Ayano Tominaga (L) and other customers pose for a selfie photo with a cushion printed with a portrait of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs on it, as they wait in queue for the release of Apple's new iPhone X in front of the Apple Store in Tokyo's Omotesando shopping district, Japan, November 3, 2017.  REUTERS/Toru Hanai     TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 03: Crowds wait in line for the Australian release of the iPhone X at the Apple Store on November 3, 2017 in Sydney, Australia. Apple's latest iPhone features face recognition technology, a large 5.8-inch edge-to-edge high resolution OLED display and better front and back cameras with optical image stabilisation. (Photo by James D. Morgan/Getty Images)
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Crowds wait in line for the Australian release of the iPhone X at the Apple Store in Sydney

epa06305234 Customers wait outside an Apple store during the launch of the new iPhone X at Dubai Mall in Dubai, UAE, 03 November 2017. Apple's new iPhone X goes on sale in more than 55 countries and territories on 03 November. EPA/MAHMOUD KHALED
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The long wait at an Apple store in Dubai

Customers queue at an Apple store to buy the 10th anniversary iPhone X in Hong Kong on November 3, 2017. Apple profits soared by a fifth as its flagship iPhone X hit stores in Asia on November 3, with the company predicting bumper sales despite its eye-watering price tag. In Hong Kong, buyers who had pre-ordered the phone online queued to pick up their new purchases, saying they were willing to pay for what they saw as a landmark model. / AFP PHOTO / ANTHONY WALLACE (Photo credit should read ANTHONY WALLACE/AFP/Getty Images)
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Customers queue at an Apple store in Hong Kong

epa06305089 A customer looks at his mobile device as he camps and queues for the release of Apple's new iPhone X in front of the Apple Store in Berlin, Germany, early 03 November 2017. Apple will release its new Apple iPhone X in many countries worldwide on 03 November 2017. EPA/FELIPE TRUEBA
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Camping outside the Apple Store in Berlin

People queue outside Apple's Regent Street store in central London on November 3, 2017 waiting for the store to open on the say of the launch of the Apple iPhone X. Apple's flagship iPhone X hit stores on November 3, as the world's most valuable company predicted bumper sales despite the handset's eye-watering price tag and celebrated a surge in profits. The device features facial recognition, cordless charging and an edge-to-edge screen made of organic light-emitting diodes used in high-end televisions. It marks the 10th anniversary of the first iPhone release and is released in about 50 markets around the world. / AFP PHOTO / CHRIS RATCLIFFECHRIS RATCLIFFE/AFP/Getty Images
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People wait for Apple’s shop in Regent Street, central London, to open

TOKYO, JAPAN - NOVEMBER 03: A girl reacts as she tries an iPhone X at the Apple Omotesando store on November 3, 2017 in Tokyo, Japan. Apple launched the latest iPhone featuring face recognition technology, a large 5.8-inch edge-to-edge high resolution OLED display and better front and back cameras with optical image stabilisation today. (Photo by Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images)
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An excited customer tries out an iPhone X at Apple’s Omotesando store in Tokyo

TOKYO, JAPAN - NOVEMBER 03: Employees give high-fives to customers as they enter the Apple Omotesando store to purchase the iPhone X on November 3, 2017 in Tokyo, Japan. Apple launched the latest iPhone featuring face recognition technology, a large 5.8-inch edge-to-edge high resolution OLED display and better front and back cameras with optical image stabilisation today. (Photo by Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images)
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Employees greet customers as they enter the Omotesando store

TOKYO, JAPAN - NOVEMBER 03: Customers hold a pillow with an image of the late Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Jobs as they wait in line before the launch of the iPhone X outside the Apple Omotesando store on November 3, 2017 in Tokyo, Japan. Apple launched the latest iPhone featuring face recognition technology, a large 5.8-inch edge-to-edge high resolution OLED display and better front and back cameras with optical image stabilisation today. (Photo by Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images)
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Two women hold a pillow emblazoned with a picture of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs as they wait in line in Tokyo

A woman buys new iPhone Xs that people who just bought from Apple Stores are reselling, on a street in Hong Kong, China November 3, 2017. REUTERS/Bobby Yip
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A woman buys an iPhone X that is already being resold on a street in Hong Kong

epa06305400 The first purchasers of the iPhone X show off their boxed phones to the media after its release to the public outside the Apple Store in Sydney, Australia, 03 November 2017. Apple's new iPhone X goes on sale in more than 55 countries and territories on 03 November. EPA/DAVID MOIR AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT
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New owners of the iPhone X show off their boxed phones in Sydney

epa06305102 A Chinese man reacts after buying a new iPhone X inside the Apple Store in Beijing, China, 03 November 2017. Apple's new iPhone X goes on sale in more than 55 countries and territories on 03 November. EPA/ROMAN PILIPEY
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A man is applauded by staff after buying one of the first iPhone Xs in Beijing

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