A few weeks ago, as the iPhone 8 was about to go on sale, I wondered if we had seen the last of the Apple Store line ritual. LOL, nope! Today, as the iPhone X goes on sale, fans around the world have been waiting in long lines to be among the first to get their hands on the new gadget.
Online orders started one week ago, and wait times stretched up to six weeks. But during an earnings call yesterday, Apple forecasted record revenue for this current holiday quarter, thanks to “off the charts” demand for the iPhone X.
Check out these photos from the first frenzied day of selling:
In Madrid:
Apple Store, Madrid. Hundreds waiting for the iPhone X pic.twitter.com/oE4HEbeklq
— Álex Barredo
(@somospostpc) November 3, 2017
Palo Alto:
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
Liverpool:
People cuing @ Liverpool Apple store for IPhone X, and I’m one ☝️ of them
pic.twitter.com/4LSUGdpvli
— ri_coziest (@vollibee24) November 3, 2017
London:
…and it’s open! The first customers get inside the Apple store #London #iPhoneXMashable pic.twitter.com/dG6SG8bzE2
— Gianluca Mezzofiore (@GianlucaMezzo) November 3, 2017
Dubai:
iPhone X Day! Apparently the Dubai store has more than enough in stock. (at @Apple Store) https://t.co/1tDTrnn8fc pic.twitter.com/G5Xv5oTn1w
— dbhabuta (@dbhabuta) November 3, 2017
Yeah, it’s Apple’s world today.
