$459.00	$465.36	$462.94	$495.86	$495.69
32GB Wi-Fi + 3G	$553.78	$559.00	$558.90	$566.16	$593.72	$602.41
64GB Wi-Fi + 3G	$651.56	$659.00	$652.44	$669.38	$691.58	$705.68

Apple iPad Mini	SINGAPORE	AUSTRALIA	KOREA	PHILIPPINES	NEW ZEALAND	CHINA
16GB Wi-Fi	$366.03	$382.83	$391.58	$388.12	$392.55	$400.23
32GB Wi-Fi	$472.24	$497.00	$502.96	$509.49	$515.48	$526.80
64GB Wi-Fi	$578.46	$611.12	$614.73	$631.05	$638.41	$654.97
16GB Wi-Fi + 3G	$504.94	$528.12	$531.44	$533.92	$557.28	$558.84
32GB Wi-Fi + 3G	$611.16	$642.24	$643.32	$655.33	$679.35	$687.02
64GB Wi-Fi + 3G	$717.37	$756.37	$755.14	$776.73	$802.27	$815.19

The Verdict: Cheapest iPad Mini

Cheap Apple iPad Mini: Price comparison by country Our price analysis shows that Malaysia remains to be the country offering the cheapest Apple iPad Mini. The prices are even slightly lower than the official prices in the US. Malaysia is also the country that sells the cheapest iPad 2.

In contrast, China and New Zealand are two countries with relatively expensive prices of the iPad Mini. The Philippines also ranks as one of the countries with a relatively high price tag for the gadget.

So if you’re looking to get the best bargain for the iPad Mini, check out our price comparison table and see where you can go for the best deal. Or you might want to wait, since rumors currently abound that Apple is now already working on the newer version — the iPad Mini 2 — which could be launched sometime in 2013.