Holy Crap....just read the "Is my iPhone bent?" thread and almost pissed myself. The replies frigging killed me
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Bent iPhone 5
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Just looked at my launch day 32GB black/slate verizon, mostly a front pocket carrier, it DOES have a slight bend in it, bending toward the back of the phone. I rarely if ever sit down with the phone in any of my pockets... dang it!
Wow. It is bent exactly the same way as the other users with this problem. Notice the notch right by the volume button.
For the deniers, there are obviously some units out there with this defect. Why would they all exhibit the same notch?
Steve jobs allowed the iphone 4 antenna issue.... enough with this Stve jobs crap. he was far from perfect.Let's wait and see how it develops - apple probably decided to save on r&d and skipped prototype phone reliability tests
The display is very flexible on these phones. This is why we are seeing bent bodies with a non-damaged screen. You could try to bend it back gently. Place it on a table and force it flat by pushing on the bezel.
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True but he was 10X the man Cook is. Cook is reactive. Stock dips, lets fix it. He is not innovating anything.
It's obvious from most of the bent phones we're seeing that the weak spot is by the volume cutouts. Those saying they sit on their phone and get punched in their phone and have no damage are wasting their breath. Unless you're unlucky enough to put the (accidental or not) required force exactly on that spot, it may be very tough to bend. I have my 4S in my front (snug) jean pocket as we speak and I could see a 5 bending if I squatted down hard. That's the main reason I went with a 4S instead. You'd be amazed at the force of a few pounds per square inch.
For you guys claiming your phones get bent while in your front pocket, just how tight did it feel when you're sitting down and getting up? How deep are your pockets? The shorts I wear have 12" deep pockets, and I can carry anything in them. OTOH, most of my pants pockets are only 8" deep, and the pants fit more tightly to boot, and it is not pleasant to sit down and stand up when I have a smart phone in the front pocket. I try to avoid it, and when I can't, I always adjust things very gingerly to avoid the feeling that the phone (actually, 5th generation touch, which is even thinner) is being compromised. The Touch becomes an honorary third boy, so to speak, and tight pants aren't good for any of 'em. It's just common sense.
Yes, the weak spot of the unibody frame is right there. But for it to spontaneously bend like many here are claiming it to, that just isn't believable.
We all know it didnt spontaneously bend. But somehow it bent, whether pressure was applied to the phone that the user didnt REALIZE, or whether they did realize...
The issue here is that this CAN happen. Maybe it's crazy to think of an iPhone bending because every generation before the 5, you wouldn't see iPhone's BENDING. The frame of the phone 5 maybe isn't strong enough.
If you're going to make a phone super light and super thin, and change the material from glass to aluminum, you better make damn sure that it wont BEND.
Obviously these people arent PURPOSELY bending their iPhone 5's. The bend came along during use. Obviously it was some sort of heavy use, or a weird/unlikely situation, phone position, pressure, etc, but either way it proves the phone CAN bend.
Try bending an iPhone 4/4S. Sure it can shatter, but that stainless steel band/frame wont budge and you can replace the glass back in 5 minutes and 10$ out of pocket.
it actually did bend on me once, I literally woke up and checked my phone and it was slightly bent, enough for it to raise off the table if you press down on the top.
Mine has a very minor bend in it too. Probably no more than 1 degree. Only noticeable if I place it on a flat surface and rock it. I'm sure it will get worse over time.
yeah it is.
Possible causes:
1. Swollen battery
2. Some other exergonic/exothermic reaction that cause some deformation in the internals
3. manufacturing defects causing structural instability wherein parts deform over time.
was there a high temperature near your phone at some point because i would guess there are heat sensative locations on it because before i got rid of my 4 it i noticed it was bent and wondered why and then figured out it was from the heat of the phone and because i charged it in a hotter area than normal a few times
How do people even manage sit with their phones in their front pocket especially if they are wearing jeans or something other than dress pants or shorts or khakis?
I don't wear tight jeans?