I wear relatively tight pants with smallish pockets. I've had my iPhone 6 plus for about a week without any issues. I leave my Griffin Reveal case on it all the time.
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I made fun of all the hoopla surrounding Bendgate. Then my iPhone 6 Plus bent :/
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That's the problem, what do you consider reasonable use? Sitting on a $700+ phone? Wearing skinny jeans that are super tight and putting your iPhone Plus in your back pocket while you bend over to touch your toes? These phones aren't just magically bending while you look at them.
Why is it so hard for folks to be accountable and stop blaming everyone else for their stupidity?
Iphone 6 plus handling rules.
1. It is ok to put your phone in your pocket (front or back).
2. It is not ok to sit down with your phone in your pocket.
3. If you get into a car, you must remove your phone from your pocket before sitting down. Hold the phone or place it on a flat surface.
Whew! Ok, i have a legit question. For somebody who IS worried that they might accidentally bend their new phone (iPhone 6 or 6 Plus), no matter how trivial the issue may be. Do you know of a sturdy yet thinnish case that will help prevent such a mishap? Im not talking about an ottorbox or anything huge and obnoxious, but something slim and sturdy to help reinforce the phone somewhat. Somebody had mentioned this as a possibility(see link below). Are their any others that you, or even others in the conversation might recommend?
http://www.spigen.com/brands/apple/iphone/iphone-6/iphone-6/iphone-6-case-slim-armor-4-7.html
in fact, I'm not sure if their is a thread already started about the topic, if there isn't, then there should be!
I've always done that with my 4S as well. Hate to feel the pressure of the phone (and wallet) in my pockets while sitting down. No tight jeans or anything but still.
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I carry around the white box it came in. Anytime I think about sitting down, I simply just take it out and place it back in its box. See? Problem solved!
I made fun of all the hoopla surrounding Bendgate. Then my iPhone 6 Plus bent :/
You're not alone, there's millions of us out there!
You're not alone, there's millions of us out there!
My iPhone 5 looks just as good now as it did the day I took it out of its box. As did all the phones I've ever owned. I out on a case and screen protector and be careful not to drop it. Wether it's a £30 Nokia or a £600 iPhone. If I buy it. I look after it. But looking after something and babying/treating with kid gloves are two entirely different things.
iPhone 6/6+ in the flesh
I cancelled my iPhone 6+ when I read about the bend testing and how the 6/6+ is 1/2 to 2/3 the strength of the 5S. I had a chance to look at both in the Apple Store yesterday and can see I made the right decision, very lightweight compared to the 5S. I knew the aluminium part of the case had rounded edges but didn't realise the glass was also rounded and can see know how long hair could get caught. On top of that we now know that the top should have been Sapphire and wasn't because of GT Advanced troubles. I will wait for the 6S/6S+.
Regards
I cancelled my iPhone 6+ when I read about the bend testing and how the 6/6+ is 1/2 to 2/3 the strength of the 5S. I had a chance to look at both in the Apple Store yesterday and can see I made the right decision, very lightweight compared to the 5S. I knew the aluminium part of the case had rounded edges but didn't realise the glass was also rounded and can see know how long hair could get caught. On top of that we now know that the top should have been Sapphire and wasn't because of GT Advanced troubles. I will wait for the 6S/6S+.
Regards
You'll be happy to know that we have our own subforum for iPhone Accessories of which iPhone 6 cases occupy about 99% of all discussion right now:
https://forums.macrumors.com/forums/108/
Check it out. Post your question there and you'll get a quick answer. Once the newest iPhone is out for a couple of weeks, the action shifts from this forum to that one.
BJ
How's those chamfered edges going for you?
even though I'm super careful with my stuff those edges on both the 5 and 5s ended up always with loads of dings...
My point is: I SHOULDNT HAVE TO be afraid to put my friggin phone in my pocket. What if I forget to take it out before I sit down and now my $1000 phone is bent?
These are mobile devices that are meant to travel. I feel like the only logical way for it to not get damaged while using it NORMALLY is to leave it at home in the box it came in.
These are mobile devices that are meant to travel. I feel like the only logical way for it to not get damaged while using it NORMALLY is to leave it at home in the box it came in.
If you do have a Plus you know perfectly well it's almost impossible to forget it's in your pocket
Wow. Apple says only NINE units are affected by benditis. Are you number 9 ?
Not a mark on my iPhone 5 (watch me drop it and smash it later haha).
I always take care of my gadgets. I sell them come upgrade time. And more so any mark would annoy the absolute hell out of me.
I wouldn't say I was super careful. I put on a case and screen protector. Take the case off once a week and clean the phone. I've done this with every phone I've ever owned and the only phone that wasn't perfect come upgrade time was a Sony w95 that I dropped on concrete the day I bought it when drunk. It had a nasty ding in the corner. Besides that my phones have always been perfect come upgrade time.
I also dropped my 4s a few times but the case took the bump so I ordered a new case not a new phone.
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Return it.
That's what people do when they have buyers remorse and are still in the return period. Be excited- your new Android phone awaits you.
BJ
I think I will too. Too risky, I usually keep my phones two years. I do not want to carry around a $1000 warped phone.
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