Pre-booking for iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus begins in India

Apple-fans have a good news, customers interested in buyingthe recently launched iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus can place their orders with afew Apple-retailers in India.

One of the most prominent Apple retailer in India, iWorldhas started taking pre-registrations for the device. The website displays anoption to pre-register for an iPhone 7 or iPhone 7 Plus. The user will have toprovide their contact details for sales team to get in touch.

Another Apple-retailer, Unicornstore, has put up the optionfor pre-register but the website has no follow-up page for the booking orregistration.

From what it seems, these retailers have opened an earlywindow for pre-booking which is yet to be fully functional.

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According to the official announcement by Apple, both newiPhones will start selling in India from October 7. With just over half a monthto go, the pre-orders by other big retailers are bound to begin by next week.

Beetel Teletech Ltd. announced that the devices will bedelivered to the consumers by 7pm October 7, whereas a few retailers are alsoclaiming to start selling the devices from 12am on October 7.

The new Apple iPhones are being launched in phases acrossthe globe. India will recieve the device in the third phase whereas the devicewill be available in US by September 16.

Customers wait beside their tents outside an Apple store to buy the newly released Apple iPhone 7 at Kurfuerstendamm boulevard in Berlin, Germany, September 12, 2016. REUTERS

Every year, Apple enthusiasts line-up outside stores daysbefore the company starts selling the handsets. They even camp outside Applestores just to get their hands on one of the first iPhones to be sold.

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