iPhone XS buyers undeterred by eye-watering prices, few upgrades


Customers pay for their iPhone XS at the Apple Store in Singapore September 21, 2018. REUTERS/Edgar Su

The iPhone XS is up to US$200 (RM826) more expensive than last year’s already pricey iPhone X and represents one of the smallest advances in the product line’s history. But that means little to the Apple Inc faithful or those seeking to upgrade their older iPhone. 

Hundreds of consumers lined up at Apple stores around the world either the day before or in the early hours before the iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max went on sale Sept 21. Many consumers were seen lining up at the Orchard Road store in Singapore despite the hot weather. Other outlets, such as the IFC mall in Hong Kong, had much shorter lines as sales were largely restricted to those that had already ordered. 

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