Engineer turned up at 5:30am to collect his iPhone XS

Last updated: September 21, 2018 at 1:32 PM

Grace Chng Published September 21, 2018

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Engineer K A Ng (in dark t-shirt) was at Singtel at 5:30am to get his hands on the new iPhone before he headed to work. PHOTO: Grace Chng

Turning up at Singtel’s Comcentre at 5:30am this morning, engineer K A Ng didn’t want to wait to get his hands on the latest Apple iPhone XS Max.

Just before 8am, he got his wish, becoming probably the first consumer here to own the phone. And that’s just in time to head to work as well.

Almost 100 subscribers turned up at the Singtel store to check out the new iPhone XS and XS Max this morning. Subscribers had ordered online and were given appointments to collect the devices.

Almost 100 subscribers turned up at the Singtel store to check out the new iPhone XS and XS Max this morning. PHOTO: Grace Chng

Singtel set up two counters, one inside its retail shop and the other in a lift lobby area. The telecom operator is offering customers special data plans at promotional prices.

Over at the Orchard Apple Store, the first customer got his phone just after 8am. About four hundred people, many of whom are tourists, had queued since yesterday morning.

The third new iPhone, the XR, will debut next month.

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A seasoned writer, author and industry observer, Grace was the key tech writer for The Straits Times for more than three decades. She co-founded and edited Computer Times, later renamed Digital Life. She helmed this publication, the de facto national IT magazine, for nearly 19 years. Grace is also the editor and co-curator of Intelligent Island: The Untold Story of Singapore’s Tech Journey, a book highlighting Singapore’s ICT development.