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iPhone 16 Available for Purchase With 10 Minute Delivery via Blinkit, BigBasket in Select Cities

iPhone 16 Available for Purchase With 10-Minute Delivery via Blinkit, BigBasket in Select Cities

BigBasket Co-Founder Hari Menon said the first iPhone 16 was delivered to a customer within 7 minutes.

Written by Gadgets 360 Staff | Updated: 20 September 2024 19:10 IST

iPhone 16 Available for Purchase With 10-Minute Delivery via Blinkit, BigBasket in Select Cities

Photo Credit: Apple

iPhone 16 (pictured) is available in five colour options

Highlights

iPhone 16 series went on sale in India and over 50 countries on Friday
The new smartphones are equipped with A18 and A18 Pro chips
iPhone 16 price in India starts at Rs. 79,900

iPhone 16 series went on sale in India and global markets for the first time on Friday. While several customers thronged the Apple BKC and Apple Saket stores in Mumbai and Delhi respectively, hyperlocal delivery platforms like Blinkit and BigBasket have enabled customers to purchase Apple's latest handset and have the smartphone delivered to their address within 10 minutes. Both services have partnered with retail outlets in order to deliver the iPhone 16 to customers along with discounts, in select cities.

iPhone 16 Goes on Sale With 10-Minute Delivery via Blinkit, BigBasket

Blinkit is currently offering the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus for purchase with a 10-minute delivery period in Delhi NCR, Bengaluru, Mumbai, and Pune. The platform has partnered with Unicorn, an authorised Apple reseller, in order to deliver the handset to customers in these cities along with a Rs. 5,000 instant cashback on ICICI Bank, SBI, and Kotak Mahindra Bank credit cards.

In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Blinkit Co-Founder Albinder Dhindsa said that the platform began delivering phones at 8am on Friday and the company received 295 orders withing the first couple of minutes. Blinkit also plans to offer the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max for purchase via the platform in a few days, he added.

Today's the day!

At 8:00 am, the first iPhone 16 order hit Bigbasket Now. By 8:07 am, it was in our customer's hands.

Yes, just 7 minutes from checkout to unboxing!

We're now serving more than groceries before you finish your morning coffee.

Stay tuned, big things are on the… pic.twitter.com/J3uKHkkwk2
— Hari Menon (@harimenon_bb) September 20, 2024

Tata Digital's BigBasket has tied up with Croma Electronics (also owned by the Tata Group) to deliver the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus to customers within 10 minutes. The service will be available in Bengaluru, Delhi NCR, and Mumbai, according to BigBasket Co-Founder Hari Menon, who said that its first order was delivered within seven minutes.

iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus Price in India

iPhone 16 price in India is set at 79,900 (128GB), Rs. Rs. 89,900 for the 256GB model, and 1,09,900 for the 512GB variant. The iPhone 16 Plus model begins at Rs. 89,900 (128GB) while the 256GB and 512GB variants cost Rs. 99,900 and Rs. 1,19,900, respectively.

The smartphone is currently available for purchase in Black, Pink, Teal, Ultramarine, and White colour options via Apple's website, both Apple Stores (Delhi and Mumbai), and various authorised retailers.

iPhone 16

KEY SPECS
NEWS

Display 6.10-inch

Processor Apple A18

Front Camera 12-megapixel

Rear Camera 48-megapixel + 12-megapixel

RAM 8GB

Storage 128GB, 256GB, 512GB

OS iOS 18

Resolution 1179x2556 pixels

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iPhone 16 Plus

KEY SPECS
NEWS

Display 6.70-inch

Processor Apple A18

Front Camera 12-megapixel

Rear Camera 48-megapixel + 12-megapixel

RAM 8GB

Storage 128GB, 256GB, 512GB

OS iOS 18

Resolution 1290x2796 pixels

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iPhone 16 Pro

KEY SPECS
NEWS

Display 6.30-inch

Processor Apple A18 Pro

Front Camera 12-megapixel

Rear Camera 48-megapixel + 12-megapixel + 48-megapixel

RAM 8GB

Storage 128GB, 256GB, 512GB, 1TB

OS iOS 18

Resolution 1206x2622 pixels

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iPhone 16 Pro Max

KEY SPECS
NEWS

Display 6.90-inch

Processor Apple A18 Pro

Front Camera 12-megapixel

Rear Camera 48-megapixel + 12-megapixel + 48-megapixel

RAM 8GB

Storage 256GB, 512GB, 1TB

OS iOS 18

Resolution 1320x2868 pixels

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