Excitement among Apple enthusiasts reached fever pitch as the iPhone 15 series went on sale in India today. Long queues of customers were seen outside the two Apple stores in India.
Cook on April 18 inaugurated the first Store in Mumbai and the second in New Delhi on April 20.
Dimensions do not matter for Apple enthusiasts in Delhi who are simply excited to have an Apple Store in their city.
Apple in India: India is expected to assemble up to half of the world's iPhones by 2027, from 7 percent now, as Apple looks to reduce manufacturing dependence on China. India is also important for the US company to extend its market reach.
Apple is betting on India as a key manufacturing hub to diversify its production capabilities beyond China
Apple CEO also met IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and sought support for building the component ecosystem in the country to further boost manufacturing of its devices
Customers had swarmed in from across the country and camped overnight. Some had designed special T-shirts and brought legacy Apple products hoping to get them signed by Tim Cook.
CEO Tim Cook was present, along with senior vice president Dierdre O'Brien as large crowds gathered outside to get a chance to meet Cook and catch a glimpse of the store.
Following the opening of the Mumbai store, the company will inaugurate another outlet called Apple Saket in Delhi at Select City Mall on April 20.
Tim Cook, who was present at the venue of the store launch to officially open the store, said that he and the rest of Apple were excited to open the first store in India.
About 200 Apple (AAPL.O) fans hoping to be among the lucky few to enter the tech giant's first retail store in India gathered from early morning on April 18 outside the store in the commercial capital of Mumbai.
Apple CEO Tim Cook is visiting India to open the company's first retail store in the country, in a sign of the market's rising importance for the iPhone maker.
The detailing of the interiors, handcrafted and sourced from different parts of the country is striking. This is one of Apple’s most sustainable stores, which will be carbon neutral and work on 100 percent renewable energy.
During his visit, Apple CEO Tim Cook is also expected to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Union Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar.
The Apple BKC store will have more than 100 team members who collectively speak over 20 languages.
Funnycontrol takes a bite out of the new Apple Stores in India.
The Apple store in Mumbai and Delhi will offer different products and services such as iPads, Apple Watches, Apple TVs, Airpods, MacBooks, and iPhone 14 products.
Apple will open its Mumbai store, the first in the country, on April 18 and the second in Delhi's Saket on April 20
Apart from a better customer experience, they are also looking forward to experiencing the thrill of shopping at a proper Apple store in India
Mumbai contributed to 10 percent of the iPhone sales in India and was the second largest for Apple after Delhi, as per market research firm Counterpoint