The much-awaited iPhone X finally went on sale globally across 55 countries including India. The 10th anniversary edition of the iPhone, the iPhone X, features a radical design change and boasts new technologies. In India, the iPhone X was open to customers for purchase at 6:00PM across retail stores and online via Amazon India and Flipkart. BGR India visited Apple resellers in Mumbai and Noida to see what kind of response the iPhone X garnered.
In Noida, we visited iZenica store located in Mall of India. Contrary to the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus launch, the iPhone X launch witnessed a longer and bigger queue. The iPhone X is the most expensive iPhone so far, with the 64GB base variant priced at Rs 89,000. The 256GB variant retails at a whopping Rs 102,000. The response was quite big considering the fact that people had been lined up waiting for almost two hours. Overall, many people purchased the 64GB iPhone X.
We got hold of Nilesh Chawla who purchased the 256GB iPhone X and also received free Air Pods along with it. Nilesh specifically came and purchased it from the store since he didn’t trust online platforms. He also said that he wanted the experience of buying the iPhone X in person. He says that he had heard a lot about the iPhone X and was keen on experiencing the new technologies arriving with it. He has upgraded to the iPhone X from the iPhone 7 Plus.
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Deepanshu who purchased the 64GB iPhone X has been an Apple fan boy for long having used four iPhones in the past already. He is quite excited for the edge-to-edge display and Face ID feature on the iPhone X. He confidently says that the iPhone’s technology is the best which made him skip the iPhone 8 and buy the special edition iPhone X.
Simultaneously in Mumbai, we were at the Aptronix store, in High Street Phoenix mall, Lower Parel, where Apple fanboys had cued up. From what BGR India gathered from the authorities, the store received roughly around 140-150 pre-orders for the iPhone X, which, when compared to iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus launched last month is quite high. When asked about the total number of units they have received, the store manager declined to comment and said that ‘there are enough devices”. This proved that the demand for iPhone X is surely high in India.
We spoke to Irfan who was the first person to buy the iPhone X 64GB. He is presently using the iPhone 7 Plus and iPhone 6s. Citing reasons for purchasing the iPhone X, Irfan said, “Because of all the new changes they have made. From the design to the addition of Face ID, the new technology attracted to buy the smartphone.”
Anjana was one of the few to grab the iPhone X 256GB model and it is a major upgrade as she currently uses an iPhone 6s. She is also another big Apple fan girl as she says, “Have been an Apple fan throughout. No one in my family is using Android. Have been using Apple since the first smartphone. Have been upgrading all Apple products including iPad and MacBook line-up.”
We also happened to come across an Android user who upgraded from the OnePlus 3T to the iPhone X 64GB. Aisha says that she wanted to “try out iOS interface” but she will “still remain an Android fan”. Earlier today reports suggested that that due to short supply of the iPhone X, the Indian users will be left disappointed, but today the scenario looked otherwise.