Yes, it’s that time again, when the Apple faithful/crazy line up way early to buy the next version of the iPhone, this time the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus.
This year, people are standing out in the elements — and sleeping there overnight — to buy a phone that looks identical to the one they already have, but with, um, an updated camera and a new kind of screen press.
Here are the lines, in cities around the world.
New York
Above: Waiting in line in NYC (Eli Blumenthal @eliblumenthal)
Above: Apple fans line up at the “Church of Apple” in New York to buy an iPhone 6s.
San Francisco
Above: (Justin E. Harris @envisionwithj)
Periscoper Justin Harris reported that around 16 people were already camped out at the downtown San Francisco Apple Store Thursday night. Check it out here.
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Boston
Above: (Image: MacRumors)
Hamburg, Germany
Above: “Oh man wie arm ist das denn. Wegen einem Telefon?” (Daniel Knott @dnlkntt )
Sydney, Australia
Above: Marcus Barsum waits outside the Apple store in central Sydney Thursday. (Reuters/David Gray)
Above: This buyer, a media exec in Australia, sent a robot proxy to wait in the line. (photo: Mashable)
