Apple iPhone 16 Series Go On Sale In India From Today; Serpentine Queues Outside Store, Some Wait For 21 Hours

New Delhi: As Apple has start the sale of its iPhone 16 series from today (September 20), serpentine queues outside Apple stores have caught the attention of social media. Similar to last year's situation, Apple enthusiasts have been waiting in long queues outside Apple store in Delhi's Saket and the flagship store in Mumbai's BKC.

A customer Akshay says, "I came at 6 am. I purchased the iPhone 16 Pro Max. I liked iOS 18 and the zoom camera quality has become better now, I came from Surat," reported news Agency ANI.

Another customer Ujjwal Shah said "I have been standing in the queue for the last 21 hours. I have been here since 11 AM yesterday and I will be the first one to enter the store today at 8 AM. I am very excited today...The atmosphere in Mumbai for this phone is absolutely new...Last year, I stood in the queue for 17 hours."

The company for the first time has plans to start assembling iPhone Pro Series in India but those models will start selling at a later date, PTI quoting sources has repported.

"The entire iPhone 16 lineup will be available across the country tomorrow," an Apple India spokesperson said. The company, however, did not offer any comment on the availability of assembled in India iPhone Pro series.

This is the first time the company is selling the iPhone Pro series at lower price than the previous version mainly on account of import duty cut in the recent budget.

Apple iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro, iPhone 16 Pro Max Bank Offers, Exchange Offer

Customers who are eager to exchange their older iPhone model, can get up to Rs 67,500 being adjusted towards a new device, Apple has said.

Cashbacks and bank offers include --Rs 5,000 instant cashback from select banks --American Express, Axis Bank, and ICICI Bank. Apple is also offering no-interest equated monthly instalment (no-cost EMI) plans of three and six months.

Much to the delight of fans and enthusiasts, tech giant Apple on September 9 introduced the iPhone 16 series.

The much-anticipated iPhone models boast of Apple Intelligence, larger display sizes, camera control, innovative pro-camera features and a humongous battery life. 

iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max Price, Availability 

iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max will be available in 128GB, 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB storage options. The price of iPhone 16 Pro starts at Rs 119,900 while the iPhone 16 Pro Max starts at Rs 144,900. The phones will have colour options in black titanium, natural titanium, white titanium and desert titanium colours.

iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus Price, Availability

iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus will be available in 128GB, 256GB, and 512GB storage options. The price of iPhone 16 starts at Rs 79,900 while iPhone 16 Plus starts at Rs 89.900. The phones will have colour options in ultramarine, teal, pink, white, and black in capacities.

iPhone 16 Pro Max Key Features

6.9 inch Super Retina XDR display

Titanium screen with textured matt glass back, Action button

A18 Pro chip, 6-core CPU, 16-core Neural Engine

Pro camera system: 48MP Fusion 48MP Ultra Wide Telephoto

Battery: Up to 33 hours video playback

USB-C, Supports USB 3 for up to 20x faster transfers

Water resistant to a depth of 6 metres for up to 30 minutes

iPhone 16 Pro Key Features

6.3 inch Super Retina XDR display

Titanium screen with textured matt glass back, Action button

A18 Pro chip, 6-core CPU, 16-core Neural Engine

Pro camera system 48MP Fusion 48MP Ultra Wide Telephoto

Battery: Up to 27 hours video playback

USB-C, Supports USB 3 for up to 20x faster transfers

Water resistant to a depth of 6 metres for up to 30 minutes

iPhone 16 Key Features

6.1 inch Super Retina XDR display

Aluminium screen with colour-infused glass back (Ultramarine, Teal, Pink, Black)

A18 chip, 6-core CPU, 16-core Neural Engine

Advanced dual-camera system 48MP Fusion 12MP Ultra Wide

Battery: Up to 22 hours video playback

USB-C, Supports USB 2