iPhone 6's are bending when sitting down?

[JeffDenver]

Dust and lint under the screen.

Do you have a source on who is actually reporting that? It sounds like an assumption.

Who is reporting damage to their phone from the gap?

 

[Fr0gburp3r]

Do you have a source on who is actually reporting that? It sounds like an assumption.

Who is reporting damage to their phone from the gap?

This "feature" is something that poses a risk over time and not something immediate.

Maybe someone with a Note 4 can post a video on YouTube that will intentionally put water or fine powder along the gap and rub it in to see if it will allow anything in. It's only fair.

 

[JeffDenver]

This "feature" is something that poses a risk over time and not something immediate.

Or at least you assume it does. You seem to be admitting that no one has actually had a problem with it yet. That you have not actually seen evidence that stuff can get under the screen.

You said it's not "properly sealed", but you don't really know that. It's something you are assuming.

 

[Fr0gburp3r]

Or at least you assume it does. You seem to be admitting that no one has actually had a problem with it yet. That you have not actually seen evidence that stuff can get under the screen.

You said it's not "properly sealed", but you don't really know that. It's something you are assuming.

I'm going by what articles are stating about this. Samsung has already made a statement about this and saying this is by design. If it's by design, why isn't on all devices?

 

[JeffDenver]

I'm going by what articles are stating about this.

What articles? Can you post the one you are reading?

Samsung has already made a statement about this and saying this is by design. If it's by design, why isn't on all devices?

Because all devices are not the same? My nexus 4 had a curved display and a glass back but my Nexus 5 did not. So what?

There may have been a manufacturing reason for the gap, or not. Either way it is irrelevant unless you can show it is actually causing a problem. We know for sure that a bending phone is a problem.

 

[Fr0gburp3r]

What articles? Can you post the one you are reading?


Because all devices are not the same? My nexus 4 had a curved display and a glass back but my Nexus 5 did not. So what?

There may have been a manufacturing reason for the gap, or not. Either way it is irrelevant unless you can show it is actually causing a problem. We know for sure that a bending phone is a problem.

Don't be lazy and just Google gapgate. Are you certain the gap doesn't pose a risk of letting dust, lint, moisture, etc, or are you just taking Samsungs word for it? Do you really think a large manufacturer would admit to a flaw. I'm not even excluding Apple with that statement.

 

[Fr0gburp3r]

You seem to always badmouth Apple and defend Google unless it is under your terms. I've noticed most of your threads that you've started are always attempted to bring negative light to anything Apple. If anyone else starts a thread about Apple, we can always count on you to be cheerleading in there with no objective point of view.

 

[JeffDenver]

You seem to always badmouth Apple and defend Google unless it is under your terms. I've noticed most of your threads that you've started are always attempted to bring negative light to anything Apple.

I think Apple's myths and misleading marketing are fair game on a technology forum. Do you disagree?

If anyone else starts a thread about Apple, we can always count on you to be cheerleading in there with no objective point of view.

No one on here is objective. I have never hidden the fact that I am an Android cheerleader.

 

[JeffDenver]

Don't be lazy and just Google gapgate.

You tell me not to be lazy, but refuse to provide the evidence yourself?

Are you certain the gap doesn't pose a risk of letting dust, lint, moisture, etc, or are you just taking Samsungs word for it?

I am not going to make assumptions without evidence. Just like I would not have assumed the iPhone would bend in your pocket without evidence.

Do you really think a large manufacturer would admit to a flaw. I'm not even excluding Apple with that statement.

It doesn't matter whether they would admit it or not...at this point it is speculation that it is a flaw at all.

 

[Fr0gburp3r]

I think Apple's myths and misleading marketing are fair game on a technology forum. Do you disagree?


No one on here is objective. I have never hidden the fact that I am an Android cheerleader.

What's so misleading about their marketing. Their ads are straightforward and show you apps and features that an average user can take advantage of. Did they ever say the iPhone is damage proof?

Since when were you elected to speak for everyone in the forum?

 

[JeffDenver]

Since when were you elected to speak for everyone in the forum?

Since when did I claim to speak for everyone?

Do I have your permission to express an opinion?

