iPhone 6's are bending when sitting down?

[ABOSWORTH007]

Re: So you want an iPhone 6

I'm a member at MODMYI as well and it's hilarious to see everyone defending Apple saying "it's the user's fault for not being careful." I never knew carrying your phone in your pocket was considered negligence. For me, it wouldn't be a problem because I never carry my phone in my front pocket but tons of people do and this is very unfortunate. Apple finally made bigger screens but failed by making them too thin. LOL. Apple takes a long time but they do it right. LMAO

 

[anon(631531)]

I'm just wondering...If Kim Kardashian put the iPhone6 in her back pocket, would she be able to find it? HaHaHaHaHa

 

[Maladroit23]

I don't remember hearing about this on the 5S. Or any iPhone before.

I can see why it's happening...plastic phones would be more resilient because they bend back when the pressure is gone (assuming they don't break). A metal phone would keep it's shape though.

I don't know that any of these reports have been confirmed. It's possible that it is a hoax of some kind. At first glance it makes sense, but I have not heard reports of the HTC M8 doing this. And it is about the same size. Of course it is thicker.

Does anyone know if the bending actually causes any kind of damage? If not, what's the big deal?

 

[JeffDenver]

Does anyone know if the bending actually causes any kind of damage? If not, what's the big deal?

Well, the big deal is that your phone should not be bending just from being in your pocket. Thats not normal even for cheap smartphones, and is definitely disturbing for "premium" priced phones. Is it hurting anything? It might be. I am guessing the phone was not designed to function in a non-flat state. All we know for sure from the video is that it still turned on and the display still worked.

 

[Maladroit23]

Well, the big deal is that your phone should not be bending just from being in your pocket. Thats not normal even for cheap smartphones, and is definitely disturbing for "premium" priced phones. Is it hurting anything? It might be. I am guessing the phone was not designed to function in a non-flat state. All we know for sure from the video is that it still turned on and the display still worked.

I'm just as shocked as everyone else. Was just wondering what the extent of the bending was.

I read an article a couple years ago, when Jobs' biography came out, which predicted this decline in Apple products; that's what it seems like we're seeing anyway.

 

[UJ95x]

It should still work. But from the looks of it, trying to bend it back can crack the display.

 

[UJ95x]

I'm just as shocked as everyone else. Was just wondering what the extent of the bending was.

I read an article a couple years ago, when Jobs' biography came out, which predicted this decline in Apple products; that's what it seems like we're seeing anyway.

That's stretching it (no pun intended). All Apple products have vastly improved from when Jobs was around. I'd hardly consider one model having issues a decline in all of their products.

 

[ABOSWORTH007]

Re: iPhone 6 Plus Bend Test

This was also found in the HTC one. Now I want to see him do the same test with a note. With the same amount of force

The guy who did the video I saw did similar tests with the HTC One M8 and it did not bend like the 6 Plus did. It made an awful noise and the screen popped out a bit but then it popped right back into place. He also did the Moto X, Nokia Lumina and the Note 3, none of which bent.

 

[UJ95x]

Re: iPhone 6 Plus Bend Test

The guy who did the video I saw did similar tests with the HTC One M8 and it did not bend like the 6 Plus did. It made an awful noise and the screen popped out a bit but then it popped right back into place. He also did the Moto X, Nokia Lumina and the Note 3, none of which bent.

To be fair, it wasn't a scientific test at all. He may have felt that he was using similar force, but it's not exact and he had no way of knowing at how much force it began to bend.

 

[prlundberg]

Um...not all metal phones bend. The HTC M8 survived the bend test intact, and it is all metal too. It's only Apple that can't make durable metal phones apparently.

Oh, they will all bend, the amount of force needed is the question. But they are all slippery and more prone to damage than plastic. Not good qualities to have in a mobile phone.

It is irrelevant what the new metal Samsung's do...we already know Samsung can do what Apple has not. The Note 3 already survived the same bend test, and virtually intact.

