iPhone 6's are bending when sitting down?

[Edgar702]

Apple has never cared about viral videos before. This should be no different. The last time they had an issue like this was the antenna issues on the 4. That affected every single device.....so should we assume that this is the same?

The fact that they thoroughly test for these types of stresses tells me some things. 1) They knew exactly how much force it would take for the iPhone to bend, and therefor accepted the possibility that they would see this in the real world by people that buy the phones. 2) They obviously tested competitive devices and know where they stand in the competitive landscape. They're not as strong.

Nowhere have I read anything that says they will replace phones that have bent from normal use (in this case, being placed in a pocket and sat down with it there). That's disappointing.

If this truly has only occurred 9 times they wouldn't respond IMO. It would just bring more attention to the problem instead of just letting it blow over, which it will.

If people are bending them in their back pocket by sitting on them, then Apple has no responsibility to replace them, IMO.


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[Haalcyon]

If people are bending them in their back pocket by sitting on them, then Apple has no responsibility to replace them, IMO.


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If people are bending them in their front pocket then Apple also has no responsibility to replace them, IMO. I think if you don't wear tight jeans and keep them in your back pocket they'll be fine (as long as you don't decide to sit on it). I know that seems unfairly restrictive to...some, but if that is one's MO then just another reason that another phone would be a more appropriate choice.

 

[TomsAndroid]

If people are bending them in their back pocket by sitting on them, then Apple has no responsibility to replace them, IMO.


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Agreed. My friend broke his nexus 4 by sitting on it. Smashed the back. But I wouldn't expect LG or Google to accept responsibility for that. I still don't a phone should bend under regular, front pocket usage. And the iPhone's probably don't.

Hopefully this whole saga will mean people are more aware of this problem, and are more careful with their devices.


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[walterg1]

I guess he got too many people thinking that his video was a hoax.
So he took another brand new iPhone 6 PLUS and did another bend test.
In a public square in Toronto with witnesses.
This one seemed to bend alot easier then the first one.
Their is even an article about bendgate in Forbes.
I was just reading it online.

 

[Edgar702]

Consumer Reports did bend tests, and the 6+ rated higher than the M8, but lower than Note 3.


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[Haalcyon]

Consumer Reports did bend tests, and the 6+ rated higher than the M8, but lower than Note 3.


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Interesting, I'd not heard of the M8 ever having bend problems. Interesting that CR found it more bendable than the Bendgate stirring 6+. I love that my beloved Note 3 makes such a nice showing in these, but that's largely lost on me as I take loving-care of it.

 

[Edgar702]

HTC's flagship bent at 60 pounds of force and cracked open at 90, while the iPhone 6 Plus didn't bend until 90 pounds of force, and didn't crack open until the test reached 110 pounds.

That is from CR.


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[Neha Mehra]

5S never faced this kind of problem neither did 5.It is just stupid bloggers who are paid by different company to talk **** about Apple and degrade them and their products

 

[Fr0gburp3r]

People are so damn stupid. Now we have all kinds of videos on YouTube of people bending and breaking their GS4's.

http://youtu.be/DxvwaSMsXHI

http://youtu.be/SwdZzvCFhLo

lol at this one. This totally debunks his test since Consumer Report proved that the iPhone 6 took less pressure to bend than the iPhone 6+.

http://youtu.be/iGajB3pQYvY

 

[Fr0gburp3r]

5S never faced this kind of problem neither did 5.It is just stupid bloggers who are paid by different company to talk **** about Apple and degrade them and their products

Samsung being the number one mud flinging company. Playground mentality.

 

[jmagid51]

From USA TODAY

These pants are built for big iPhones

Maybe the problem isn't with the bendy phone but with your too-tight pants. As some new iPhone users report their super-sized devices are bending when stored in their pants pockets, two entrepreneurs have developed special jeans with a hidden phone holster in the seam. The I/O Denim jeans' pocket is designed to be nearly invisible, while making it easier to pull your phone out of your pants. But they also help prevent bending because the phone sits on the side of your thigh, not the front or back. Think of them like a marsupial pouch, rotated 90 degrees to the left. They were born when CEO Anand Venkatrao nearly crashed his car while digging out his iPhone 4 driving around Texas making sales calls. The pants are made in America and patent pending after a successful Kickstarter campaign.

http://usat.ly/1sCqQiU

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[Haalcyon]

