Thousands of Apple fans around the globe waited in long lines to be the first to own a new iPhone 4s. Tony Fermin of Brooklyn, New York was the first in line at a Manhattan store...arriving at 10 o'clock the night before the 8am opening - for his first iPhone.<br/> SOUNDBITE: TONY FERMIN, IPHONE BUYER (ENGLISH) SAYING:<br/> "The phone better be worth it because I spent, I got wet, cold sleepy and I'm tired, just want to go home...and get the phone."<br/> Fermin received a warm welcome as the doors finally opened.<br/> The iPhone 4S looks a lot like the previous iPhone 4 but has an upgraded camera and a faster processor. There were some reported glitches with iCloud, email access and Apple's online communications, but the phone has earned glowing reviews from analysts and customers.<br/> SOUNDBITE: KEITH COLON, IPHONE FAN (ENGLISH) SAYING:<br/> "It's awesome."<br/> Keith Colon was captivated by his new iPhone. His favorite feature, the highly regarded voice activated software Siri, an unpaid and yet gracious concierge of sorts: ask a question and you'll get the response in a matter of seconds.<br/> SOUNDBITE: KEITH COLON, IPHONE FAN (ENGLISH) SAYING:<br/> "Where's the nearest train?"<br/> Other iPhone customers included the already converted:<br/> SOUNDBITE: ANGEL GONZALEZ, IPHONE FAN (ENGLISH) SAYING:<br/> "This is going to complete my collection of this year's Apple products I got MacBook Pro earlier in the year, iPad 2 so now iPhone 4S."<br/> And the newly converted:<br/> SOUNDBITE; LAUREL MOLL, IPHONE BUYER (ENGLISH) SAYING:<br/> "I've heard nothing but good things about the iPhone."<br/> The iPhone 4S was the final gadget unveiled during Steve Jobs' life, who died of cancer this month. And it was not lost on the legions of Apple lovers:<br/> SOUNDBITE: ALICE MURPHY, IPHONE FAN (ENGLISH) SAYING:<br/> "He really made his imprint on this generation in a very significant way, and this is a little memento to that."<br/> Analysts point to several factors in Apple's favor: the $199 price tag that competes well with rival devices, availability on more than 100 carriers by year's end and the stellar reviews.<br/> NAT SOUND: "Whoop!"<br/> Many analysts expect a few million phones to be sold globally on the first weekend alone.<br/> Jill Bennett, Reuters
