iPad Air Sales Figures Record? Apple Inc. (AAPL) Likely to Sell Up to 3 Million Units of New 9.7-inch Tablet During First Weekend Launch, Says Analyst [Video]

By Michael Oleaga / m.oleaga@latinospost.com (staff@latinospost.com) | First Posted: Nov 03, 2013 05:57 PM EST

Tags Apple, iPad, iPad Air, iPad with Retina Display, ipad 4, iPad 5, Tablet

Apple's launch of the latest 9.7-inch tablet could set records to the Cupertino-based organization.

According to Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster, in a note to investors on Nov. 1, the new iPad Air could sell between 2.5 million and 3.5 million units during its first weekend of sales.

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The projected sales figures for the fifth-generation Apple tablet would be a small increase compared to the launch of the iPad with Retina Display (iPad 4) when the device launched on Nov. 2 with the original iPad mini and three million units were sold.

The iPad Air could still reach a record-breaking sales figure since the tablet launched in more countries this year than the iPad 4 in 2012. The iPad 4 made its initial launch in 27 countries, while the iPad Air made its debut in 42 countries.

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The iPad Air launched in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lichtenstein, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Macedonia, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Romania, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, and United States.

The iPad Air also doesn't face competition from the second-generation iPad mini with Retina Display, which is set to launch late in November.

The iPad Air features a 9.7-inch screen with Retina Display at 2,048x1,536 resolution. The new Apple tablet is available in 16GB, 32GB, 64GB, and 128GB models, but doesn't offer a microSD card slot. The iPad Air's rear-facing camera has 5 megapixels at 2,592x1,944 pixels, and the front-facing camera has 1.2 megapixels. The tablet utilizes the A7 dual-core 1.3GHz Cyclone processor and runs on the iOS 7 mobile operating system.

The 16GB model of the iPad Air will cost the consumer for $499, the 32GB model is priced at $599, $699 for the 64GB model, and $799 for the 128GB variant. With cellular data, the 16GB model cost $629, 32GB model is priced at $729, $829 for the 64GB, and $929 for the 128GB variant.