Finally! My First Hour With the iPhone 6

— -- After waiting almost four hours in line, I am the proud -- and slightly sleep-deprived -- owner of an iPhone 6 today.

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I shut off my 4 a.m. alarm this morning and headed with a friend to my Verizon Wireless store in Secaucus, New Jersey, where I happened to be the eighth person in line. Just when I began questioning my sanity for waiting in line, the store finally opened at 8 a.m., and 30 minutes later, I emerged triumphantly with my own 64 GB iPhone 6 in space gray and a case for it.

Holding the iPhone 6 felt a little strange, not because my fingers were still cold from the long wait outside, but because of how big the phone was in my small hands. But even as a former iPhone 5 owner, I don't think I will have trouble getting used to it -- and I can still take a selfie with one hand!

Speaking of selfies, the camera screen looks a lot clearer and brighter compared to the iPhone 5's camera, including on the front facing camera.

The iCloud backup quickly restored my settings and my photos, but if you don’t have a fast wireless internet connection, getting all of your apps, photos and other data can take a while. (I was still waiting for my phone's restoration to be completed hours later).

While I waited, I played around with the phone’s very cool Touch ID feature, which allows me to unlock my phone with the quick touch of my thumb. But I did find myself unlocking the phone even when I didn't mean to a few times.

Thankfully, all my high scores on Flappy Bird and Dots are transferred over too, so I don't have to worry about starting over.

One hour into my iPhone 6 ownership, I still feel like there’s a lot more to discover and explore about its features.

But did I feel pretty awesome walking into the newsroom today?

Yes.