iPhone 18 Queues Spark Chaos, But You Can Skip the Drama and Pay Someone Else to Wait
A line-jumper briefly claimed the first iPhone 18 Pro as early arrivals waited hours for Apple’s latest launch.
- On Friday, September 18, the iPhone 18 Pro launch at Apple's Sydney store turned into a scramble when a customer cut ahead of Lachlan Collyer, who had waited hours to be first.
- The George Street location opened at 8 a.m. local time, marking the first global Apple Store opening for the launch, where enthusiasts like Mehak Dhiman and Shav Chandra had arrived by 6 a.m.
- Apple released the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max in more than 65 countries, featuring the A20 Pro chip and a 48MP Fusion Main camera with improved battery life.
- Despite the line-jumper's claims, Apple staff and those in the queue regarded Collyer as the genuine first customer, underscoring why some consumers value the social-media spectacle of launch day.
- CEO John Ternus, who took the reins of the $4.5tn tech giant, expressed excitement about the product line-ups and the company's innovation trajectory over the next 15 years.
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Several people camped outside an Apple store since the previous day in order to be first in line when the doors opened and be the first to get the long-awaited mobile phone.
Long lines of people seeking to acquire the device were observed in several premises.
SCIENCE & TECH: Australia iPhone 18 launch descends into chaos as line-cutter claims he’s first in world to buy device
Bragging rights don’t come easy at an Apple launch. Just ask Lachlan Collyer, who spent hours camped outside Sydney’s flagship store only to watch a rival line-jumper barge past him in the dash for the doors, phone held aloft, declaring himself the world’s first owner of the new iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max. Collyer, 20, arrived hours before to secure the top spot in the line outside Apple’s flagship store on George Street, which opened its doors b…
Australia iPhone 18 launch descends into chaos as line-cutter claims he’s first in world to buy device: ‘I’m the first!’
Lachlan Collyer spent hours camped outside Sydney’s flagship store only to watch a rival line-jumper barge past him in the dash for the doors, phone held aloft, declaring himself the world’s first owner of the new iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max.
iPhone 18 Pro Sydney launch: queue-jumper sparks chaos
Bragging rights don’t come easy at an Apple launch. Just ask Lachlan Collyer, who spent hours camped outside Sydney’s flagship store only to watch a rival queue-jumper barge past him in the dash for the doors, phone held aloft, declaring himself the world’s first owner of the new iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max.
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