Yep, bend a phone and it bends: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwdZzvCFhLo&feature=youtu.be
iPhone 6 Plus bending in pockets
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Re: iPhone 6 Plus bending in pockets
#12Maybe the bending is a consequence of a better than average shock proof design. Not an apple fan boy here but I find hard to believe that a top selling phone would go on the market without extensive mechanical testing.
They could have done the analysis and determined that replacements would cost less than a harder shell for every phone.
Re: iPhone 6 Plus bending in pockets
#13Maybe the bending is a consequence of a better than average shock proof design. Not an apple fan boy here but I find hard to believe that a top selling phone would go on the market without extensive mechanical testing.
Apple will no doubt acquire that youtube bend guy to bend all their products from now.
Re: iPhone 6 Plus bending in pockets
#14What was the line again? "Apple produces only high quality devices" or something?
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Re: iPhone 6 Plus bending in pockets
#15Ungrateful peasants. They are privileged to use the world's best phone and complain about such benign issues.
> Clearly if I got the plus I'd never be able to sit at a table with it. This is bringing back the holster.
This should be the preferred way for hipsters to wear their apparel.
Re: iPhone 6 Plus bending in pockets
#16So if you feel a pressure in you pocket, DO NOT REMOVE the phone.... Are people just plain dumbs or what?
Re: iPhone 6 Plus bending in pockets
#17The mild level of hysteria over this has been interesting. It's a slab of thin aluminium that has a large surface area, a consistent amount of pressure is going to cause bending. I'm personally surprised that the glass didn't crack on some of the pictures.
True, but I would assume that most people have a reasonable expectation that their phones will not get damaged in typical usage scenarios. And yes, I do think that putting your phone in your front pocket is typical. In my view that means that there is a design flaw.
> I do think that putting your phone in your front pocket is typical
Correct. And for, hm, probably 99.98% of the 10m iPhone 6 users created over the weekend, that isn't an issue.
You're drawing a misleading comparison between putting your iPhone in your pocket and it becoming bent out of shape. What happens when you put your phone in your pocket is crucial: exerting sufficient pressure to bend (as opposed to flex) the phone.
This is a problem with any object of similar proportions and rigidity when sufficient pressure is applied.
Tl;dr: if you sit on something, it might break.
Re: iPhone 6 Plus bending in pockets
#18The mild level of hysteria over this has been interesting. It's a slab of thin aluminium that has a large surface area, a consistent amount of pressure is going to cause bending. I'm personally surprised that the glass didn't crack on some of the pictures.
True, but I would assume that most people have a reasonable expectation that their phones will not get damaged in typical usage scenarios. And yes, I do think that putting your phone in your front pocket is typical. In my view that means that there is a design flaw.
This. I've had several smartphone devices over the years and not one has been bent in my pocket, even when I sit on it. I don't expect it to happen, even on a premium device.
Re: iPhone 6 Plus bending in pockets
#19Earlier quoted context omitted.
It's not an unreasonable expectation seeing as a different phone of a similar form factor does not bend: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=FwM4...
I'm pretty sure my Galaxy Nexus would break if i applied the same pressure this guy did.
We're talking about keeping a phone in your pocket. The pressure test was just that, a test. Because if it doesn't bend with that amount of pressure, it's probably, no, definitely not going to bend in your pocket.
That said, the Galaxy Nexus would probably break, before bending, which is what you'd expect. You'd also expect that for a Galaxy Nexus to break, a lot of pressure must have been applied.
Re: iPhone 6 Plus bending in pockets
#20Earlier quoted context omitted.
It's not an unreasonable expectation seeing as a different phone of a similar form factor does not bend: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=FwM4...
I'm pretty sure my Galaxy Nexus would break if i applied the same pressure this guy did.
But would it break just by your front-pocket's curvature though?