11 Mad Truths About the New iPhones

Updated on Sep 12, 2014 at 3:09 PM

The iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, which debuted this week, have sent humans into a frenzy. An Apple spokesman said the new smartphones set "a record number of preorders overnight." The 6 Plus is back-ordered until October (womp), and since you'll have plenty of time on your hands while waiting for your new jumbo phone, you might as well sit back and have a few laughs about all that money you just spent. In what follows, 10 people spew mad — but hilarious — truths about Apple's new phones.

1. One Is Giant, and the Other Is Gargantuan

The iPhone 6 and the iPhone 6 Plus: pic.twitter.com/c6q6szwl9y

— Not Will Ferrell (@itsWillyFerrell) September 12, 2014

2. Preorder Page = Refreshing For an Eternity

This must be some kind endurance test, only those dedicated enough to hit Command-R for an hour get to pre-order an iPhone 6

— Dan Counsell (@dancounsell) September 12, 2014

3. Jony Ive = Also Refreshing For an Eternity

Odd. If you hit refresh enough times when the Apple Store website is down you get this easter egg. pic.twitter.com/f9r5TggnoF

— Jonathan Paull (@zamn) September 12, 2014

4. All the Money in Your Savings Can't Buy You a Contract-Free Phone

I know how that feel. pic.twitter.com/KVUO6n5EmW

— Funny Tweets™ (@Lmao) September 11, 2014

5. The iPhone 6 Plus Is Almost as Big as This Baby

6. Email Is Just Better on the Giant Phone

This is iPhone 6 Plus with email in landscape mode vs iPhone 6 that can't do that pic.twitter.com/PsAOMYj69X

— Danny Sullivan (@dannysullivan) September 12, 2014

7. There's an Awkward Reason Some People Prefer the 6 Plus

If you order the iPhone 6 Plus, it must mean you have a really large hand.

— Ashley Mayer (@ashleymayer) September 12, 2014

8. Next Year, You'll Have So Much iPhone Remorse

Whether you buy iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus, you'll only have to regret making wrong decision until iPhone 6s or iPhone 6s Plus next year

— Danny Sullivan (@dannysullivan) September 12, 2014

9. Your iPhone 5 Will Immediately Feel Obsolete

So we're all in agreement that Apple somehow magically makes your current phone slower when they release a new one, right?

— Lindsay DeFranco (@LinzDeFranco) September 12, 2014

10. Old iPhones Will Become Majorly Jelly

"will u still love me when i'm no longer young and beautiful" my iPhone 5S whispers as i put it in a drawer while i preorder iPhone 6

— mama advil (@Advil) September 9, 2014

11. Apple's Free U2 Move Was Cool at First, but Then . . .

Hey Apple, can I trade this U2 album you randomly put on my iPhone for a Drake or Jay Z album?

— Peter Kash FLOW 93-5 (@PeterKash) September 12, 2014

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11 Mad Truths About the New iPhones

1. One Is Giant, and the Other Is Gargantuan

2. Preorder Page = Refreshing For an Eternity

3. Jony Ive = Also Refreshing For an Eternity

4. All the Money in Your Savings Can't Buy You a Contract-Free Phone

5. The iPhone 6 Plus Is Almost as Big as This Baby

6. Email Is Just Better on the Giant Phone

7. There's an Awkward Reason Some People Prefer the 6 Plus

8. Next Year, You'll Have So Much iPhone Remorse

9. Your iPhone 5 Will Immediately Feel Obsolete

10. Old iPhones Will Become Majorly Jelly

11. Apple's Free U2 Move Was Cool at First, but Then . . .

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