The Apple iPhone, launched by Vodafone and Bharti Airtel on Thursday, was welcomed with such a boom that users waited in lines outside a Gurgaon mall and few shops in Delhi to get their very own iPhone.

Among the enthusiast fans, Swati, a college student was one of the first to get her iPhone. She got there as early as 7pm and waited in queue at the Sahara Mall, and finally, she was handed over the phone by president of Bharti, Sanjay Kapoor.

There was no effect on the number of fans for the iPhone in spite of its heavy price. The 8GB model of the iPhone is priced at Rs 31,000, while the 16GB model is for Rs 36,100. The sets were being given on first come first serve basis.

While Bharti was selling the iPhones only at Sahara Mall, Vodafone was selling it at 11 stored across Delhi.