The sales launch of the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone Pro Max on September 18 sparked frenzy across India, where hundreds of eager buyers lined up outside retail outlets from the crack of dawn. Viral videos circulating online captured the intense excitement as fans scrambled to be among the first to own Apple’s newest release. Adding to the buzz, a man went viral for claiming that he sold family gold passed down through generations to buy the premium phone for his wife. Industrialist Harsh Goenka shared the man’s video on X, expressing his reaction to the man’s claims.
The man also revealed that he was purchasing the phone for his wife as he wanted to give her a surprise. “Some people sell gold to buy a house. Some sell it for their children’s future. He added that he was waiting for the sales launch of iPhone duo, Apple’s first foldable phone. Improved low-light photos and video. Impressive depth of field.
This Delhi man sold family gold passed down from his grandmother and great-grandmother to buy his wife an iPhone 18 Pro Max,” billionaire Harsh Goenka wrote on X. The RPG Chairman’s net worth is $2.8 billion, according to Forbes.
This new flagship model has a “48MP Fusion Main camera with variable aperture, according to Apple. It also boasts of “The longest battery life in an iPhone.”

