Apple's new iPhone 6 goes on sale

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Local resident Andreas Gibson celebrates with employees outside the Fifth Avenue Apple store after being the first to exit with an iPhone 6 in hand on the first day of sales in Manhattan, New York September 19, 2014. Apple Inc's latest phone lured throngs of gadget lovers, entrepreneurs and early adapters to its stores in New York, San Francisco and other cities around the world in the latest sign of strong initial demand for the new, larger generation of iPhones. [Photo/Agencies]

 

The latest version of the iPhone is now on sale in 9 different markets around the world, including the United States, Australia, Japan and Hong Kong.

Thousands of die-hard Apple users have stood in line outside Apple stores to get their hands on the long-awaited iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus.

The delayed launch of the iPhone 6 in the Chinese mainland sparked a race to pre-order the phone in Hong Kong last week.

Pre-orders for the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus filled up within two hours on Apple's Hong Kong website.

Apple's new iPhone has been given regulatory approval for sale the mainland.

But the phone cannot be sold in the mainland until a key network license is granted.

Two of the four models to be sold on the mainland are designed for use on China Mobile's 4G network.

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