I myself am not defending the brand. I'm not a fanboy. I do love my Apple products though. I have put my phone in my pants pocket. I have seen others do it as well. Under normal conditions, nothing would happen. However, if your pants are tight and you slide a phone in there and sit down, pressure will be exerted and the possibility for the phone to bend/flex will be greatly increased.
Is your leg flat or round? Does your phone stay vertical or does it shift horizontal? I can pretty much say without a doubt, someone with tight jeans that puts a phone in their pants horizontally, then sits down, pressure will be applied and stress on the phone will occur.
I can hold my iPhone 5 and flex it corner to corner with moderate pressure. It's not a defect. It's called aluminum. It's also called thin aluminum with no real supporting structure inside. Yes having all the bits and pieces screwed down help but in the end it's still hollow when it comes to structure.
This is not a complex idea. It's not rocket science. I'm not supporting peoples claims that their phone just randomly become bent without cause. There's always a cause. I also don't support that it's a defect. It's not.
I really wish people would stop saying it's impossible and that the phone is ******. It's not.
Well said. The iPhone is a fine piece of machinery. If someone wants to be able to treat their iPhone badly, that's one thing, but blaming damage that comes as a result on the manufacturer is another. It's wrong. It is unfair to Apple and it is unfair to consumerism.
People need to understand that the iPhone is not a play thing.
Also, the 4/4S was much more durable because when comparing stainless steel to aluminum of similar thickness, the stainless is far stiffer. The stainless absorbs impact and bounces back. Aluminum absorbs impact and deforms instead of bouncing back. However, the glass is much harder to damage. However the glass is more durable because this new aluminum body makes it harder for the glass to shatter since the shock is lesser if the body deforms than if it retains its shape.
It's late, so it's kind of hard to articulate what I'm trying to say. I'll try it again tomorrow.
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