Apple iPhone XR up for pre-orders in India: Airtel offers the phone with down payments starting at ₹14,999

Apple iPhone XR will be available starting October 26. It is available in three storage variants, and six colour options.

Apple iPhone XR comes in six colour options including the (PRODUCT)RED edition. (Apple)

Apple's 'affordable' iPhone XR are now up for pre-orders in India starting today. iPhone XR will be available at Apple's authorised resellers from October 26.

Apple iPhone XR starts at ₹76,900 for the base model with 64GB storage. iPhone XR is available in two more storage options of 128GB and 256GB which are priced at ₹81,900 and ₹91,900 respectively. It will be available in six colour options of black, white, blue, yellow, coral and (PRODUCT)RED.

Airtel offer

Airtel is offering customers iPhone XR with down payments starting at ₹14,999. Available through Airtel's online store, iPhone XR will also be available with EMI options and built-in postpaid plan. The plan includes big volume of data, unlimited calling, bundled premium content.

Apple iPhone XR: Specifications, features

Apple had launched iPhone XR along with the iPhone XS series last month. iPhone XS and XS Max are available in India with a starting price of ₹99,900. Apple is launching the iPhone XR after a month since the release of the iPhone XS. The delay is said to be due to software-related challenges Apple is facing on the Liquid Retina Display of the iPhone XR.

Unlike the OLED display on the iPhone XS series, iPhone XR has a cheaper 6.1-inch LCD display with a notch. It is powered by Apple's A12 Bionic chip and comes with Face ID. This iPhone doesn't have 3D Touch but a feature Apple calls 'haptic touch'.

In the photography department, iPhone XR sports a 12-megapixel wide-angle single rear camera with OIS, f/1.8 aperture and True Tone flash. Up front there's a 7-megapixel TrueDepth camera with f/2.2 aperture and Retina Flash. iPhone XR comes with IP67 rating for water and dust resistance.

Connectivity options on the iPhone XR include 4G VoLTE, Bluetooth 5.0, NFC and Wi-Fi. It also supports dual-SIM where the secondary slot is an eSIM.