Tony Zhan, 32, holds up his new iPhone 6 Plus after it went on sale at the Apple store in Pasadena, California September 19, 2014. Hundreds of customers waited in lines outside the store on the first day the new iPhone became available.
Tony Zhan, 32, holds up his new iPhone 6 Plus after it went on sale at the Apple store in Pasadena, California September 19, 2014. Hundreds of customers waited in lines outside the store on the first day the new iPhone became available. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS TELECOMS)

Notwithstanding #bendgate or the viral video that shows iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus phones bend when placed inside pants pocket for a long period of time, Australians are not deterred and want to join the more than 10 million people who bought one of the Apple flagship devices within 24 hours of its launch. Many Aussies are willing to wait for one month to receive their order of the bendable phone, reports The Sydney Morning Herald.

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Silicon Valley tech expert Walt Mossberg explained the fast sales of the Apple flagships to the device being one of the best phone packages on the market based on handset design and build as well as its iOS 8 operating system and Apple eco-system.

Mossberg also cited the iPhone 6's sharp screens made of Corning Gorilla Glass panels that protects it from scratches and stabs by sharp objects. The Corning glass screen is more durable than sapphire whose anti-reflective coating wears off.

Meanwhile, Chinese consumers would get their hands on the iPhone 6 on Oct 17 after the Chinese regulator, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, gave its approved after investigating the phone's security features that could block the government from accessing information.

Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook said in a letter in September that the Cupertino-based tech giant would never work with any government agency to place a backdoor on its products or services, thwarting the use by the US and foreign law enforcement agencies of using the iPhone as their listening post.

Despite China being a very large market and a 22 per cent increase in sales, because of the high price of iPhones, Apple has a 6.5 per cent market share only in Q2 in China. Data from research firm IDC said that most Chinese consumers prefer local branded phones made by Xiaomi and Huawei as well as Apple's main competitor from South Korea, Samsung.

The iPhone 6 could be pre-ordered from the three biggest state-owned Chinese mobile carriers beginning Oct 10.

Whether it's in New York of Beijing, lines outside Apple stores on the eve of the roll out is a boon not only to the Cupertino tech giant but also blackmarket denizens.

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