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        "msgid": "first-iphone-18-buyer-queues-from-midnight-1792144288",
        "date": "2026-10-16 16:10:00",
        "title": "First iPhone 18 Buyer Queues from Midnight",
        "author": "",
        "source": "CNBC",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Business",
        "summary": "Samad, a Jakarta resident, arrived at a Grand Indonesia store at 2.30am and became its first buyer of an iPhone 18 Pro Max. He paid around Rp39.7 million for the 1TB model after using a BCA Prioritas promotion, citing the camera\u2019s appeal to his travel and photography hobbies.",
        "content": "<p>Customers queued at the hello store in Grand Indonesia, Jakarta, on\nFriday (16 October) to buy or collect iPhone 18 Series devices they had\npre-ordered. CNBC Indonesia observed long queues from the morning, while\nsocial media posts also showed crowds at one collection point.<\/p>\n<p>Among the earliest arrivals was Samad, 30, from Setiabudi, Jakarta.\nHe said he was pleased to be the first person at the store to buy an\niPhone 18 Pro Max, having arrived in the early hours.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m very happy to be customer number one buying the iPhone 18 Pro\nMax, even though I\u2019ve been here since half past two,\u201d Samad told CNBC\nIndonesia.<\/p>\n<p>Samad said he had been looking forward to the iPhone 18 launch in\nIndonesia from the outset. He was particularly interested in its camera,\nwhich he felt suited his hobbies of travelling and photography.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been waiting for the iPhone 18 to launch in Indonesia from the\nbeginning. I\u2019m interested in the camera, and as it happens, I enjoy\ntravelling and photography,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Samad chose the iPhone 18 Pro Max with 1TB of storage. Taking\nadvantage of a BCA Prioritas promotion, he paid around Rp39.7\nmillion.<\/p>\n<p>His purchase was one example of consumer enthusiasm for the first day\nof sales of the iPhone 18 Pro Series in Indonesia, with camera features\nand storage capacity among buyers\u2019 considerations.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/first-iphone-18-buyer-queues-from-midnight-1792144288",
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