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Apple today celebrated the launch of the new iPhone X by sharing some images of customers around the world buying and trying out the smartphone for the first time.

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George Street, Sydney

Apple Stores globally open at 8:00 a.m. local time to allow customers to pick up their reserved devices and make walk-in purchases, and Apple posted pictures of customers at Apple Stores in Dubai, Shanghai, Singapore, Tokyo, and Sydney.

Years in the making, the iPhone X (pronounced "iPhone 10"), is Apple's latest and most advanced flagship device to date, featuring a 5.8-inch OLED display, Face ID facial recognition, wireless inductive charging, and a faster A11 Bionic processor.

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Apple Store, Fifth Avenue, New York (Image: @jonfortt)

Initial demand for the smartphone appears to be strong, with long lines forming outside Apple Stores around Europe, Asia, and Australasia, following advice from the tech giant that people get to stores early if they want to be in with a chance of purchasing the smartphone on launch day.

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Apple Store, Tokyo

Large queues have been seen in Singapore, Madrid, Amsterdam, Belfast, Edinburgh, and Liverpool. Outside the Apple Store in Regent Street, London, a line of several hundred people snaked right around the corner. Stores are just now beginning to open in the U.S., where queues were sighted across the country overnight and have been growing ever since.

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Apple Store, Shanghai

The only exception seems to be in Belgium and France, where due to anti-terrorism restrictions, Apple is not selling the iPhone X to customers there without a pre-order or pickup reservation.

Meanwhile, customers in New Zealand and Australia were first to receive their shipped iPhone X pre-orders today thanks to time zone differences, and now customers across Asia and Europe have been following in kind.

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Pre-order delivery in the U.K. (Image: MacRumors reader Stormchasejg)

In the United States, the first iPhone X deliveries will take place on the east coast starting at 8:00 a.m. iPhone X pricing starts at $999 for the 64GB model, with the 256GB model priced at $1,149.

Stay tuned to MacRumors for more coverage of the iPhone X launch throughout the day.

Article Link: Apple Celebrates iPhone X Launch Day as Sales and Deliveries Begin Around the World
 
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Just spoke with Apple Fifth Avenue on the phone, they said all models of the 256GB have been sold out.
 
This guy has a tremendous salad. Kudos. Photographer tried waaaaay too hard to get every Apple Product possible in the photo. No matter how hard you try, you're not going to get a leather jacket to do that with an AW... and the just right angle with the AirPods:rolleyes: But that guy's salad makes up for everything. That's some sweet styling juxtaposed on an older gentleman. Bet he drives a Porsche.:D
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This guy has a tremendous salad. Kudos. Photographer tried waaaaay too hard to get every Apple Product possible in the photo. No matter how hard you try, you're not going to get a leather jacket to do that with an AW... and the just right angle with the AirPods:rolleyes: But that guy's salad makes up for everything. That's some sweet styling juxtaposed on an older gentleman. Bet he drives a Porsche.:D
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A Harley actually.
 
This guy has a tremendous salad. Kudos. Photographer tried waaaaay too hard to get every Apple Product possible in the photo. No matter how hard you try, you're not going to get a leather jacket to do that with an AW... and the just right angle with the AirPods:rolleyes: But that guy's salad makes up for everything. That's some sweet styling juxtaposed on an older gentleman. Bet he drives a Porsche.:D
iphonex_launch_shanghai_customer_selfie_camera_20171102.jpg
So people in China have mid-life crises too? Good to know.
 
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