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Customers try out the iPhone 16 in Apple Stores around the world

A visitor to Apple Jing'an, Shanghai, trying out an iPhone 16

As the new hardware lineup becomes available in Apple Stores around the world, Apple has shared images of customers trying out the iPhone 16 and other products for the first time.

Following the "It's Glowtime" launch, Apple released its new products on Friday. The new items include updates to the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro lineup, the Apple Watch Series 10, AirPods 4, and new colors of the AirPods Max and Apple Watch Ultra 2.

Following the introduction at retail, Apple has started to share photographs of customers entering Apple Stores and seeing the new lineup.

A man in a pink shirt walks through a line of people giving high fives.
The first customer at the Myeongdong Apple Store in Seoul

The series of shots include a wave of customers filling up the Apple Jing'an store in Shanghai. Other customers are also welcomed into the Apple Myeongdong store in Seoul, before trying out the new products.

So far, Apple has released images from two locations in Asia, as they were among the earliest to open with the latest devices.

People photographing smartwatches displayed on stands in a store with trees in the background.
Apple Watches in an Apple Store.Apple Watches in an Apple Store.Apple Watches in an Apple Store.

As well as being able to pick up the iPhone 16 and new Apple Watch at stores, customers are also starting to receive their online orders as well. Other retailers, both brick-and-mortar and online, are also available.