Australian Apple Stores met with long lines as worldwide iPhone 6 and 6 Plus sales begin, Angela Ahr
Australia kicked off worldwide sales of Apple's new iPhone on Friday local time, with brick-and-mortar Apple Stores seeing extremely long lines mirroring expectedly high demand for the next-gen handsets.
As seen in the photo above supplied by AppleInsider reader Luke, Australian Apple Stores saw masses of eager customers line up before doors opened at 8 a.m., about one hour ago as of this writing. In this case, at least 500 people queued up outside the Chadstone Shopping Centre in Victoria.
According to The Sydney Morning Herald, Apple Stores around the country saw similar scenes as lines filled with potential iPhone 6 buyers snaked around street corners and through shopping malls.
Australia is the first of nine launch countries to get access to Apple's latest products thanks to its proximity to the international dateline. Last year's iPhone 5s and 5c launch drew crowds, though initial reports claim demand is even higher for the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus.
North American sales are slated to begin on Friday morning at Apple Store locations, as well as partner wireless carrier stores, though stock is expected to be slim on launch day. AppleInsider checks with local provider outlets revealed many are not planning to carry the iPhone 6 Plus for walk-in customers, but Best Buy will have the phablet available as the retailer did not accept preorders for the device.
Update: Apple SVP of Retail Angela Ahrendts was on hand for the iPhone 6 launch at the flagship Sydney Apple Store.
As seen in the photo above supplied by AppleInsider reader Luke, Australian Apple Stores saw masses of eager customers line up before doors opened at 8 a.m., about one hour ago as of this writing. In this case, at least 500 people queued up outside the Chadstone Shopping Centre in Victoria.
According to The Sydney Morning Herald, Apple Stores around the country saw similar scenes as lines filled with potential iPhone 6 buyers snaked around street corners and through shopping malls.
Australia is the first of nine launch countries to get access to Apple's latest products thanks to its proximity to the international dateline. Last year's iPhone 5s and 5c launch drew crowds, though initial reports claim demand is even higher for the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus.
North American sales are slated to begin on Friday morning at Apple Store locations, as well as partner wireless carrier stores, though stock is expected to be slim on launch day. AppleInsider checks with local provider outlets revealed many are not planning to carry the iPhone 6 Plus for walk-in customers, but Best Buy will have the phablet available as the retailer did not accept preorders for the device.
Update: Apple SVP of Retail Angela Ahrendts was on hand for the iPhone 6 launch at the flagship Sydney Apple Store.
Phenomenal start to a historic day and an honor to be with our incredible team and first customers in Sydney. pic.twitter.com/28aww07wGj
-- Angela Ahrendts (@AngelaAhrendts)
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Samsung, please send your camera crew to shoot them and make an ad.
F you Sammy!
Samsung do not understand what it takes to EARN a cult status and Loyal Customers.
Dear Fandroids, come and seek asylum. You will not be disappointed.
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Tim Cook has just announced that Apple will be hiring Smaug the Dragon to guard their enormous cash pile after the launch of the extremely popular iPhone 6.
Seriously, I wonder what would happen if Apple converted their entire bank account to pennies and dumped it somewhere? Would probably sink a country.
iPhone queues and terrorism raids. Welcome to modern Australia.
That invoked a horrifying image.
iPhone queues and terrorism raids. Welcome to modern Australia.
They should have waited a day or two with the anti-terror raids, because I read that there were a few scalpers and even a few fights with morons trying to cut into line. If anybody deserves to have their heads cut off, it's people who cut in line. What an incredibly rude thing to do.
I also read a few interviews with Apple customers in Australia, and they were interviewing these two girls and they both had bought iPhone 6+s. The people who think that the iPhone 6+ is not going to sell a lot, or people who think that girls wont be choosing it, are simply wrong.
EDIT: Ah! here we go. Deutschland:
Edit: Woooooo! ??
