A customer of the Apple store in Oberhausen, Germany, celebrates with the new iPhone 5S as he leaves the store on Sept. 20, 2013.(Photo: Frank Augstein, AP)
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 generally ponder Apple's latest unveiling.
Beijing, China.
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)
Paris, France.
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)
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)
London, England.
People stand in line near the Apple store on Regent Street in London on Sept. 20, 2013(Photo: Mary Turner, Getty)
