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

[WordsmithMR]

I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say that you're straight up lying. Especially that second bit. Almost everyone in my life has a 6 or 6+ and I've never seen even one bent phone. Nevermind 10 of them. What a joke. Thanks for the laugh.

That is fine. This is the internet. You can take anyones post with a grain of salt. I know what I know, and yes it is anecdotal so it isn't factual... But the change in this device makes it clear that there was an issue that they were aware of.

Also maybe it is the region where I live/work (NYC) that I see more people and you just live in some weird suburbs? But glad I put a smile on someones face today.

 

[KiwiAdventure]

If I put it in my back pocket and sit or even walking around (depending on the fit of my pants) Then yes that is stupidity and I am responsible for misuse of my device.

But I walk around it my slacks to/at the office and I can't put my phone in my front pocket otherwise I am liable for the defected product that I spent hundreds on? Because placing a phone in your front pocket is not normal use? We are meant to have our phones in our hands at all times?

You spend several hundred dollars for a device that regular use includes being put into your pants pocket. Why is it that the previous iterations that are also made of metal (hell there were models made of plastic, which is more malleable) didn't bend?

I really don't believe that has anything with first world problems, and everything with a poor quality build.

You go and spend hundreds of dollars on an iPhone 6 Plus and you treat like a 10 dollar phone and expect it not to get damaged?

 

[KiwiAdventure]

That is fine. This is the internet. You can take anyones post with a grain of salt. I know what I know, and yes it is anecdotal so it isn't factual... But the change in this device makes it clear that there was an issue that they were aware.

Also maybe it is the region where I live/work (NYC) that I see more people and you just live in some weird suburbs? But glad I put a smile on someones face today.

Once again did Apple say they have strengthened the iPhone 6 Plus no Apple has not.

 

[WordsmithMR]

You go and spend hundreds of dollars on an iPhone 6 Plus and you treat like a 10 dollar phone and expect it not to get damaged?

I treated it like the iPhone 5s that I spent hundreds of dollars on and put it my front pocket (possibly in the same slacks I worn with the 5S).... And guess what? Nothing happened with the 5s, or my 5, or my 4s, or my 3gs (well I dropped my 3gs.. But I didn't blame Apple for that), etc.

So why is it that only the 6 had this issue? And yet it was in the same price range as my other devices... From the same company? Or was I treating my other devices like a $10 phone and was just lucky for all of those years and all of those devices? Man I had some luck I guess.

And where shall we keep our phones from now on, since, according to you, we can't keep them in our front pants pockets anymore? Shall we go back to the 90s and bring back the belt clips?

 

[KevinN206]

"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.

Why would you "enhance" something that presented no issues by making it thicker and heavier (at that area)? Wouldn't it be just as good as before if it's left as-is while even reducing the weight even more? When you make a piece of metal thicker, generally, it's to improve its strength. Can you tell me why is Apple "enhancing" this area?

 

[iBlazed]

Also maybe it is the region where I live/work (NYC) that I see more people and you just live in some weird suburbs? But glad I put a smile on someones face today.

Last I checked Edison isn't a part of NYC

 

[ArmCortexA8]

People lack common sense. If something's too big to put in your pocket and keep in your pocket while sitting down, then don't keep it in your pocket until you stand up - no science degree needed. Naturally something larger in a confined area will have more pressure in a smaller area which magnifies depending on angle.

 

[WordsmithMR]

Last I checked Edison isn't a part of NYC

Live there. Commute via train into city. If you must know. And yes I was aware Edison is in my profile

 

[iBlazed]

Live there. Commute via train into city. If you must know. And yes I was aware Edison is in my profile

Well maybe I'll take half hour drive to the great big city of Edison from the corn fields of Marlboro so I can see all those bent iPhones for myself.

 

[krikaoli]

I had the clicking iPhone 6 screen problem, because the screen probably was discreetly loose and I do not recommend the iPhone 6 to no one.

So you recommend it to everyone?

