Apple iPhone 17 to go on sale in India from Sept 19; pre-orders begin Sept 12

Apple on Tuesday announced the launch of the iPhone 17 series priced between Rs 82900 and Rs 229900 which will go on sale in India from September 19Preorders will open on Friday September 12 with global availability including India starting September 19The company has also introduced its slimmest iPhone yet the iPhone Air series measuring just 56 millimeters thick and supporting only eSIMsApple has discontinued the 128GB storage option in its latest iPhones raising the base price of entry models compared to the iPhone 16 lineupThe iPhone 17 Pro will come in 256GB 512GB and 1TB variants starting with double the storage of earlier base modelsThe iPhone 17 Pro Max will be available in 256GB 512GB 1TB and for the first time a massive 2TB storage option ldquoiPhone 17 Pro is the most advanced iPhone ever featuring a striking new design and powerful capabilityrdquo Apple CEO Tim Cook saidThe Pro series will now also feature cosmic orange as a new colour optionldquoAvailable in cosmic orange deep blue and silver iPhone 17 Pro starts at Rs 134900 while iPhone 17 Pro Max starts at Rs 149900rdquo the company said in its statementCustomers across more than 63 countries including India can preorder the Pro models from 5 am PDT on September 12 with sales beginning September 19 the company addedThe iPhone 17 will be sold in lavender mist blue sage white and black with 256GB and 512GB storage variants Prices start at Rs 82900 in India Apple confirmedThe iPhone 17 series has been launched in three variantsmdashiPhone 17 iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Maxmdashdropping the ldquoPlusrdquo model seen in earlier lineupsThe basic iPhone 17 now starts with 256GB storage similar to the earlier Plus models It will be available in India at Rs 82900 compared to the iPhone 16 Plus which started at Rs 89900 for the same storageWhile iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus featured 61inch and 67inch displays respectively the new iPhone 17 comes with a 63inch screenApplersquos vice president of Worldwide iPhone Product Marketing Kaiann Drance said during the launch that the A19 chipset in iPhone 17 makes it 20 per cent faster than iPhone 16 80 per cent faster than iPhone 15 90 per cent faster than iPhone 14 and twice as fast as iPhone 13She added that iPhone 17 offers up to 8 hours longer video playback than iPhone 16 while just 10 minutes of charging can provide up to 8 hours of videoThe iPhone Air series will be available in 256GB to 1TB storage options with prices starting at Rs 119900Apple also unveiled the Apple Watch Ultra 3 featuring builtin satellite communication that enables users to text emergency services contact family and friends and share their location even without cellular connectivityPriced at Rs 89900 preorders for the Apple Watch Ultra 3 are now open and it will be available in India from September 19With inputs from Agencies