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Apple Addresses 'Bendgate' By Strengthening Weak Points of 'iPhone 6s' Shell

KdParker said:
There wasn't any bendgate, but that doesn't mean there can't be minor changes in the hardware.
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Yes!

iPhone 6 Plus was show by several sources to be about in the middle of the field of flagship phones in terms of bendability. So there is room for improvement, so they improve in the next generation. This is not surprising and it is not a scandal, it is perfectly normal.
 
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No one denied that the phones could bend. The issue is that some people and many media outlets turned it into "bendgate" and made it out to be a major problem. It never was a problem. Yes, the phones can bend. Some phones might have bent under "normal" use (maybe a manufacturing defect on top of weaker points structurally) but the number of phones affected to the number of phones sold is a tiny, tiny ratio. Strengthening weak points doesn't mean there was a problem, it just means that Apple is trying to make the next iPhone even stronger. Again, yes, a few people had their phones bend but Apple has sold >110 million iPhone 6 and 6 Plus phones - that means that a fraction of a fraction of a percent have been affected. That's why there was no "bendgate". Let's put it this way, you have a much higher probability of being struck by lightning sometime in your life (1 in 3000) than to have an iPhone 6 (Plus) bend under normal use. #lightninggate
 
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Stephen123 said:
Yes!

iPhone 6 Plus was show by several sources to be about in the middle of the field of flagship phones in terms of bendability. So there is room for improvement, so they improve in the next generation. This is not surprising and it is not a scandal, it is perfectly normal.
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Maybe Apple is trying to get back to iPhone 5S level of ain't gonna bend easy.
 
Lars T. said:
Well, I bet you will cheer that Samsung, Sony, Microsoft and all the others with supposedly bendable phones will not "fix" the issue, thus proving there never was a problem.
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If you can point me to forums full of people claiming their is NO fault with the phone bending as FACT and the manufactures claiming only 9 people have reported a fault, then fine. I will cheer.
 
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JustThinkin' said:
That's bad. I hope Apple doesn't treat it that way at most locations.







How many of you keep it in your front jeans pocket and have no bend whatsoever? I have a 6 and a 6 Plus. I keep one in each front pocket. Neither one will lie flat on a table (both have the Apple leather case). I'm average size and wear normal jeans.

Naturally, the 6 Plus is bent more than the 6. I can feel some pressure on it when I merely sit down to drive.

Perhaps we now know the reason for the protruding lens! It keeps one from noticing the slight bend if the phone has no case on it!

This bend doesn't ruin my phones. I normally never think about it. The phones still work properly, and I'm happy with them. But the bend is very real. It's a design defect - this is why Apple is fixing it. I think they barely managed to slide by without it becoming a major issue.


Who else has noticed this?
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So you have loose jeans, but feel the pressure of the bend in your pocket. Which is it?
 
ipedro said:
Believe what you want.

I've never put a case on any of my iPhones going back to 7 years. My iPhone 6 Plus is perfectly straight, it sits flush with a table.
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When did you buy it? Perhaps it's true that Apple made some mid-product-cycle improvements.

A back pocket sounds much more hazardous than an front pocket - that's why I'm skeptical. In fact, I'd expect it to bend in someone's back pocket sitting down - even if I hadn't experienced a (front pocket) problem myself.
 
aritza said:
Me, must admit, I didn't believe those bendGate stories. On Friday I noticed on my 6+ iphone had a very slight bending. After some test on a plain surface it reveled as a true bending. I had my iphone in the apple letter case first, now in apple silicon case, it also wears a front tempered glass since day one.

The problem is real and will have to be addressed by apple sooner or later. I don't wear jeans, it started since i wear summer bermudas.

I don't know if by now apple is replacing this bended units.

Thanks for sharing JustThinkin'
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Interesting. I think the point here is that it can permanently bend in normal, expected usage by people wearing common clothing.
 
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chriscrowlee said:
"Fix" and "Enhance" are very different things. You can fix a broken car with a new engine, but to enhance performance doesn't imply there was anything wrong with the original, it's just been improved upon.

I suppose every model since iPhone was introduced meant the previous model was broken by your definition.
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you can spin it how you like, poor structural integrity is not a feature that needs to be enhanced, it needs to be fixed.

A car engine would be recalled if it would fail under stressed conditions. You are confusing breaking with improving performance
 
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Lars T. said:
Yeah, that's why after the iPhone's introduction people complained it was much too big - because Samsung had bigger phones, and Apple copied them.
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That's why I complained it was too big. If I wanted a giant phone, I could get one from Samsung. I didn't *need* one from Apple.
 
SgtPepper12 said:
That makes a lot of sense. When the iPhone 6S is released, there will definitely be people who will try to bend it and people who watch them do it. They probably don't want to risk the conclusion that the new phone still bends.
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So, "normal usage is putting a large phone in you back pocket and setting your fat a$$ on it? Good grief! I wonder if I could get Coach to redesign their wallets since my wallet has become very bent over the years.
 
JustThinkin' said:
When did you buy it? Perhaps it's true that Apple made some mid-product-cycle improvements.

A back pocket sounds much more hazardous than an front pocket - that's why I'm skeptical. In fact, I'd expect it to bend in someone's back pocket sitting down - even if I hadn't experienced a (front pocket) problem myself.
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This has not been my experience with things other than the iphone. I cracked two college IDs by putting them into my front pocket - I'm thin, and my hip bone would jam into whatever I had in my pocket. After that I learned to put it in my back pocket. With a 6, which is *much* bigger than my credit-card-sized ID, I'd expect a much bigger hipbone-v-phone issue, whereas the 6 would likely just stick out of my back pocket and remain straight. Am I an anomaly by being skinny?
 
flur said:
This has not been my experience with things other than the iphone. I cracked two college IDs by putting them into my front pocket - I'm thin, and my hip bone would jam into whatever I had in my pocket. After that I learned to put it in my back pocket. With a 6, which is *much* bigger than my credit-card-sized ID, I'd expect a much bigger hipbone-v-phone issue, whereas the 6 would likely just stick out of my back pocket and remain straight. Am I an anomaly by being skinny?
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I don't know if that's unusual. Perhaps the back pocket is safer for some people. I guess I shouldn't have doubted you. Depending on the angle of the phone and the car's seat, I can imagine it being safer in some cases.

But I don't like anything sticking out of my pockets, so that's not an option for me. I especially wouldn't want to tempt any pickpockets with a phone sticking out.
 
I want money back from Apple for the implied defect which will net me less dollars when I sell my 6 plus. Even though mine is flat with no bend, the buyer will assume it is capable to bend.
 
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