It is really a demise for Samsung. So now that we have an iPhone 6 Plus, which is 5.5 inches screen, Are we done? I think 5.5 inches phone is already big, and I seriously don't think Samsung is going to do one-up with making an phone with screen larger than 5.5, like 6.1 or 6.5 - Would they? Because it is no longer a phone.
So, can we all agree that we are done with the size as differentiator for phones?
derp herpes!
Tim Cook has just announced that Apple will be hiring Smaug the Dragon to guard their enormous cash pile after the launch of the extremely popular iPhone 6.
I wouldn't trust the old dragon - when you add the symbols for North and South to its name, it becomes an anagram of - SAMSUNG!
It is really a demise for Samsung. So now that we have an iPhone 6 Plus, which is 5.5 inches screen, Are we done? I think 5.5 inches phone is already big, and I seriously don't think Samsung is going to do one-up with making an phone with screen larger than 5.5, like 6.1 or 6.5 - Would they? Because it is no longer a phone.
So, can we all agree that we are done with the size as differentiator for phones?
Uh, hate to break it to you, but..
http://www.samsung.com/ca/consumer/mobile/mobile-phones/smartphones/SGH-I527ZKARWC
But yeah I don't see Apple changing the current iPhone sizes for a very long time. I think with the 5.5, they went larger tat they were truly comfortable with, just to shut everyone the **** up, and to cover the market. But I look forward to Samsung increasing the size of their flagships to 7"+.
Uh, hate to break it to you, but..
http://www.samsung.com/ca/consumer/mobile/mobile-phones/smartphones/SGH-I527ZKARWC
But yeah I don't see Apple changing the current iPhone sizes for a very long time. I think with the 5.5, they went larger tat they were truly comfortable with, just to shut everyone the **** up, and to cover the market. But I look forward to Samsung increasing the size of their flagships to 7"+.
LOL Samsung product info fail.. 88mm in height for a 6.3" Phone?
I feel sorry for that one kid who was the first person to buy a new iPhone in one of the Australian Apple stores.
He was going to proudly show the phone off to the media as he left the store, and when he went to take it out of the box, the iPhone fell on the sidewalk.
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I don't think that it broke, but still, I bet that he was a bit worried.
I feel sorry for that one kid who was the first person to buy a new iPhone in one of the Australian Apple stores.
He was going to proudly show the phone off to the media as he left the store, and when he went to take it out of the box, the iPhone fell on the sidewalk.
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I don't think that it broke, but still, I bet that he was a bit worried.
Here it is. Apologies for the accent.
Here it is. Apologies for the accent.
Yeah, that is pretty embarrassing. I see that the video has 301+ views, I guess that it's viral.
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I also don't have any problems with the Australian accent, and I can understand what they say fine. At least they speak English.
Uh, hate to break it to you, but..
http://www.samsung.com/ca/consumer/mobile/mobile-phones/smartphones/SGH-I527ZKARWC
But yeah I don't see Apple changing the current iPhone sizes for a very long time. I think with the 5.5, they went larger tat they were truly comfortable with, just to shut everyone the **** up, and to cover the market. But I look forward to Samsung increasing the size of their flagships to 7"+.
WOW! I guess it is once again throw it at the wall and see if it sticks attitude! I just can't believe it. Oh please, I can just see al those Analysts start complaining that Apple is not innovating because it does not has 6.3 screen phone. It's funny, but I read somewhere that they are already complaining that iPhone 6 plus is too big and not many people will be buying that. I don't get it - Apple is behind because they don't have large phone like Samsung, but at the same time 5.5 is too big.
I feel sorry for that one kid who was the first person to buy a new iPhone in one of the Australian Apple stores.
He was going to proudly show the phone off to the media as he left the store, and when he went to take it out of the box, the iPhone fell on the sidewalk.
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I don't think that it broke, but still, I bet that he was a bit worried.
Here it is. Apologies for the accent.
In the kid's defense, it's a pretty shitty design that opening the box at even a slight angle lets the phone just drop out. Worse, it's been like that for ages.