Hundreds Line Up For Release Of IPhone XS In S. Korea

Hundreds of South Koreans on Friday lined up for the release of the iPhone XS and XR smartphones, a sign of its popularity in the country despite it being the home of Apple Inc.'s rival Samsung Electronics Co.

SEOUL, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 2nd Nov, 2018 ) :Hundreds of South Koreans on Friday lined up for the release of the iPhone XS and XR smartphones, a sign of its popularity in the country despite it being the home of Apple Inc.'s rival samsung Electronics Co.

More than 200 visitors had lined up at a store as of 9:30 a.m., with the figure even estimated to have reached 300 at one point.

Kim Sang-hyeok, a 25-year-old, was the first person to show up at Apple Garosugil in Seoul's affluent southern district of Gangnam. He purchased the 512 gigabyte edition of the iPhone XS Max, along with the Apple Watch 4.

"I never thought about the high price," Kim said of the two items that cost about 2.

5 million won (US$2,200). "I used Samsung Electronics' Galaxy products before, but this time, I chose Apple because they have a nice design." He arrived in front of the store at 11:00 p.m. on Thursday night and waited hours for the opening of the Apple store amid the autumn chill.

The 256-GB edition of the iPhone XS has a price tag of 1.58 million won, with that of the 512-GB iPhone Max standing at a whopping 1.96 million won. That of the more affordable iPhone XR, which comes with an LCD screen instead of a premium OLED display, is set at 990,000 won for the 64-GB version.

The price of the Apple Watch 4 series starts at 499,000 won.