Apple fans are wowed by a life-size statue of Steve Jobs

A shop in Chengdu has installed a statue of Steve Jobs
Pictures of the late Apple CEO were taken on September 4
According to reports, the statue helps to promote the new iPhone 8
Details around the new iPhone 8 are set to be announced on September 12

By Sophie Williams For Mailonline

Published: 15:33 BST, 5 September 2017 | Updated: 15:40 BST, 5 September 2017

A shop in China has decided to promote the new iPhone 8 by installing their own Steve Jobs statue.

The lifesize model was photographed on September 4 in Chengdu, China with many people stopping to take photographs.

Apple is preparing for the global launch of the new iPhone which is set to be announced on September 12.

Looks real! A life-size silicone sculpture of deceased Apple CEO Steve Jobs

Passersby snap photos of the new statue inside a retail store in Chengdu, China

Apple is preparing for the global launch of the new iPhone which will be announced on September 12

The statue was placed in a retail store belonging to an Apple authorised seller

It can be seen placed in the window of the store grabbing the attention of passersby

The statue was placed in a retail store belonging to an Apple authorised seller.

It can be seen placed in the window of the store grabbing the attention of passersby.

Apple is set to unveil its new iPhone 8 at a special event on September 12 in its Steve Jobs Theater.

It’s thought that the statue was installed in order to promote the new iPhone 8

Steve jobs: Apple is set to unveil its new iPhone 8 at a special event on September 12

Steve Jobs passed away in October 2011 after a battle with pancreatic cancer

The lifesize model was photographed on September 4 in Chengdu, China

HOW DID STEVEN JOBS COMMAND RESPECT?

Photographer Doug Menuez spent time with the late Steve Jobs, from 1986 to 1988.

The experience taught him that when working with a headstrong genius, you have to be ‘confident’ and ‘do your homework’ so you can show others that ‘you are willing to die for those ideas’.

But if you show any sign of nervousness or uncertainty about yourself, ‘you’ll be crushed like a bug on a windscreen’.

Menuez also learned that everyone, including a genius, has a blind spot.

And if you can find it, you are sure to win.

The event is also expected to see the launch of an iPhone 7s and 7s Plus, a new version of the apple watch and a new 4K Apple TV.

It is believed the new iPhone 8 will go on sale on September 22nd.

It comes as leaked images appear to show parts taken from the upcoming iPhone 8 in unprecedented detail.

The images, posted to Twitter by leaker Benjamin Geskin, claim to show the iPhone 8’s OLED display cover and a variety of cables, including for the Lightning port.

One of the photos, originally found on Chinese social media site Weibo, shows the iPhone 8s’ display compared to that of the iPhone 7.

This confirms rumours about the two handsets’ similar overall size.

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