kolkata supplies of iphones and other handset brands are running low at shops in india as disruptions stemming from the covid19 outbreak in china start to bite also hit are xiaomi tcl and realme phones said multiple cellphone and electronic retailers in the past week to 10 days only 1020 of the usual number have been sent to stores they saidapple is the worst hit with many stores saying the iphone 11series has almost dried up as have some models of the apple watch according to three senior industry executivessupplies of the locally manufactured iphone xr and 7 are not impacted they said tcl and xiaomi televisions too are in short supply and xiaomi is postponing its entry into airconditioners by a few weeks the fourthlargest smartphone brand realme is facing a squeeze on the supply of new smartphone models like the c3 and 5i the executives said advt retailers said discounts on products have come down and some products such as iphones macbook computers and apple watches are now sold at the sticker price in offline stores while plants have resumed operations in china they are functioning at about 3550 of capacity as a result the prices of some components have already risen forcing manufacturers to increase the prices of tvs some smartphones and acs by 510 from this monththere are supply issues for several brands there is no clarity when the situation will normalise said nilesh gupta director at vijay sales a leading electronics retailer in mumbai and new delhi if it doesnt get corrected fast we may move into a stockout situation from next monthretailers start stocking upvishal mewani director of mumbais leading chain kohinoor electronics said the impact is more for brands like realme tcl and xiaomi we are getting 1020 of the required quantity he saida xiaomi india spokesperson said the extended shutdown in china has led to a small impact on the supply chain for televisions for early march we are working towards balancing the demand in india which should be met soon the person said the foray into acs is speculative and xiaomi wont comment on that the person saidrealme india said there was a shortage of a few imported components due to factories of several vendors having postponed resumption after recent closures but almost all major suppliers are back at work and the situation will improve soon the spokesperson said realme said workers at the factories are working multiple shifts and it is confident of launching new products as planned advt apple did not respond to queries tcl india declined to commentfearing disruption retailers have started stocking up on some products such as air conditioners imported tvs washing machines and refrigerators retailers are building up inventory anticipating shortterm supply constraints said pulkit baid director at great eastern retail a leading chain in the east and the northmost consumer electronics and smartphone makers are heavily dependent on china for the manufacture of finished products and components the virus has also spread to south