The new smartphone that long queues were formed in different cities of the world to buy

People line up outside an Apple store to buy the iPhone 15 in Mumbai / Photo courtesy of Bloomberg
People line up outside an Apple store to buy the iPhone 15 in Mumbai / Photo courtesy of Bloomberg

The iPhone 15 series was put on sale in different countries of the world from September 22 and on this occasion, thousands of people were seen standing in queues in front of Apple stores in different cities.

From Singapore to New York, hundreds of people were seen queuing up everywhere to be the first to buy the phone.

After being introduced on September 12, it went on sale on September 22 at 8 am (local time) in most countries around the world.

In this sense, people in Australia got the first opportunity to buy this phone.

A man named Badshah Bulbul was the first to buy an iPhone 15 at an Apple store in Sydney.

He stood outside the Apple store at 11 pm on September 21 and waited for 9 hours to buy a new iPhone.

Badshah Bulbul, the first person to buy an iPhone in the world this year / Photo courtesy of 9news
Badshah Bulbul, the first person to buy an iPhone in the world this year / Photo courtesy of 9news

Note that Apple introduced iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus, iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max, Apple Watch 9 series and Apple Watch Ultra 2.

The iPhone 15 series models look pretty much the same as last year’s iPhones.

Rush of iPhone buyers in Sydney / Photo courtesy of 9news
Rush of iPhone buyers in Sydney / Photo courtesy of 9news

But this year, all iPhones have a dynamic island design in their displays, which was limited to the iPhone 14 Pro models last year.

The iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro have a 6.1-inch display, while the iPhone 15 Plus and iPhone 15 Pro Max have a 6.7-inch display.

The iPhone 15 and 15 Plus have a screen refresh rate of 60 Hz, while the Pro models have an adaptive refresh rate of up to 120 Hz.

Long queue to buy iPhone 15 in Dubai / Photo courtesy of The National
Long queue to buy iPhone 15 in Dubai / Photo courtesy of The National

The iPhone 15 and 15 Plus feature the A16 Bionic processor that was part of last year’s iPhone 14 Pro models.

In comparison, the iPhone 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max are equipped with the A17 Bionic processor.

Beijing also saw a rush of new iPhone buyers / Photo courtesy of Bloomberg
Beijing also saw a rush of new iPhone buyers / Photo courtesy of Bloomberg

This year Apple has upgraded the camera setup of all iPhone 15 series models.

The iPhone 15 and 15 Plus have a 2-camera setup on the back.

The main camera of this setup is 48 megapixels along with a 12 megapixel ultra wide camera.

Singapore also witnessed quite a rush / Photo courtesy straitstimes
Singapore also witnessed quite a rush / Photo courtesy straitstimes

The iPhone 15 Pro has the same 3-camera setup as last year’s iPhone 14 Pro, but it’s been upgraded.

The main camera of the iPhone 15 Pro is 48 megapixels, along with 12.7 megapixel telephoto and 13.4 megapixel ultrawide cameras.

The iPhone 15 Pro Max’s main and ultra-wide cameras are the same as the iPhone 15 Pro, but the highlight of the device is its new telephoto camera.

A view of the Chinese city of Huangzhou/AFP Photo
A view of the Chinese city of Huangzhou/AFP Photo

The 12.7-megapixel telephoto camera is equipped with a periscope lens that will allow users to zoom 5x to 10x optically.

All the iPhone 15 series phones have a USB Type-C port for charging, which has been demanded by users for a long time.

This is the first time in 11 years that Apple has made such a change to iPhones.

Another Apple Store view / Photo courtesy of Bloomberg
Another Apple Store view / Photo courtesy of Bloomberg

Apple has replaced the silent switch for Pro models this year with an action button that can be used for multiple functions.

The RAM in the iPhone 15 Pro models has been increased from 6GB to 8GB, while the other two models will have 6GB of RAM.

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