Does the Huawei Nexus 6P bend easily through everyday use or not?

[B. Diddy]

JerryRig just happened upon the weakest point of the 6P and applied force there, and that's why he bent it so easily.

It's also worth noting that JerryRig appears to be a pretty large guy. It's fairly clear in the videos of him bending phones that he does have to exert a decent amount before the phone bends. So a really strong guy trying really hard to bend something will often result in successful bendy-wendy.

 

[LeoRex]

It's also worth noting that JerryRig appears to be a pretty large guy.

There an ad for one of those foldable laptops... Where the second dude goes to fold another one only to realize that he busted the thing... I immediately noticed that the second dude was built like a brick... So as to make it look like he gave it zero effort to hyperextend it.

 

[maverick7526]

Jerryrig is stupid. His '15 mins of Fame' should have stopped 60 mins ago. The 6P doesn't bend, so relax and don't believe the fud. I can equate his videos to, taking your car driving 40mph into a telephone pole, and being mad your front end is pushed up into the windshield. If you try really hard to bend something, it will bend. The solution to this problem is simple, don't be stupid and purposefully bend your phone and it'll be fine.

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[dyastrab]

It's complete nonsense. The phone is rock solid. It doesn't bend.

 

[electricrelish]

If you try really hard to bend something, it will bend.
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I disagree with this line of thinking. JerryRigg tried to bend the LG G4 and the Moto X Pure Edition and couldn't.

 

[mogelijk]

I disagree with this line of thinking. JerryRigg tried to bend the LG G4 and the Moto X Pure Edition and couldn't.

I have an alternative thought that I think is closer to the truth. The issue is that when he bent the phone the first time, there were a number of irregularities -- basically he did tests that cracked the screen, as well as heated the screen, immediately prior to the first bend test. In this case, the phone was weakened; the screen was broken at petty much exactly the weak point in the case and the heat loosened up the glue that is also used to provide some rigidity. So, using his standard amount of force he bent the phone.

Of course, he was called out for the fact that he bent a phone that had already been damaged and, feeling like his integrity was being questioned, he wanted to prove he could bend the 6P. At that point, and knowing where the weak point was, he then used pretty much all his force to bend the phone. In particular, look at where his hands are holding the phone (in the center, near the weak point) and how white his fingers are (from the force he is using to make the phone bend). This is far different than how he tries to bend the Moto X, G4, and other phones -- on those phones his fingers are holding the phones at the top/bottom, not in the middle, and his fingers don't turn white from the effort.

Basically, most phones will bend the same way the 6P does -- if you do apply that much force. However, in the case of the 6P, it was the fact that he "broke" the phone already first, which made it easier to break then when you try to break an undamaged phone -- and the second point he put much more effort into bending the phone, than he does other times, because of the accusations the first test wasn't fair.

 

[D13H4RD2L1V3]

I disagree with this line of thinking. JerryRigg tried to bend the LG G4 and the Moto X Pure Edition and couldn't.

JerryRig does bend tests on a lot of devices. It's fair to say that all of them bent, but they didn't snap and they didn't bend as much. I saw the GS7e plus LG G5 bend tests and they were rock solid. The HTC One M9 also bent in a similar fashion to the 6P in his test.

As for why the Nexus 6P bends in Jerry's test but not the others, Jerry bent it on a key weak point in the 6P's construction. Where he bent is where there's a small gap between the battery and the motherboard. At that point, he was essentially bending a piece of aluminum. From what I've heard, the metal frame outside doesn't seem to be part of the phone's internal chassis, which is kinda odd.

But is the 6P weak in daily use? No. Just don't abuse the heck out of it by putting it in really tight pockets on your jeans or doing anything else that would put stress on that key point. Just take care of it like any other phone and you'll have no problem.

 

[Malek J]

I have gone through several online forums and seen several YouTube videos, and never before have I seen so much conflicting information. Some people seem adamant that the Nexus 6P is very poorly constructed, and can be bent rather easily. Others, however, refute this and claim to have no problems with their phones over several months. Even on YouTube, there are both videos that show the phone giving like warm butter, and ones that show the phone to be as sturdy as any other. I don't know who and what to believe any more. Can somebody please this issue to bed once and for all?

If you already have doubts about this phone just get something else or wait for the next one. It's not worth the headache

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[puch96]

The way I see it is that Huawei's overall design is solid, but unfortunately has a design flaw if you will that weakens the phone in the area between the power and volume buttons. To make things worst, this is also the area in between where the battery ends and PCB begins, making it only rigid at the thin aluminum sides. If you apply enough force, it will break. In everyday use, it should be just fine..

