Pre-orders for the iPhone 12 Pro Max and iPhone 12 mini began in India, and the company opened the floodgates at 6:30 pm IST. Before the pre-orders, the Apple Store, as usual, had closed the online activity to add inventory. Released alongside the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro, the iPhone 12 mini is the cheapest in the range, starting at just Rs. 69,900, while the iPhone 12 Pro Max is the most expensive, starting at Rs. 1,29,900.
As mentioned, earlier today, the Apple Store India website had posted a message saying: “The weekend is almost here. And so is pre-ordering. It won’t take long now. Pre-order starts at 6:30 pm “This is likely because Apple set up the backend work to get the site up and running before pre-orders start. The Apple Store also dropped before orders previews of iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro last month India’s online store launched in September this year.
In the US, Apple had posted a message on its online store that read: “You are … early. Pre-order begins at 5:00 am PDT. Enjoy the extra sleep. ”We note that the online store has also gone down in Australia, Japan and the UK.
For those looking to reserve, the iPhone 12 mini has its price in India set at Rs. 69,900 for the 64GB storage variant, while its 128GB storage model is priced at Rs. 74,900 and the higher-end 256GB storage option is priced at Rs. 84,900. The iPhone 12 Pro Max, by contrast, starts at Rs. 1,29,900 for the 128GB storage variant. Your 256GB option is priced at Rs. 139900 and the higher 512GB storage model is priced at Rs. 1,59,900.
Are the iPhone 12 mini and HomePod mini the perfect Apple devices for India? We talked about this on Orbital, our weekly tech podcast, which you can subscribe to via Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or RSS, download the episode, or just hit the play button below.
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