First iPhone 4S Deliveries Made to German Customers Ahead of Official Launch

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The first iPhone 4S deliveries have already started arriving in customers' hands. Several German customers have received their new phones several days before the official launch. Macerkopf.de posts a several images of the new device from different readers.

We've already seen information leak out about the device as early units make its way into the hands of customers. General benchmarks have shown the new device to be about 68% faster than the iPhone 4 and with graphics benchmarks close to 7x as fast.

The iPhone 4S officially goes on sale on Friday, October 14th with pre-orders scheduled to be arriving on the same day. At this point, if you haven't pre-ordered a device, the only way to get the iPhone 4S on launch day will be to stand in line at a local retail store.

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Top Rated Comments

bigjobby Avatar
184 months ago
German efficiency at its best... yet again!
Score: 30 Votes (Like | Disagree)
clibinarius Avatar
184 months ago
USA may not get the iPhone 4S as early as the Germans, but at least I can be proud of the fact that I live in the greatest country in the world!

You live in Kazakhstan?
Score: 16 Votes (Like | Disagree)
HarryKeogh Avatar
184 months ago
This. I still can't understand how someone can get exiting about this 4S when he owned a iPhone 4 before.

Well, I'm coming from a Droid X. I can't wait to get this phone and get rid of the Droid.
Score: 11 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Feek Avatar
184 months ago
but at least I can be proud of the fact that I live in the greatest country in the world!

lol. Just lol.
Score: 9 Votes (Like | Disagree)
r2shyyou Avatar
184 months ago
Jealous!
Score: 8 Votes (Like | Disagree)
rscott4563 Avatar
184 months ago
It's cool. We in the USA may not get the iPhone 4S as early as the Germans, but at least I can be proud of the fact that I live in the greatest country in the world!

You are so deluded.....so very deluded... :rolleyes:
Score: 7 Votes (Like | Disagree)