Airtel on Friday announced pre-order dates for iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, and iPhone XR. The flagship iPhone XS and XS Max will be available for pre-orders through the Airtel Online Store from September 21. The affordable iPhone XR will go up for pre-order from October 19.

Apple on Wednesday launched its iPhones and said iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max and said it will be available to buy in India from September 28, while the iPhone XR will be available to buy only from October 26.

In the US, iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max are going on pre-order from Friday and will be available to buy from September 21. Shipping for the first batch of 30 contries will also start in a week.

Jio is also expected to announce pre-orders for the new iPhone models soon.

The phones come with e-SIM technology which has been part of Apple Watch Series and iPads. Airtel and Jio are two companies in India which offers e-SIM functionality. In India, iPhone XS will cost you around Rs. 99,900 for the 64GB variant and Rs 1,14,900 and Rs 1,34,900 for the 256GB and 512GB variants, respectively.

The iPhone XS MaX is priced at Rs 1,09,900, Rs 1,24,900 and Rs 1,44,900 for the 64GB, 256GB, and 512GB variants, respectively.

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