Apple iPhone XS Max demand 'better than expected', beats XS in early sales: Report

Demand for the larger **Apple iPhone XS Max** is outpacing that of **XS** with 256GB storage option being the most popular, famed Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has said. Kuo has provided early sales numbers of the recently launched iPhone models and **Apple Watch Series 4** , which went on sale on Friday. Kuo says that iPhone XS Max demand is “better than expected,” with the 6.5-inch model outselling the iPhone XS by three to four times, MacRumors reported late on Monday. [caption id=“attachment_5231571” align=“alignnone” width=“1024”]  Apple iPhone XS Max. Image: Apple[/caption] “We have determined that the demand for XS Max is better than expected (3-4 times that of XS). The gold and space-grey colours are significantly more popular than silver. 256GB is the most popular, and 512GB is subject to a serious shortage because only Samsung can currently ship NAND Flash well,” Kuo wrote in a research note. Kuo also described the demand for the Apple Watch Series 4 as “much better than expected”, with supplies likely to remain tight until Compal begins mass production starting November, as a secondary supplier along with Quanta.

The analyst also noted that the cheapest of the lot – **iPhone XR** – will be a hot seller, with more customers upgrading to that model than what the iPhone 8 series last year. The new iPhones and Apple Watch Series 4 will be available in India starting September 28. In India, one would have to shell out Rs 12,075 a month, as zero-cost EMI, for a period of one year to own the 512GB variant of iPhone XS Max – the most expensive iPhone released this month – that would cost Rs 1,44,900. The iPhone XS with 512GB storage model would be priced at Rs 134,900 and iPhone XR (64GB) would hit the shelves at a starting price of Rs 76,900 in India.