From USA TODAY

These pants are built for big iPhones

Maybe the problem isn't with the bendy phone but with your too-tight pants. As some new iPhone users report their super-sized devices are bending when stored in their pants pockets, two entrepreneurs have developed special jeans with a hidden phone holster in the seam. The I/O Denim jeans' pocket is designed to be nearly invisible, while making it easier to pull your phone out of your pants. But they also help prevent bending because the phone sits on the side of your thigh, not the front or back. Think of them like a marsupial pouch, rotated 90 degrees to the left. They were born when CEO Anand Venkatrao nearly crashed his car while digging out his iPhone 4 driving around Texas making sales calls. The pants are made in America and patent pending after a successful Kickstarter campaign.

http://usat.ly/1sCqQiU

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http://www.usatoday.com/mobile-apps

Dockers made pants similar several years ago called Dockers Mobile. I loved them and still have several pair. Why they stopped making them is beyond me!

 

[JeffDenver]

HTC's flagship bent at 60 pounds of force and cracked open at 90, while the iPhone 6 Plus didn't bend until 90 pounds of force, and didn't crack open until the test reached 110 pounds.

That is from CR.

The M8 is the ONLY phone they beat in those tests...the supposedly-inferior-plastic Note 3 was almost twice as durable. It's not something they can gloat about, heh heh.

 

[Edgar702]

The M8 is the ONLY phone they beat in those tests...the supposedly-inferior-plastic Note 3 was almost twice as durable. It's not something they can gloat about, heh heh.

And the Note 3 wouldn't work when it bent. The iPhones did. Heh heh.


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[JeffDenver]

And the Note 3 wouldn't work when it bent. The iPhones did.

Would you rather have a phone that is hard to bend or a phone that bends easy but still works?

 

[Edgar702]

Would you rather have a phone that is hard to bend or a phone that bends easy but still works?

Actually, it doesn't bend easily. And I would rather have an iPhone that bends at 90 lbs. instead of any Samsung phone, but that's my personal preference.


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[LeoRex]

Ok.... Either that unbox dude is superhuman, or he damaged those 6's prior to the test (in which case Apple's lawyers would have crucified him by now), because there's no way he put 70 lbs of force into that thing.

The CR test must have been putting the stress on a different point on the chassis. But if you hit that sweet spot, you're screwed.

Though, I'm pleased to see my G3 rated so high.

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[TomsAndroid]

Ok.... Either that unbox dude is superhuman, or he damaged those 6's prior to the test (in which case Apple's lawyers would have crucified him by now), because there's no way he put 70 lbs of force into that thing.

The CR test must have been putting the stress on a different point on the chassis. But if you hit that sweet spot, you're screwed.

Though, I'm pleased to see my G3 rated so high.

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In a pocket, where force is applied from both ends, the phone will bend at the weak spot. "A chain is only as strong as its weakest link" So unlike a test pushing from the middle, in the pocket, the phone will bend where is is weakest.

I don't think there's anything dodgy about Unbox Therapy. But what he's doing Won't exactly happen in your pocket, at least not under reasonable usage conditions.


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[walterg1]

This is my opinion so take it for what's it worth. Probably nothing. LOL.

I watched the Consumer Reports video, and they didn't even take the time to make individual Jiggs to hold the phones properly.
So I wouldn't take much stock in their test.
The iPhone 6 plus bending in peoples front pockets are most likely bending because force is being applied to the top of the phone, the bottom of the phone , and the center of the phone on one or both sides.

The video test of the guy bending the iPhone 6 plus with his hands probably closely resembles what would happen in your pocket, but without an accurate way to judge the actual force he is using it really doesn't tell you much.

What id like to see Consumer Reports do is build a Jig for each phone, repeat the test.
This time only putting force on the left side of the phone .
Post the numbers of when each phone starts to bend.

My guess and its just a guess is the iPhone 6 plus might be bending on the left side first.
Once that happens it would take alot less force to finish bending the phone.
Like said this is just my opinion and based off a hunch.
I could be and probably am wrong.
I assume no responsibility for anyone trying the test I posted above.
Do it at your own risk.

 

[LeoRex]

Oh, the unbox guy knows exactly where the weak point is and uses it as the fulcrum. You can see him carefully placing his thumbs. Not that this takes away from the fact that there is a real weak point in the design... It just means that the tests that show how strong a particular phone is doesn't tell the whole story.

I can take a paper towel tube and hold up a lot of weight if I load it the right way, doesn't mean it's strong.