Apple new iPad pricing details comparison

Orange:

The network is offering users the chance to sign up to one contract and receive an iPhone and new iPad.

Customers can get the entry level version of the new iPad and iPhone 4S for free if they sign up to a 24-month deal, but it will cost 66 per month.

Orange new iPad pricing

The tariff will include 600 mins of talk time, unlimited texts and unlimited BT Openzone Wi-Fi. However, users must share 2GB of mobile data across the iPhone and iPad.

For those just wanting the new iPad, prices start at 199 for the 16GB edition on 24-month contract at 25 per month. However, you must be an existing customer to get this deal.

New customers will be charged 229 for the entry level device. The monthly allowance comes with 1GB of anytime data, 1GB of Quiet Time' data (between Midnight and 4am) and unlimited BT Openzone Wi-Fi.

T-Mobile:

The price plans on offer are unsurprisingly very similar to sister network Orange.

T-Mobile new iPad pricing plans

Pricing starts at 199 for the 16GB edition if you sign a 24-month contract that charges 25 per month. Like Orange, you need to be an existing customer or you will be charged 229.

The tariff includes 1GB of anytime data, 1GB of Quiet Time' data (between Midnight and 4am). The cost rises to 249 if you opt for a 32GB edition (or 279 if you are a new customer). T-Mobile is not offering the 64GB version device.

High-street retailers such as Comet and PC World are also offering Wi-Fi and 4G tablets at the same price as Apple. Pricing starts at 399 for the 16GB Wi-Fi only model.

Khidr Suleman is the Technical Editor at IT Pro, a role he has fulfilled since March 2012. He is responsible for the reviews section on the site  - so get in touch if you have a product you think might be of interest to the business world. He also covers the hardware and operating systems beats. Prior to joining IT Pro, Khidr worked as a reporter at Incisive Media. He studied law at the University of Reading and completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Magazine Journalism and Online Writing at PMA Training.