iPhone5 launch (26 images)

A customer exits the Apple Store near Place de l'Opera after being among the first to purchase the new iPhone 5 that was released today in Paris on September 21, 2012. The iPhone 5 is thinner and lighter than its predecessor, the iPhone 4S, and is powered by a processor that is twice as fast. UPI/David Silpa

Keenen Thompson, who waited seven days in line, holds his newly purchased iPhone 5 at the Apple Flagship Store on Fifth Avenue on September 21, 2012 in New York City. The new version of Apple's smartphone features a slimmer design, larger screen and a faster web browsing speed. UPI/Monika Graff

Anthony Fitch, a tourist from Rome, exits the Apple Store near Place de l'Opera after being among the first to purchase the new iPhone 5 that was released today in Paris on September 21, 2012. The iPhone 5 is thinner and lighter than its predecessor, the iPhone 4S, and is powered by a processor that is twice as fast. UPI/David Silpa

Customers check out the new iPhone 5 at the Apple Flagship Store on Fifth Avenue as the device goes on sale for the first time on September 21, 2012 in New York City. The new version of Apple's smartphone features a slimmer design, larger screen and a faster web browsing speed. UPI /Monika Graff