IPhone 18 Pro Sale Day: Apple Stores See Massive Crowds As Buyers Line Up For New IPhones

New Delhi: As soon as the sale of Apple's new iPhone 18 Pro series started in India, there was tremendous enthusiasm among the customers. Customers in many cities including Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru reached outside Apple Stores and select retail outlets since morning to buy iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max. On the first day of sale, long queues were seen at many places, where people were seen waiting for hours to be the first to buy the new iPhone.

There was a lot of discussion about the sales of the new series even before its launch. iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max have been given new hardware and camera related upgrades, due to which even the old iPhone users remain interested in the new model.

Why did so many crowds gather outside stores to buy iPhone 18 Pro?

As soon as the sale started in India, many customers went directly to the stores without pre-booking or online ordering. Due to increase in the number of such customers, long queues formed outside stores at many places. Crowds of customers were seen at Apple Stores in Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru as well as at the outlets of the company's partner retailers. Many people reached the store early in the morning, while some customers had been waiting for their turn since night.

What time did the customers reach Bengaluru?

Rahul, a customer who came to buy iPhone 18 Pro in Bengaluru, told the news agency that he had reached the store at around 5 in the morning. According to him, there was already a long line outside the store. He told that people from Haryana, Delhi and Mumbai had reached Bengaluru to buy iPhone. From this it can be estimated how much interest there was among customers regarding the new Pro model.

Why did customers start waiting since night in Mumbai?

In Mumbai too, a long queue of customers was seen to buy iPhone 18 Pro. A customer present in the line said that he had reached the store at around 10 pm and got a slot at 8 am. This means that some customers had reached the store several hours in advance to buy the new iPhone. Videos of queues outside stores in Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru also surfaced on social media.

#WATCH | Mumbai: Massive crowds gather outside the Apple Store in Mumbai as eager customers queue up ahead of the official sales launch of the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max in India. pic.twitter.com/vOGotGmyFE

— ANI (@ANI) September 18, 2026

Is a similar scene seen every year on the sale of new iPhone?

Crowds and long queues outside stores on the first day of sales of Apple's new iPhone are nothing new. Every year, when the new iPhone lineup goes on sale, customers in big cities are the first to reach Apple Stores and premium retail outlets to buy the phone.

Some customers reach the store not just to buy the phone but also to be a part of the launch-day experience.

How much is the craze for iPhone 18 Pro despite the price increase?

The price of iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max has been decided according to their different storage variants. According to available information, the new models are costlier than last year's iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max.

Despite this, the presence of a large number of customers outside the stores on the first day of sale shows the initial demand for the new Pro models. The iPhone 18 Pro is said to come in 256GB, 512GB, 1TB, and 2TB storage options, while the Pro Max model is also available with these storage options.