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In India, the new iPhone can arrive faster than a pizza
Publisher description: Availability of Apple's iPhone 18 Pro series turned patchy within hours of its debut on India's quick-commerce apps.
TechCrunch | Sep 18, 2026 | Jagmeet Singh
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For some iPhone buyers in India, getting Apple’s brand-new iPhone 18 Pro or iPhone 18 Pro Max did not require lining up outside a store or waiting days for delivery. BigBasket said it delivered more than 300 iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max units in the first hour of sales. TechCrunch found the iPhone 18 Pro models sold out on some quick-commerce platforms and in some locations, while they remained available for delivery elsewhere in cities including Delhi and Bengaluru.
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