Apple iPhone XR priced at Rs 76,900; now available for pre-order

Apple iPhone XR is being made available with various  storage options including  64GB/128GB/256GB. In terms of colour, it is available in black, white, blue, yellow, coral and red.

While Apple iPhone XR went on sale in India from October 19, it will be in stores on October 26.  The affordable iPhone XR has a 6.1-inch LCD screen with liquid Retina display and aluminium body instead of a steel one. 

According to Ming-Chi Kuo, an analyst with TF International Securities who often accurately predicts Apple`s future device plans, more people would upgrade to the iPhone XR this year. 

According to a MacRumor report on Monday, Kuo said that Apple is now expected to ship 36 to 38 million iPhone XR units in the fourth quarter of 2018, up 10 per cent from an original estimate of 33 to 35 million units. In a note to investors, Kuo also said Apple would continue to offer 5.8 and 6.5-inch OLED iPhones in 2019, along with one 6.1-inch LCD model.

Kuo has also revised his estimate for total iPhone shipments to 78 million to 83 million units from his earlier 75 to 80 million. Apple sold 77.3 million iPhones in the same period in 2017. "We believe that replacement demand for XR will be better than it was for the iPhone 8 series last year because of XR`s larger display, longer battery life, dual-SIM support, and new form factor design," Kuo said in the note to investors.