From Shah Rukh Khan To Pablo Escobar: Memes Capture The iPhone 16 Madness

Before the iPhone 16 series even hit the shelves, Apple enthusiasts were already creating quite the spectacle.

The highly anticipated iPhone 16 series hit the Indian market on Friday, and eager buyers wasted no time in flocking to Apple stores in Delhi and Mumbai. Hundreds gathered outside the official Apple stores in Saket and BKC to be among the first to own the latest iPhone models. Waiting for my #iPhone16This meme has never felt so real! ???? pic.twitter.com/oH3BwurgOS "Poor me, using my dad's old watch while people buy the iPhone 16 for 1 lakh rupees." pic.twitter.com/QJmKRwSZei ???? iPhone 16 pro Max ke liye abhi line me lagna baki hai mujhe???? mumbai me apple store k bahar lambi line lagi dekhne k baadengland k log: pic.twitter.com/N4iYjEhbTz lol there's a countdown for iPhone sales in Mumbai. Steve Jobs smiling in heaven. pic.twitter.com/I8cmtx1gsW STEAL DEAL FOR NEW IPHONE FANS: I met this sales guy at the Apple Store BKC, Mumbai and he offered me a deal of buy 1 iPhone and get 1 iPhone free. pic.twitter.com/OIw7oS5kKG

The sale of the new Apple phone has also triggered a meme fest, poking fun at the frenzy, on social media.

An X user shared their take on the iPhone 16 hysteria, posting a popular meme template featuring actor Wagner Moura, who portrayed Pablo Escobar in the Netflix series Narcos, waiting in various lonely settings. In one image, he's standing in a garden with his hands behind his back, and in another, he's sitting at an empty dining table. The caption read, "Waiting for my #iPhone16. This meme has never felt so real!"