iPhone 16 Series First Sale Draws Huge Crowd Outside Mumbai Apple Store (Image:X/@ishanagarwal24)
Since Apple launched the iPhone 16 series at the Glowtime event on September 9, people have been waiting for its purchase as the global sale was scheduled for September 20 (today). The sale has drawn massive crowds to the company’s store in Mumbai’s Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC).
Long lines outside & inside for the iPhone 16 first sale day/launch at Apple Saket! The craze in 🇮🇳 India is really there.
Are you one of these people? Which model are you buying? #iPhone16 #AppleSaket pic.twitter.com/7XRMesDglD
— Ishan Agarwal (@ishanagarwal24) September 20, 2024
Many customers and iPhone lovers flocked to the store to get their hands on the latest iPhone 16 series. The launch saw long queues and excitement among Apple fans who are eager to experience the new features and upgrades of the iPhone 16 series. Customers can purchase the devices online and offline through Apple’s official website, retail stores, and authorised sellers since the sale commenced today.
The base model of the newly launched series, the iPhone 16 has gained momentum over the Pro models as it garnered 37 million pre-orders in less than two weeks. According to Apple analyst Ming Chi-Kuo, the iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max models have seen lower demand, with pre-orders down 27% and 16% respectively compared to last year. This decline seems surprising that the excitement surrounding the new series that anticipated more sales for the Pro models. However, the base models iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus witnessed significant growth with pre-orders up 10% and 48% (Approx. 37 million orders) respectively.
Despite this, the overall iPhone 16 series shipments have declined by 12.7% to approximately 37 million customers compared to last year. The higher yields on the tetraprism camera have helped Apple ship more iPhone 16 Pro Max units than iPhone 15 Pro Max units. It was said that the iPhone 16 base model has more value and demand than the expensive Pro models even if the flagship models are equipped with Apple Intelligence.
Since Apple has launched four models in the 16 series, iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max, the company also unveiled its iOS 18 on Tuesday and announced that the Apple Intelligence is set to arrive in the U.S. version of the English language in beta next month for the iPhone 16 series and later this year for other models.
