Despite reviews, Apple fans get the iPhone 5

• Some consumers will have to wait until October

Followers of the brand make long lines to be among the first to premiere the new smartphone model

NEW YORK, UNITED STATES (22/SEP/2012.) - Apple fans endured long queues in Asia, Europe and North America to become the new model of its smartphone, the iPhone 5, which seems to break sales records despite criticism about the lack of technological innovation and its mapping program.

Rows with thousands of eager buyers in the shops nearby Apple promised become a commercial success Apple's latest release.

"I've been waiting for eight days, I'm so happy right now," confessed Keenen Thompson, one of the first among hundreds of people gathered in the store that Apple has on the famous Fifth Avenue in New York.

Some analysts estimate that it will sell about 10 million units in the first five days.

In Mexico, there is still no official date, but is expected to later this month Apple made public new dates for the rest of the world. Specialised sites have reported that on September 28 could reach the country.

On the first day of ticket sales, pre-sales volume of iPhone 5 reached more than two million units, which exceeded one million orders were for the iPhone 4. Apple said yesterday that demand exceeded the team's initial inventory, so probably a large number of deliveries could be delayed until October, even though the scheduled date was scheduled for this Friday.

In Sydney, the loyal fans filmed their experience on their iPhones and iPads and staff inside clapped and cheered when the doors opened at 08:00 am on Thursday.

"Seven of us are here for our company from noon on Tuesday," said Todd Foot, 24, who was first in line and works for an agency that examines mobile phones.

Apple has sold more than 224 million iPhones since the first version in 2007

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