iPhone 18 Launch Frenzy in India: Fans Queue Overnight for Pro Series


Crowds across Delhi, Noida and Mumbai queued overnight for iPhone 18 Pro, AirPods 5 and Watch Series 12 — including celebrity buyer Vicky Kaushal. Coverage shows prices, lines and why being first matters.

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Queues in Delhi, Noida and Mumbai stretched overnight for the iPhone 18 Pro launch, with celebrities like Vicky Kaushal turning an unboxing into a headline. Those scenes matter because they are the loudest, most visible shorthand for what Apple can still do, sell premium hardware and turn buying into an event. For investors the spectacle highlights pricing power and brand health, but it is a consumer mood snapshot, not a substitute for the modest growth numbers that actually determine margins and earnings.