The iPhone X is finally here – and Apple Store queues are predictably insane
After the iPhone 8’s release drew a bigger crowd of Apple staff than customers (in some places), the iPhone X has finally arrived to resume the status quo as super-fans turn out in droves to get their hands on the Cupertino-based firm’s most exciting smartphone yet.
The 10-year anniversary handset’s big release day has delivered the familiar sight of hundreds of eager iPhone lovers queueing overnight, down streets and around corners to be first through Apple Store doors all over the world.
The wallet-battering £999 price tag clearly hasn’t deterred many, and folk across the globe have been sharing their experiences on social media. Here’s a quick flavour of what it’s been like on the ground.
The Long Line for #iphoneXlaunch in #Amsterdam #apple #IphoneXPreOrder #iphone #iphonex pic.twitter.com/EdtFEeKHMx
— Menno Swart (@MennoSwart) November 3, 2017
The line for Regent Street @Apple store is crazy! These people are ready for #IPhoneX #IPhone #IPhone10 pic.twitter.com/WV0oWFxbEP
— Perry O'Bree (@PerryOBree) November 2, 2017
Epic queue emerges for the #iPhoneX in London as dawn breaks pic.twitter.com/ZPVgrSRUFY
— Max Foster (@MaxFosterCNN) November 3, 2017
It's been an hour so far and this should give you an indicator how many people are still in line for the #iPhoneX at the Dubai mall. pic.twitter.com/RezvXnqnZj
— Kevin Sebastian (@NoxVoyager) November 3, 2017
The crowd @TheDubaiMall Apple Store for the #iPhoneX #UAE #Dubai pic.twitter.com/ylnBl16fFc
— Absolute Geeks (@AbsoluteGeeks) November 3, 2017
People now lining up for an #iphonex at 5th Apple Store NYC pic.twitter.com/JeN8rWTO9C
— Ed Baig (@edbaig) November 2, 2017
Line outside Palo Alto Apple Store has grown with about 100 chairs lining half a block. #iPhoneX pic.twitter.com/81jYDdfDrL
— Maureen Naylor (@MaureenKTVU) November 3, 2017
MASSIVE lines at the Shinsaibashi Apple Store in Osaka! It’s 10:30pm and the line goes TWO BLOCKS. Easily 200-300 people.#iPhoneX pic.twitter.com/KqQkXvmjeo
— Kayleeだよぉ〜♡ (@kayleedayo) November 2, 2017
The #iPhonex is out there. The first sales have taken place in Sydney Australia https://t.co/hkHnit6onz pic.twitter.com/J7gtJpwHGX
— Chris Griffith (@chris_griffith) November 2, 2017
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Apple staff made sure all those dedicated customers got the noisy welcome they deserved.
Crazy pic.twitter.com/w1mja4zD1C
— nick wray (@nickwray) November 2, 2017
ハイタッチ入場からの、一番乗りゲットでした#iPhonex #iPhoneX行列 #表参道 pic.twitter.com/F4m5HOq4Sy
— 小暮ひさのり (@Hisano_kg) November 2, 2017
A lot of delighted Apple fans just guaranteed themselves a very merry X-mas indeed, and even got a message from the main man himself.
iPhone X is here! A big thank-you to all our customers in Sydney, and everyone turning out around the world Friday! ? pic.twitter.com/5NKXUnePLu
— Tim Cook (@tim_cook) November 2, 2017
The only bad news is that someone appears to have already dropped theirs – and it’s pretty ruddy painful to watch.
First bleed of the iPhone X #iPhoneX pic.twitter.com/cC2sSRYt8W
— Ｊｉｎ (@Jin_Store) November 2, 2017
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