Apple's iPhone sales kick off from Beijing to Berlin

Apple's iPhone sales kick off from Beijing to Berlin

Sales of Apple's new iPhone models - the 5s and 5c - began in earnest Friday around the world.

Although Apple has yet to release any early numbers on what demand for orders looks like at this stage, the delivery dates for some models in the U.S. - ordered through Apple's U.S. website - are already starting to be pushed back to October.

The iPhone 5s and 5c go on sale Friday in the U.S., U.K., China, France, Germany, Hong Kong and Singapore.

Last year, Apple sold 5 million units of its flagship iPhone 5 during the first weekend of its launch and Apple stores in the U.S. mostly sold out by midday Saturday.

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Here are some pictures from around the globe as customers wait, applaud and ponder Apple's latest unveiling.

Chinese employees cheer customers at an Apple store in Wangfujing shopping district in Beijing.

Chinese employees cheer customers after they bought new iPhones at an Apple store in Wangfujing shopping district in Beijing on Sept. 20, 2013.(Photo: Andy Wong, AP)

Customers wait to buy Apple's new smartphones in front of the Apple store in Paris.

Customers wait to buy Apple's new iPhone 5s and 5c smartphone in front of the Apple Store in Paris on Sept. 20, 2013.(Photo: Lionel Bonaventure, AFP/Getty)

Outside an Apple store for the start of the new iPhone sale in Oberhausen, Germany.

People queue outside an Apple store for the start of the new iPhone sale in Oberhausen, Germany, on Sept. 20, 2013.(Photo: Frank Augstein, AP)

Customers wait to buy Apple's new smartphones in front of the Apple store in Paris.

news by September 20, 2013 at 04:21PM