iPhone X: thousands queue as Apple proves it still has the X factor

Demand for the 999 'future' of the iPhone bucks the trend of recent years, with large crowds and some fans queuing for days to get their hands on one

Thousands of people formed queues outside stores in London, Tokyo, Sydney and around the world on Friday as eager buyers tried to get their hands on Apple's most expensive smartphone to date, the hotly anticipated 999 iPhone X.

Bucking the downward trend of recent times, iPhone X has managed to revive the fervour and excitement of the long, overnight queues associated with the launch of a new Apple smartphone, which had all but died with the last few iterations.