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Re: iPhone 6 Plus bending in pockets

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Post by nicholassmith »

IkmoIkmo wrote: post #60
MCRed wrote: post #50

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The galaxy note is made out of plastic, it wouldn't bend, it would break, if subjected to the same forces. This is like antenna gate-- typical Apple bashing pretending like there's some sort of defect when there isn't. And like antenna gate, if you analyze other phones on the market, you'll find they too don't have super human strength. In fact, the fact that they bent, instead of breaking, is pretty strong evidence…

Can you bend a flagship plastic phone with your hands though? Cause I just saw someone doing that with an Apple 6 plus. And what about antenna gate, did that turn out to be false? I'm genuinely curious, as all I've seen is that it was a serious issue that was later corrected by Apple. i.e. these people had all the right to complain. Let me know if you've seen other info.

With 'antennagate', there was an issue where holding it would bridge the specific antenna areas which would cause a signal reduction. It was an issue, but it was also overblown because to get it to kill the signal you had to hold it very, very specifically, and it seemed mostly to effect the US market more than others. Also, quite a few other devices suffer from it but Apple was the highlighted case because the device was brand new.

Re: iPhone 6 Plus bending in pockets

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Post by girvo »

kubiiii wrote: post #9

Maybe 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.

Jesus Christ I'm sick of this "*gate" crap. Get a new gig, people.

Re: iPhone 6 Plus bending in pockets

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Post by qwerta »

IkmoIkmo wrote: post #63
qwerta wrote: post #58

Can wait for dialog "it is a feature" and response from competitors "our phones do not bend" :-)

Already heard one today: 'Apple phones at this pressure bend, Android phones at this pressure break'. i.e. it's a feature. It's a fair point if actually true, but I've seen people bend this iphone with their fingers. I haven't seen anyone break a flagship android phone with their fingers. In any case, it's not relevant to me to do a competitor comparison, as when you make the comparison to the iphone 1,2,3,4,5, it's…

It is sort of parody for antenna gate. Motorola responded to Jobs that they do integrated antennas for decades and do not have signal issues. Also there was ad campaign:

"No Jacket Required."

"it's just one of those things that comes as a given when you've been making mobile phones for over 30 years."

Re: iPhone 6 Plus bending in pockets

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Post by rahoulb »

lomnie wrote: post #66
petercooper wrote: post #52

It's not really a pocketable phone. Even in my sweatpants (trendy!) it proved so heavy it ended up dragging them down past my ass in the style many kids are rocking nowadays, except I don't rock the underwear or have the ass definition to pull off the look. Like an iPad, it's better placed in a bag. With everything else, really. Carrying stuff in your pockets is a pain in the arse and a great way to lose stuff.

I'm interested to know why you employ two spelling variations of ass/arse. Does each cheek identify to different naming conventions?

He has a transatlantic backside

Re: iPhone 6 Plus bending in pockets

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Post by girvo »

easytiger wrote: post #10
kubiiii wrote: post #9

Maybe 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.

Funny, as I'm yet to meet an iPhone 4 that didn't have a smashed screen

Mine. Had it since launch. Not even a scratch on the screen either.

Re: iPhone 6 Plus bending in pockets

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Post by nicholassmith »

danford wrote: post #54
huuu wrote: post #21

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Well the Samsung Galaxy S4 will bend. And so will other phones. Large and flat will bend, break or crack. It's just the nature of things.

But will the galaxy S4 bend in your pocket and still be bent when you take it out?

No but it could potentially crack in your pocket, and still be cracked when you take it out.

Re: iPhone 6 Plus bending in pockets

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Post by IkmoIkmo »

georgespencer wrote: post #17
dalai wrote: post #3

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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) t…

If you compare the 6 plus to the 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and even the 6, it doesn't seem as if any of those phones have a problem. In or outside the pocket.

Of course with enough pressure anything will bend or break, but consumers expect that with 'reasonable use' they can expect their device not to malform. And surprise, reasonable use for most people (particularly men) includes putting their phone in their pocket at least some of the time instead of in their bag/purse ALL of the time. That's a design flaw. Either change your material (not majority aluminium), or really change your communication (push it as a tablet or a phone for in your bag) and warn of the risks. Don't just push it like an ordinary larger phone and stay silent when people say it bends in their pocket days after release, and when people bend it with their fingers on camera. I don't see how people can deny this is an issue.

Obviously it's not a problem of people using their phone in an insane manner, as we simply didn't see similar bending problems with every iphone release before.

Re: iPhone 6 Plus bending in pockets

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Post by IkmoIkmo »

MCRed wrote: post #53
dalai wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

These are not typical usage scenarios. These are standard issue "put it in a bench press and pretend it happened in my pocket" anti-iphone hysteria. Just like the claim that the finger print scanner didn't work, the entirety of antenna gate and, naturally, all the pictures of shattered glass we see every time a new model comes out. "oh, it was just sitting on the night stand and fell about 6 inches into a pillow and…

Funny I've never seen someone bend an iphone 1,2,3,4,5,6 with their fingers on camera, but the 6+, days after release on the first try.

We'll see how this claim holds up, but look I'm an iphone user, not anti-apple at all, and not hysterical. It'd be pretty hysterical for me to deny what I'm seeing with my own two eyes.

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