'I made my way here at 3am': Man first in line for iPhone 16 at Orchard Road's Apple Store
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SINGAPORE - About 110 people were seen queueing outside the Apple Store on Orchard Road at about 6.10am on Sept 20, ahead of the iPhone 16’s launch. Customers who came to the store on the night of Sept 19 were told by Apple staff to leave and return at 4a'I made my way here at 3am': Man first in line for iPhone 16 at Orchard Road's Apple Store
SINGAPORE - About 110 people were seen queueing outside the Apple Store on Orchard Road at about 6.10am on Sept 20, ahead of the iPhone 16’s launch. Customers who came to the store on the night of Sept 19 were told by Apple staff to leave and return at 4am the next day to queue. The Apple Store opens at 8am. The iPhone 16 line-up is the first Apple smartphone designed around AI features. Pre-orders for the iPhone 16 began on Sept 13, with the phones becoming available at launch only on Sept 20. Mr Harold Lim, 22, the first person in line at the Apple Store, told The Straits Times that this was his first time queueing for an iPhone. “I came at around 10 plus last night actually, because I thought the queue would be crazy,” said Mr Lim. “I went to a nearby coffeeshop at Shaw Theatres for a few hours... and made my way here at 3am, because I didn’t want to take public transport or a private hire vehicle back and forth.” He then realised he was the first person there. Read more