Demand for iPhone X soars in India but delivery might be slow

Starting price is from Rs 64,000 plus for iPhone 8 (64 GB) going up to a whopping Rs 1.02 lakh for iPhone X (256GB) version

The demand for Apple’s latest, iPhone X, is off the charts — but you might have to stay patient before getting your hands on it, claim analysts.

Pre-orders for the much anticipated 10th anniversary phone started in US around Friday midnight. Squashing reports of muted demand, Apple Inc showed that pre-orders were soaring. 

The company’s shares, which have fallen steadily since it announced in early September it would launch two iPhones within two months, rose nearly 3 per cent in response.

The high demand — in India and across the world — is, however, likely to create a supply glitch,