3G iPhone Ad vs Real World: A performance comparison
BackApple's "Unslow" 3G iPhone commercial pretends to demonstrated the performance of the device over the 3G network. To put it to the test, I took my own 3G iPhone to the heart of AT&T's coverage area in MA (Boylston St. in Boston just across the street from Apple's flagship store). The video shows a side by side performance comparison running through an identical set of actions. The results tell the story.
Channel: Science & Technology
Uploaded: August 8, 2008 at 6:45 pm
Author: rrrrrrrroooooooo
Length: 0:01:51
Rating: 4.59
Views: 515,655
Tags: iPhone 3G review ad performance commercial
Video Comments:
icsx (Monday 1st of December 2008 11:15:43 AM)
Apple fanboys and girls seem to be reading these comments quite a lot. No one can say bad from their Apple products because there is nothing wrong with them. WRONG. Lots of things are wrong but users are usually blind to see obvious faults that they themselves have already gotten used to or they dislike other brand of products.
abhisheknath (Saturday 29th of November 2008 10:25:37 PM)
Such nonsense! I just tried everything that was advertised with my 1G iPhone on wifi and I nearly kept up; lagged by say a few seconds on the whole.
With edge I was a lot slower but still completed all my tasks before that 3g iPhone displayed in the video.
Now I am someone who despises Apple's marketing scheme (especially the I am a Mac one; why should vista be the focus of a Mac ad?) but this one I thought atleast showed off what the iPhone was capable off.
emailgrowth (Saturday 29th of November 2008 06:16:35 PM)
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milani04 (Saturday 29th of November 2008 11:41:28 AM)
Pfft. Screw that. Clearly Apple is just trying to trick people! They should buy a two minute commercial and show everyone the load times.
/Sarcasm
hill60 (Saturday 29th of November 2008 06:32:22 AM)
That looks like a network issue with AT & T, that's how it loads when I'm on 2G, when it's 3G it's a lot faster (Australia).
Although American phone networks seem a bit behind, especially 3G and HSDPA.
How about this Youtube clip deceiving customers?
I wish McDonalds hamburgers were like the pictures they show.
taciturnboy88 (Saturday 29th of November 2008 03:58:59 PM)
That is true...Australia seem to be ahead in 3G and HSDPA.
yet we still complain lol
lilkat93 (Saturday 29th of November 2008 04:23:29 AM)
is not impresing after all, apple is known well by deceiving customers?? remember apple claiming first 64 bit desktop?? the only way apple can survive is lying...is always funny to read apple BS
smccallion (Friday 28th of November 2008 10:08:18 PM)
ur all idiots... seriously. why don't you all go drink red bulls i saw on tv that it gives you wings... or hey lets get some pantene shampoo. i saw on tv that it makes your hair so strong that if you tie it to a medal pole it will rip it out of the wall. everything on tv is dramatized to make their product look superior. Apple's 3g iphone is not as fast as it is in the commercial. but its not as slow as the other guys phone either. I have one. never been that slow...
smccallion (Friday 28th of November 2008 10:00:22 PM)
i agree... it never ever has taken me that long to load a web page on my iphone
xlemuelx (Friday 28th of November 2008 09:09:42 AM)
yea i agree. i dont understand the reason of the different pricing?