Apple Inc.'s new iPhone 4S began selling in stores worldwide Friday -- from Japan to Australia to France, the UK, Germany, Canada and the U.S. -- as fans snapped up the final gadget unveiled during Steve Jobs' lifetime.

Many fans bought the phone as a tribute to the former Apple boss, Reuters reports.

Hundreds of fans queued around city blocks in Tokyo to be the first to get their hands on the iPhone 4S, which looks similar to the previous iPhone 4 but has a better camera, faster processor and well-received voice activated software.

Check out some of the pictures of iPhone 4S sale below:

A man wearing a mask of Apple founder Steve Jobs stands in a line to buy an iPhone 4S in front of an Apple Store in Tokyo October 14, 2011.
A man wearing a mask of Apple founder Steve Jobs stands in a line to buy an iPhone 4S in front of an Apple Store in Tokyo October 14, 2011. Reuters
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Masayoshi Son, CEO of SoftBank Corp., at a ceremony to roll out the iPhone 4 in Japan for SoftBank Mobile Reuters
Customers try iPhone 4S before purchasing them at an Apple Store in Tokyo October 14, 2011.
Customers try iPhone 4S before purchasing them at an Apple Store in Tokyo October 14, 2011. Reuters
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Staff members try iPhone 4S at an Apple store in Tokyo October 14, 2011. REUTERS/Kim Kyung Hoon
Apple iPhone 4S goes on Sale Worldwide
A man reacts as he enters an Apple store to buy iPhone 4S in Tokyo October 14, 2011. REUTERS/Kim Kyung Hoon
Apple iPhone 4S goes on Sale Worldwide
Apple store staff applaud iPhone 4S's first buyer Ryosuke Ishinabe at an Apple store in Tokyo October 14, 2011. REUTERS/Kim Kyung Hoon
Apple iPhone 4S goes on Sale Worldwide
Keenen Thompson and Jessica Mellow (R) surf the web while waiting in line to buy an iPhone 4S at the Apple Store on 5th Avenue in New York, October 13, 2011. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
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