Let me rephrase it: I had the clicking iPhone 6 screen problem, because the screen probably was discreetly loose and I do not recommend the iPhone 6. I think it is too fragile.

 

[nia820]

I'm all for apple making the plus stronger. But I hope it doesn't add so much thickness that 6 plus cases won't fit. I don't want to have to build another case collection.

 

[nia820]

People lack common sense. If something's too big to put in your pocket and keep in your pocket while sitting down, then don't keep it in your pocket until you stand up - no science degree needed. Naturally something larger in a confined area will have more pressure in a smaller area which magnifies depending on angle.

This is what I always thought. Even if the phone doesn't bend it is not a good idea to sit down while your phone is on your pocket.

 

[AppleScruff1]

Who's saying Apple strengthened the iPhone plus not Apple.

Of course Apple isn't going to say it. Just like there wasn't an antenna problem but they changed it on the 4S.

 

[gijoeinla]

I had the clicking iPhone 6 screen problem, because the screen probably was discreetly loose and I do not recommend the iPhone 6 to no one.


Let me rephrase it: I had the clicking iPhone 6 screen problem, because the screen probably was discreetly loose and I do not recommend the iPhone 6. I think it is too fragile.

It's so fragile that it -- coupled with the 6 plus sold roughly a quarter BILLION units -- and you *think* every single one of those escaped perfection?

C'mon.

I mean ANY company that can manufacture 250 million ANYTHING and get those into the hands of people worldwide is a pretty incredible feat by any measure. Since YOU and I and EVERYBODY else here have no idea what PERECEBTSGE

 

[gijoeinla]

I had the clicking iPhone 6 screen problem, because the screen probably was discreetly loose and I do not recommend the iPhone 6 to no one.


Let me rephrase it: I had the clicking iPhone 6 screen problem, because the screen probably was discreetly loose and I do not recommend the iPhone 6. I think it is too fragile.

It's so fragile that it -- coupled with the 6 plus sold roughly a quarter BILLION units -- and you *think* every single one of those escaped perfection?

C'mon.

I mean ANY company that can manufacture 250 million ANYTHING and get those into the hands of people worldwide in a years time is a pretty incredible feat by any measure. Amazing actually especially when nearly everyone thought "dumb Apple" was late to the larger screen size party and that Same-song would crush it. And in fact it survived "bend gate" and the mass publicity.

My plus is nearly a year old now. It's actually in great condition - survived pocket gate and since "I" was lame and didn't get a screen protector - it has very fine scratches on the glass barely -- barely neglible. I'm very pleased with its quality. I can highly recommend this $1000 hand held mini computer cellphone to ANYONE that respects and appreciates it for what it "IS"...

 

[KiwiAdventure]

Of course Apple isn't going to say it. Just like there wasn't an antenna problem but they changed it on the 4S.

I had no problems with the 4 if I did Apple would hear from me. I have had the odd iPhone replaced under Apple care with no problems and the replacement iPhone only took 1 - 2 days to arrive. What I don't understand is the way some must live a perfect life and have heaps of money because they must manufacture a perfect product but I have never come across this product have you.

Yes each model phone car what ever gets upgrades and the iPhone is so very young it will have many changes each year as Apples humans learn over time.

 

[Robstevo]

Mine Bent the other day First phone that I have had that has bent as well. Really gutted and I contacted apple and they said it will cost me 330 Australian dollars.

 

[KPOM]

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.

You mean I won't be able to take a vice grip to it and have it not bend? Time for a class action lawsuit!

 

[xmichaelp]

no Bendgate they said. Only 9 people complained they said.

If anything they just want to strengthen it so a bunch of morons don't bend the next one for youtube views and get press.

 

[AppleScruff1]

I had no problems with the 4 if I did Apple would hear from me. I have had the odd iPhone replaced under Apple care with no problems and the replacement iPhone only took 1 - 2 days to arrive. What I don't understand is the way some must live a perfect life and have heaps of money because they must manufacture a perfect product but I have never come across this product have you.

