The lighter 6061 aluminum is also the reason it dents so easily. Should have used 6061-T6.
I think you're confusing it with defective anodizing coating as many of us still have flawless iP5 after 1-3 weeks of use.
I personally think Apple sacrificed this phones practical use for the weight and thickness of the phone. I have owned past models and they were not prone to bending. The stainless steel band around the phone would have alleviated this issue. I did not purchase the phone and think that my daily handling would have to change. Shattering my screen or scratching the surfaces have always been an issue, but not putting the phone in my front pocket.
No, I am not. The coating peeling off is one issue. The soft aluminum denting easily is another and the result of using non-tempered(cheaper softer) aluminum.
That still doesn't explain why many of us still have flawless iP5 with no dents after 1-3 weeks of use despite handling it the same as the 4/4S.
The poor anodizing is not with every iphone 5.
Yes, but you're arguing that the denting is the result of cheaper/softer aluminum, which would be across the board, yet not all iPhone 5 are denting easily.
It would not be across the board as not every phone is handled the same. The fact that some are not dented, again, doesn't prove they can't be easily dented or bent.
But most of us are handling it the same way as we did our 4/4S and it's not denting more easily either.
You can not say that with certainty. Most of the posts I have read say the phones are being handled very carefully yet still sustaining damage.
Those are due to defective anodizing coating. You're implying there's another issue on top of defective anodizing coating and that's the use of the softer aluminum. The latter has to be across the board but the fact that many of us still have flawless iPhone 5 free of dents argues against the softer aluminum being a culprit.
Yes, there is an issue. Bent phones and dents would be avoided using a tempered aluminum. The fact they wanted a lighter phone has now made them less durable. Again, because yours is not damaged doesn't make it as strong as a iPhone 4/4S no matter how badly you want it to be.
exactly where on an iphone 5 are you planning to hook lanyard?
Let's wait and see how it develops - apple probably decided to save on r&d and skipped prototype phone reliability tests I am pretty sure that Steve would never allow such product to be manufactured and sold to customers. On the bright side - phone still works, so display is good indeed, flexibe. Just 1 point - glass would never bend, it would shatter immediately, so front screen is probably plastic - gorilla plastic that phone will scratch from all sides, epic fail. m
Yes, there is an issue. Bent phones and dents would be avoided using a tempered aluminum. The fact they wanted a lighter phone has now made them less durable. Again, because yours is not damaged doesn't make it as strong as a iPhone 4/4S no matter how badly you want it to be.
Yeah thanks I'm not not tubby, pretty skinny. When it happened I was wearing loose fitting shorts. The only thing I can think of is the phone was forced against my leg within the confines of the pocket when sitting down but I would think that much force would be noticed by myself. The picture doesn't look too bad, I have tried to bend it back as much as I could but notice the stress fracture above the volume button.
So if this can happen without a drop, or other careless use, I guess I'll wait to replace it until I find a bullet proof and thin case. Maybe I'll get a belt clip, ha. Surprised I'm the only one
That is a picture of iPhone 4 or 4S not 5. Unless the side frame looks like chrome due to flash.