Edmonton – Smartphone fans lined up outside stores across Edmonton Friday morning to be the first to snag Apple’s newest incarnations of the iPhone.
The tech giant has released the 5-S and the 5-C. It’s the first time Apple has introduced two distinct iPhone models at the same time.
The smartphones went on sale at 8 a.m. Local time Friday at Apple retail stores in Canada and around the world.
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The lineup outside of the Apple store in Southgate mall went literally outside of one of the mall’s entrances.
Fraser Smith jumped in line at 5:15 a.m. to get his hands on the iPhone 5-S.
“I know for me, my phone plan finished in August so I figured I’d wait for the new one,” says Smith.
The iPhone 5-S sports a fingerprint sensor, a better camera and a faster processor.
The 5-C model is largely last year’s iPhone 5 with a few extras, a choice of five colours – and the housing is made of plastic instead of aluminum and glass.
Apple is selling the 16 GB 5-S for $719 without a contract. The cheaper 5-C model is priced at $599 for 16 GB.
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