Yes each model phone car what ever gets upgrades and the iPhone is so very young it will have many changes each year as Apples humans learn over time.

My life sure isn't perfect and I haven't seen a perfect product yet.

 

[JustThinkin']

Yes, your anecdotes are conclusive proof, while Apple makes up stuff.Yup!
Every company is part of a conspiracy or lies 100% of the time,
while your mental constructions are bulletproof.
I'm ignoring you because seriously, you make no sense.

You are the one calling yourself a moron BTW, not me.
I called one guy a clown, because, he was a clown...
Have fun talking to yourself.

Thanks for showing how insincere you are.

 

[RangerOne]

We're a Mac shop, so we have many dozens of iPhone 6 and 6 Pluses around. None of them, not one, has been bent or had any other quality problem. We have had to replace 0.

I have had my own 6 Plus since about a week after they were released for sale. I am always on call, so I always carry my phone with me in the front pocket of my business casual pants and khaki shorts. I am not a slender fella, and I am pretty physical out in the garage/yard, with the kids, on hikes and biking. My 6 Plus is still as straight as an arrow.

I have no concerns about the 6/6 Plus, much less the 6s/6s Plus, in real-life "I'm not a complete idiot" situations.

 

[dec.]

We're a Mac shop, so we have many dozens of iPhone 6 and 6 Pluses around. None of them, not one, has been bent or had any other quality problem. We have had to replace 0.

I have had my own 6 Plus since about a week after they were released for sale. I am always on call, so I always carry my phone with me in the front pocket of my business casual pants and khaki shorts. I am not a slender fella, and I am pretty physical out in the garage/yard, with the kids, on hikes and biking. My 6 Plus is still as straight as an arrow.

I have no concerns about the 6/6 Plus, much less the 6s/6s Plus, in real-life "I'm not a complete idiot" situations.

Bending issues we have had zero with two 6+, nevertheless both had to be replaced. Mine because the upper left corner (one of the most prominent positions of a virtual gaming button - in that case lower left - landscape) of the display started to make a clicking sound when I pressed it (as if layers of the screen seperated) and my partners phone had to be replaced because of a weird error where the entire screen - including the background image - was shifted to the right by almost exactly one row of icons, while the interface itself reacted as if the icons were still in the same spot and it crashed randomly. So yeah, that would make a return rate of 100% in this household. But the bending thing, it was overblown and as soon as other phones were tested it was a big "oh yeah well phones bend under pressure!", but Apple were the first to be hit by it.

 

[Jakexb]

Being an AAPL shareholder, sometimes I do a quick look on the subway to see the Android vs. iPhone mix. All year doing this, I never saw a single bent iPhone 6 until last week. But this one phone -- I don't even know how this was still working. We are talking Frito chip curvature.

 

[OTACORB]

No, it is not clear at all. Considering the number of phones sold, it's even farther from clear.
The position is that on one side, we have a few anecdotes and Internet/media fueled parlor trick, and on the other side we have science, hundreds of millions of phones sold and a company that stands behind its product.

Not all positions are identical, this is a fallacy. Some positions such as saying, the phone has a major design issue, are completely wrong.

That doesn't mean its impossible to bend the phone under certain circumstances; off course its possible, it's not alien technology!

And, you seem really worked up about that! I can assure you most end users that buy these phones don't get all emotional over them. It's just a damn phone! It all seems pretty clear to me, but you see it however you want too that is cool with me! Have fun now! LOL

I personally believe that all this was overblown by certain media outlets, but I do believe some people have had bent phones. I don't need to figure it out or know for sure who is right and who is wrong. I honestly don't give a crap and I feel most users outside this forum feel as I do. I am just glad they are strengthening the phone because I plan to buy one. Believe it or not there are many daily users of the iPhone that have never heard of bendgate, but that doesn't mean for some it isn't real.

But lets keep this going, I mean calling each other names and trying over opinion each other that is what makes these forums fun to read!