India news: Long queues hit stores as new iPhones go on sale
The iPhone 18 has gone on sale in India, drawing huge queues across the country. Meanwhile, the Election Commission has barred both Trinamool factions from using the party's name in by-elections. Follow DW for more.
On Friday, September 18, long lines formed outside Apple Stores in India as the highly anticipated iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max went on sale. This year's models, with prices roughly Rs 30,000 (€270, $310) higher than last year's equivalents, marked Apple's priciest Pro lineup to date. Despite the substantial price increase, many eager buyers lined up from dawn, with some traveling from neighboring states to secure their units.
One customer in Bengaluru, who had purchased every iPhone since the iPhone 7, described the event as a festival, emphasizing the significance of the iPhone launch in his life. The high prices for the new iPhones represent a deviation from Apple's recent practice of maintaining launch prices steady in India, where the GDP per capita stood at $2,702.5 in 2025, as reported by the World Bank.
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