The Note 4 and Galaxy Alpha both have metal frames and I have not seen the "bend test" on them. The Note 3 is not metal. So it is very relevant. The new Samsung's have not proven themselves any better.

 

[ABOSWORTH007]

Re: iPhone 6 Plus Bend Test

To be fair, it wasn't a scientific test at all. He may have felt that he was using similar force, but it's not exact and he had no way of knowing at how much force it began to bend.

If anything, he applied more force to the M8. His hands were shaking trying to bend it. The iPhone 6 plus clearly bends easier than any other phone on the market.

 

[prlundberg]

Re: iPhone 6 Plus Bend Test

To be fair, it wasn't a scientific test at all. He may have felt that he was using similar force, but it's not exact and he had no way of knowing at how much force it began to bend.

Yep. We also don't know the amount of force normally exerted in a pocket. Still, I think it's safe to say a thinner flat metal phone will bend easier than a thicker one with a rounded back.

 

[Maladroit23]

That's stretching it (no pun intended). All Apple products have vastly improved from when Jobs was around. I'd hardly consider one model having issues a decline in all of their products.

No, of course not. But the 6 and 6+, as far as i can see, aren't anywhere as innovative, world-changing, reality-altering, as the stuff that came out when Jobs was running the show. Now we see an unremarkable product which, on top of that, bends even when it's in your front pocket. Not to mention complaints surrounding iOS8. That's a decline, of a kind. Ammaright?

 

[UJ95x]

The Note 4 and Galaxy Alpha both have metal frames and I have not seen the "bend test" on them. The Note 3 is not metal. So it is very relevant. The new Samsung's have not proven themselves any better.

The Moto X has a metal frame and it handled the "test" better than the others he did.
The material used has little to do with bending (or at least less than other factors). The problem is not that Apple used aluminum alloys. The problem is they appear to not have used any other methods to make the device more sturdy (like having a curved device in HTC and Moto's case)

 

[UJ95x]

Re: iPhone 6 Plus Bend Test

If anything, he applied more force to the M8. His hands were shaking trying to bend it. The iPhone 6 plus clearly bends easier than any other phone on the market.

It appears that way, yes. But like mentioned above, we don't know at what exact amount of pressure it starts to bend, and we don't know what is the average amount of force exerted when the phone is in your pocket. That's what matters

 

[ABOSWORTH007]

Re: iPhone 6 Plus Bend Test

It appears that way, yes. But like mentioned above, we don't know at what exact amount of pressure it starts to bend, and we don't know what is the average amount of force exerted when the phone is in your pocket. That's what matters

It will be interesting to see if someone comes up with a more scientific bend test. Never thought I'd see the day where people were bending phones to test durability. LOL

 

[prlundberg]

Re: iPhone 6 Plus Bend Test

It will be interesting to see if someone comes up with a more scientific bend test. Never thought I'd see the day where people were bending phones to test durability. LOL

Yeah, well, that's the thing. It shouldn't have to be a test. I, like most reasonable people, tended to assume a device made to be carried in a pocket can withstand the kind of forces it may experience in there.

 

[JeffDenver]

I'm just as shocked as everyone else. Was just wondering what the extent of the bending was.

The actual reports say the bending is minor...enough to notice, but not enough to cause damage.

This is only in the first few days though...it remains to be seen how well the phone will hold up over the long term.

 

[JeffDenver]

Oh, they will all bend, the amount of force needed is the question.

Apparently the iPhone requires far less force to bend than all the other phones tested so far.

The Note 4 and Galaxy Alpha both have metal frames and I have not seen the "bend test" on them.

The M8 also has a metal frame, and had no problem passing the same test.

 

[prlundberg]

Apple has lost $23 Billion in market value due to "bend gate" and the iOS 8 problems.

Apple stock dinged $23B since iPhone 6 | America's Markets

Yikes. It's positively scary how much of an impact social media can have on the markets. I don't care if you hate Apple or not, that's not a good thing, it hurts the entire market.