Russians will celebrate Victory Day on May 9, commemorating the victory over the Third Reich during World War II. The iPhone 15 Pro Pobeda (Victory) will be launched on the market on this day. A smartphone manufactured by Caviar, containing “patriotic” elements, is controversial.
Russia. The smartphone’s casing is decorated with a five-pointed star, its case recreates “Den Pobedy”
Former Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Anton Herashchenko published a video on the X website showing the iPhone 15 Pro Pobeda. The smartphone casing has a five-pointed star and a Saint’s ribbon. George, commemorating the participants of World War II. When you open the device’s case, it plays “Den Pobedy”, a Russian patriotic song. In turn, the monitor built into the case displays patriotic recordings.
Anton Herashchenko emphasized that in the past, Russian authorities discouraged the use of iPhones. “Aren’t iPhones a product of the evil West? Previously, Russian officials were advised not to use them. But the ‘patriotic’ casing of the phone changes everything for the better,” Herashchenko ironized.
Veterans of Russia will submit a report to the prosecutor’s office in the case of a “patriotic smartphone”
The “patriotic smartphone” from Russia will cost 519,000 rubles (over PLN 22,800). In an interview with the station, a representative of the Veterans of Russia organization questioned the sense of offering such an expensive device to Russians. The man also informed that his organization would submit a report to the prosecutor’s office. Russian veterans want investigators to look into the company’s activities because it uses Russian symbols for commercial purposes.
The CEO of the company that created the iPhone 15 Pro Pobeda admitted that the company’s new product “may cause mixed reactions from some forces in the modern world.” – But I believe it is necessary to celebrate the great holiday of Victory Day, as well as to pay tribute to the heroes of the Great Patriotic War – he added.
Source: Gazeta
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