 

[Fr0gburp3r]

Since when did I claim to speak for everyone?

Do I have your permission to express an opinion?

You said nobody is objective here.

 

[JeffDenver]

You said nobody is objective here.

Give me an example of someone you believe is 100% objective and has no bias at all.

 

[prlundberg]

What's so misleading about their marketing. Their ads are straightforward and show you apps and features that an average user can take advantage of. Did they ever say the iPhone is damage proof?

Apple sure as heck implied that with their "bendgate" press release, talking about their precision engineering, quality materials, and durability testing. Denying there is a problem while talking about how great it is built sure qualifies as misleading to me.

 

[Edgar702]

Just like I would not have assumed the iPhone would bend in your pocket without evidence.

And to this point in time, there is no evidence.

 

[Fr0gburp3r]

Me. I own both Android and Apple devices because I like what both platforms offer. Even though both Companies have their faults, that won't stop me from enjoying their products and services. My electronic devices aren't an extension of my ego so I don't invest my emotions in these companies like a lot of people do. Since you "Hate" Apple so much, it makes me wonder what this company did to you or family.

 

[Edgar702]

Just like I would not have assumed the iPhone would bend in your pocket without evidence.

And to this point in time, there is no evidence.

Denying there is a problem while talking about how great it is built sure qualifies as misleading to me.

Are you sure that there is a problem, or just believing the 2 people on the forums that have provided no proof?

 

[Fr0gburp3r]

And to this point in time, there is no evidence.

Exactly! Just videos of idiots bending it with their hands and photos from who the heck knows. Let's see videos of the phone bend after sitting down. I can destroy my Android devices and post pictures of them on the internet claiming they spontaneously combusted on their own after I ordered an iPhone 6 on them but nobody would care.

 

[prlundberg]

Exactly! Just videos of idiots bending it with their hands and photos from who the heck knows. Let's see videos of the phone bend after sitting down. I can destroy my Android devices and post pictures of them on the internet claiming they spontaneously combusted on their own after I ordered an iPhone 6 on them but nobody would care.

That's not even close to the same. It's clear the iPhone 6+ bends easier than other phones. It stands to reason that it would also bend easier in a pocket. If somebody wants the strongest, most durable phone out there, an iPhone isn't it. I can easily see how it can happen in a front pocket. I don't know about you, but my phone does not always remain in the exact same spot at all times in all my pants. Sometimes it rides up high and gets a lot of hip pressure put on it when I sit down. Perhaps even more than it would get than if I sat on it, being as the angle is much greater. I have not broken a phone this way, but I would be very hesitant to buy a phone that I could bend by hand because of it.

Why do people have such a tough time admitting the iPhone 6+ is a weaker design? It's common sense, really. But that's fine, defend them to the bitter end and wait for their next terrible material choice. They aren't going to ever change for the better if their consumers don't demand it. Although, to be honest, I have trouble thinking of what would be worse than glass or aluminum.

 

[Fr0gburp3r]

That's not even close to the same. It's clear the iPhone 6+ bends easier than other phones. It stands to reason that it would also bend easier in a pocket. If somebody wants the strongest, most durable phone out there, an iPhone isn't it. I can easily see how it can happen in a front pocket. I don't know about you, but my phone does not always remain in the exact same spot at all times in all my pants. Sometimes it rides up high and gets a lot of hip pressure put on it when I sit down. Perhaps even more than it would get than if I sat on it, being as the angle is much greater. I have not broken a phone this way, but I would be very hesitant to buy a phone that I could bend by hand because of it.

Why do people have such a tough time admitting the iPhone 6+ is a weaker design? It's common sense, really. But that's fine, defend them to the bitter end and wait for their next terrible material choice. They aren't going to ever change for the better if their consumers don't demand it. Although, to be honest, I have trouble thinking of what would be worse than glass or aluminum.

Has the iPhone 6+ bent in your pocket or have you seen it actually happen. The iPhone bending in a pocket and intentionally bending with your hands are totally different. I've also seen videos of people bending and breaking GS4's easily with their hands. Does that mean it has a design flaw? No. It means it can break if you want it to.