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[WClark57]

I would take the responses that say that it cannot bend as meaning that it won't bend under and average users normal day-to-day use. The videos of the bending are of course correct and not trickery, but they also avoid one reality--the forces applied are not the forces normally applied to a phone.

I pre-ordered and the videos came out before my phone came in. Once I got it, I put it in a fairly standard silicone case, shoved it in my pocket, and went on with life. I treat my stuff with care and they normally end their life looking good, and this phone will be no different.

Is it possible to bend it if its in your back pocket? Probably not, though it does seem the most likely scenario.

How do you know who is telling the truth? Look at the dates and numbers of on the comments on those threads that relate to people who actually say they had a bent phone. Most of them played-out in a month or so, the phone has been in folks hands for about five months. If it was a problem, there would be much more of an uprising.

 

[Jerry Hildenbrand]

I disagree with this line of thinking. JerryRigg tried to bend the LG G4 and the Moto X Pure Edition and couldn't.

That's a reflection on him more than the phones then.

This Jerry can (and has, because I do stupid things) bend even a V10. The Moto X went like butter.

Having said that, I've been using the 6P for about 2 weeks before it was available, and it's not bent.

 

[LeoRex]

That's a reflection on him more than the phones then.

This Jerry can (and has, because I do stupid things) bend even a V10. The Moto X went like butter.

Having said that, I've been using the 6P for about 2 weeks before it was available, and it's not bent.

B.b.b.but the youTubez, jerry!

There's too much device destruction porn going around. Some phones are more durable than others, but I if you just avoid using them as a hockey puck and treat it with the respect that a $5/6/700 device deserves, you're fine.

 

[belodion]

^ 'Device destruction porn'. That puts it well. Please accept many Likes from me.

Also, there is nothing to stop the bending complainers from trying to make their own phones if the manufacturers' products are not good enough for them.

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[randchai]

I've had my Nexus 6p for about 5 months now and have not had bending issues. I do put my phone in jeans, but in the front pocket. Anyone putting their phones at the back pocket and sitting on them expecting their phone not to bend would be having pretty high expectations of their phones i.e. military grade.

 

[terminator y2k]

B.b.b.but the youTubez, jerry!

There's too much device destruction porn going around. Some phones are more durable than others, but I if you just avoid using them as a hockey puck and treat it with the respect that a $5/6/700 device deserves, you're fine.

You mean I can't use my new, shiny, $500 6P as a hockey puck or baseball???

*6P 64gb Graphite (AT&T)*
*iPad Air 2 64gb Space Gray (AT&T)*

 

[dty06]

I think the claims of the phone bending are ridiculously over-hyped. I'm sure some 6P owner had their phone bend while they were sitting on it (pro tip: don't sit on a $600 electronic device!) or while *trying* to bend it, but under normal day-to-day use, if there were any kind of problem, there wouldn't be so many people that are very happy with the device, and the reports would be much more wide-spread than some videos on YouTube where the person is looking for channel subscriptions and advertising revenue.

I have had zero issues what-so-ever with the build quality of the phone.

 

[Titan206]

Say what you want about the YouTube bend tests. But when one administers all of their tests the same way, it's hard to claim that there is a problem with the person or the test.

In other words, they have a standard test, and different devices have different results. It might be fair to say that the 6P is prone to bending, but that it can be prevented by taking good care of the phone.

 

[gabbott]

Say what you want about the YouTube bend tests. But when one administers all of their tests the same way, it's hard to claim that there is a problem with the person or the test.

In other words, they have a standard test, and different devices have different results. It might be fair to say that the 6P is prone to bending, but that it can be prevented by taking good care of the phone.

Or it says that this "standard test" has no bearing on real world usage.

I could test every phone by throwing them at a brick wall. I could be very consistent in my testing. Some phones might fare much worse than others in the testing. But what can really be concluded from the outcome?

 

[terminator y2k]

The Internets doesn't lies.

*6P 64gb Graphite (AT&T)*
*iPad Air 2 64gb Space Gray (AT&T)*

 

[mogelijk]

Say what you want about the YouTube bend tests. But when one administers all of their tests the same way, it's hard to claim that there is a problem with the person or the test.

In other words, they have a standard test, and different devices have different results. It might be fair to say that the 6P is prone to bending, but that it can be prevented by taking good care of the phone.

That is part of the issue, he doesn't have a "standard test". Instead, his tests aren't standard -- either in the order he does them or how he performs them.

From what I recall seeing, people who actually do standardized testing have shown that the 6P does not bend easily.