San Francisco Sep 25 (IANS) 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.
"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.

--IANS ksc/nir