New Apple print ad shows actual iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus sizes
As part of its iPhone 6 and 6 Plus ad blitz, Apple recently purchased prominent ad space in major print publications emblazoned with "actual size" images of the new hardware, giving readers a taste of what to expect from the enlarged devices.
As noted by The Mac Observer on Tuesday, the back cover of this month's "Rolling Stone" magazine sports the new iPhone 6 ad, which seen can be seen above overlaid by two real iPhones.
The tagline reads "Actual sizes" and, according to the publication, are actually the same size as the 4.7-inch iPhone 6 and 5.5-inch iPhone 6 plus. With early adopters still gathered at Apple Stores around the country, interested customers may have yet to see the devices up close. As such, the new ad could be one of the first tangible experiences for potential buyers.
Apple's latest iPhones are the largest to come out of Cupertino, with the iPhone 6 boasting a 0.7-inch increase over last year's iPhone 5s screen, while the 6 Plus adds a massive 1.5 inches of real estate.
While critics have largely lauded the expanded iPhone display sizes, some users are complaining of bending attributed to the ultra-thin design and expansive aluminum chassis. It should be expected that a hollowed-out 7.1-millimeter case may bend when proper force is applied, however, as would any product crafted from a similar lightweight material.
As noted by The Mac Observer on Tuesday, the back cover of this month's "Rolling Stone" magazine sports the new iPhone 6 ad, which seen can be seen above overlaid by two real iPhones.
The tagline reads "Actual sizes" and, according to the publication, are actually the same size as the 4.7-inch iPhone 6 and 5.5-inch iPhone 6 plus. With early adopters still gathered at Apple Stores around the country, interested customers may have yet to see the devices up close. As such, the new ad could be one of the first tangible experiences for potential buyers.
Apple's latest iPhones are the largest to come out of Cupertino, with the iPhone 6 boasting a 0.7-inch increase over last year's iPhone 5s screen, while the 6 Plus adds a massive 1.5 inches of real estate.
While critics have largely lauded the expanded iPhone display sizes, some users are complaining of bending attributed to the ultra-thin design and expansive aluminum chassis. It should be expected that a hollowed-out 7.1-millimeter case may bend when proper force is applied, however, as would any product crafted from a similar lightweight material.
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Beautiful and intelligent advertisement. Shame they couldn’t put a 3D mockup of them on the page (stuck on with that stupid stretchy glue) to let people know how they FEEL in your hand, too.
I think that Apple should make new 6+ ads, and the tagline would be, "This phone is not for retards".
I'm also damn glad that Apple raised the price of out of warranty repairs, because there sure are a lot of unintelligent people out there.
I was actually watching the 11 PM evening news tonight (ABC), and right on cue, there it was, a story about the bending iPhone! They mentioned some guy who had it in his front pocket for 18 hours and who was driving, attending weddings, dancing, driving back, and who knows what else this genius was doing in those 18 hours!
And then, along comes another genius on youtube who takes an iPhone 6+ and bends it, using all of their might, and what a shocker, while their hands are trembling, it bends!
I'd like to make a youtube video of me punching these geniuses in their faces, just to see if they get a black eye. It would be an innocent, little, scientific experiment.
Every smartphone (including just about every iPhone) has had this same issue....
http://www.cultofmac.com/297404/get-bent-shocking-history-bent-smartphones/
With every Apple release, somebody tries to find the critical flaw. This is starting to get really desperate.
Uh, yeah... You can just 'sell it to China'...
You know SquareTrade did an actual scientific study to determine their financial exposure in providing warranties for these new iPhones....
http://www.squaretrade.com/press/iphone-6-earns-best-score-ever-iphone-6-plus-not-far-behind
They didn't seem to think that there was any problem. Of course they don't have a "bend it with your fingers with all your might test". I'd love to see the same test done with a dozen current smartphones on the market and see which ones hold up.
I would also love to see your "punch them in the face and see if they get a black eye test".
It should be noted that 2 out of every 5 people tried to bend the ad.
This is totally a problem with the iPhone 6 Plus.
Whoa. That strength. It must be...
Google Ads is paying them to.
Given all of the previous bogus and made up stories about Apple in the past, I am naturally extremely skeptical towards this whole bending business.
Are you guys seriously going to keep inserting a reference to the Plus bending when there is no proof of an actual problem other than a lone clickbaiter? Please.
It's late, so I hope that my quick math is correct.
If 1 percent of all iPhone 6 buyers had this issue, that would be 100,000 people (based on 10 million sold).
If .1 percent of all iPhone 6 buyers had this issue, that would be 10,000 people.
Here we have one person who claims to have an issue, in other words, a problem that has supposedly and allegedly affected .00001% of Apple users who have bought an iPhone 6, and it is being widely reported as being some sort of huge problem, even though there is zero proof to back up such a claim.
A line in front of an Apple store made up of 75% scalpers wasn't a big issue, according to some in that other thread, but something that supposedly has affected .00001% of Apple users is?
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On a side note, take it easy on the caffeine there bud. It can have negative long term effects on your health.
This happens every time someone has a problem i.e 'I don't have the problem so you can't have the problem either'. It doesn't work like that. Some people are fat, some people are thin, people have different sized clothing and pockets and do different activities. Every account is going to be a singular experience so not representative of everyone.
What we know is that some people have bought iPhones for themselves and they're damaged. It's unlikely to be widespread this soon but the media has a responsibility to report these things to make people aware of it, at least to ensure they treat their products more carefully. Imagine if there was a widespread issue, people would 'say why didn't the media warn us as soon as they saw people having problems?'. You're damned if you do report it and damned if you don't.
People should not have to be saved from their own stupidity.
Personally, I want to shake people who keep ANY PHONE in their back pocket. I've never even understood people who keep their wallet back there. Rear ends are not flat, most chairs are not flat. Recipe for disaster with a wallet, yet people keep rigid cell phones back there?
http://www.imore.com/iphone-6-plus-skinny-and-not-so-skinny-jeans-test-will-it-pocket
When it comes to Apple I don't trust the media at all. We've seen in the past how eager they are to smear Apple any chance they get. What the media is mostly focusing on is that one video where someone is intentionally trying to bend/break the phone, applying excessive force. That is not a realistic situation whatsoever.
According to the Wall Street Journal, SquareTrade says Apple's new phones are the toughest yet.
Another reason for my media distrust: the hyperbole around the bigger screens as if larger phones never existed prior to iPhone 6. The other they had a segement on CNBC about how fashion designers would have to change their designs to accommodate the larger iPhones. Seriously? This counts as news on CNBC?