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title: "In India, the new iPhone can arrive faster than a pizza"
description: "Availability of Apple's iPhone 18 Pro series turned patchy within hours of its debut on India's quick-commerce apps."
author: "Jagmeet Singh"
section: ai-tech
published: 2026-10-06T13:32:09.496072+00:00
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source: "TechCrunch"
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# In India, the new iPhone can arrive faster than a pizza

*Availability of Apple's iPhone 18 Pro series turned patchy within hours of its debut on India's quick-commerce apps.*

## Article

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Jagmeet Singh · TechCrunch

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Originally published by TechCrunch: https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/18/in-india-the-new-iphone-can-arrive-faster-than-a-pizza/