The great iGrab: Fans brave crowds, rain to take first bite of new Apple iphones
The first byte of the new Apple iPhone was sweet for Brian Ceballo.
New York
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Brian Ceballo waited for 15 days outside the New York store just to get his hands on the phone.u00a0
The Brooklyn musician spent two weeks camped outside Apple’s flagship Fifth Avenue store to become the first New York owner of the new model on Friday morning.
London
iGlad: Norman Hicks from London was ecstatic as he became the first man to buy the new model in London.
“It feels pretty amazing,” said 19-year-old Ceballo, after buying two phones -- the limit for the new iPhone 5S and 5C. “It feels pretty awesome,” he added.
David Kaminsky, first in line at the Apple store in Bethesda, Maryland, said he had waited more than 12 hours to ensure he got one of the gold-coloured iPhones. “It’s not just the technology -- it’s the experience, the simplicity,” said Kaminsky.
Sydney
Historic: Jimmy Gunawan (33) from Sydney waited for 20 hours for his new phone. He became the first man to get his hands on the phone
Elsewhere, in what has become a worldwide ritual, people lined up around city blocks in Tokyo, braved the rain in Berlin and stood shoulder-to-shoulder in London on Friday to get their hands on Apple’s latest creation.
Paris
Thumbs-up: The first buyer in Paris poses with his new iPhone 5S
In Beijing, at the biggest Apple Store in Asia, security guards kept the line in order. Last year, eggs had been thrown and all hell had broken loose outside a store.
Tokyo
All smiles: This man from Tokyo can’t mask his delight after he became the first man in Tokyo to buy the iPhone 5S. Pics/AFP
People were waiting eagerly in the United States, too. People lined up a day ahead at the Apple Store in Miami Beach, and they camped overnight on Boylston Street in Boston -- chairs, blankets and coffee at the ready.
However, not every line was free of incident. Shoppers camping out in front of an AT&T store in Houston were robbed at gunpoint.
In Berlin, Yahor Paplouski, who came all the way from Belarus, was so excited that he couldn’t take the time to shed his sleeping bag. He wore it into the Apple store.
In Belfast, Northern Ireland, a customer reported that the gold phone sold out long before the grey and silver options.
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