I think any manufacturer would have a hard time convincing a judge and/or jury that a modern day iPhone is not meant to be carried in a pocket of a pair of jeans. It is the most common method. Of course the argument for the plus could go something like - it sticks out of the top of your pocket, why can't you see its not the best place to put it apart from walking time. Show some common sense. The 6 a manufacturer would get less sympathy if any.
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I think any manufacturer would have a hard time convincing a judge and/or jury that a modern day iPhone is not meant to be carried in a pocket of a pair of jeans. It is the most common method. Of course the argument for the plus could go something like - it sticks out of the top of your pocket, why can't you see its not the best place to put it apart from walking time. Show some common sense. The 6 a manufacturer would get less sympathy if any.
Its been my major concern, so much so I'm hesitant to take the plunge on the new phones.
The iPhone 5 had reports of how they were being bent, now we have an iPhone 6 and 6 plus that are even thinner. In the case of the IP6+, we have a phone that has more surface area, which creates a less room in a pocket and being thinner. I'm not saying there's definitely a problem, but its enough for me to have some red flags raised.
The iPhone 5 had reports of how they were being bent, now we have an iPhone 6 and 6 plus that are even thinner. In the case of the IP6+, we have a phone that has more surface area, which creates a less room in a pocket and being thinner. I'm not saying there's definitely a problem, but its enough for me to have some red flags raised.
lets discuss that word toward phones
common sense
A phone is an electrical device it has a thing called a battery inside, and produces heat while turned on
we all agree so far..
now what happens when I conceal an electrical device
iPhone explodes in 8th grader’s back pocket after she sits on it
Galaxy S3 Explodes, Injuring Woman: Report
Smartphone EXPLODES in girl's pocket - leaving 7-year-old with horrific leg injuries which need skin transplant
A quote
from here Apple iPhone Releases Smoke and Explodes in Pocket of Student
We all have choices BUT PLEASE don't tell me I don't have common sense, WHAT ROCK DO YOU ALL LIVE UNDER!
Go tell all those (in the articles above) people it is just perfect to put a cell phone in a pocket! Let me know what they tell you.
Grow up people, there is a reason why no manufacture recommends putting a cell phone in a pocket.
We have choices, if you want to go do it, but don't come on boards saying ANY phone is crap because YOU broke it in your pocket. But better yet, you hear someone did and just repeat it believing they did nothing (when we all have no idea).
If it was just sitting on a desk, in a pouch, a belt clip, or just bent, well that is a different story, BUT that is not the case here at all. You don't even know for a fact that the person bumped into something (a very very highly case he/she did!), and then you all come on here
OM MY GOD THIS PHONE IS JUNK it bends in a pocket..
You did not go around with that person to see if even they pumped into something somewhere did you!
And you say I don't have common sense......
edit: I am not defending apple not do I have stock in any phone company to my knowledge, as I also posted other brands.
wow geez thanks for providing millions of incidents. Now we can all stop doing what has been working safety for us. Damn I miss Bill Hicks
Well i live in the uk and most of the time its cold so it dosnt apply to me i have never had a phone bend or get hot in my pocket i have had a note for 2 years in my pocket at work and play. I really wanted the iphone 6 plus this year but at £700 its too much of a gamble for me so for that reason im out so glad i couldn't get one on 19th when i saw them in the apple store the two things i saw was the front glass touching the table when placed face down and the week point in the middle being aluminium enough said.
The phone in that news article has clearly had pressure applied to the middle of the phone since the glass is bent too.
If you look at the 5/5S bending (which Apple covers under warranty) the screen doesn't bend, it "pops out".
Edit: I zoomed in on that photo. The blurring and alignment around the "bend" would suggest it's been photoshopped.
If you look at the 5/5S bending (which Apple covers under warranty) the screen doesn't bend, it "pops out".
Edit: I zoomed in on that photo. The blurring and alignment around the "bend" would suggest it's been photoshopped.
Simple solution. Don't put the phone into situations where it might bend. A large screen phone wasn't meant to be put in jeans pockets. Just like to wasn't meant to be used in the pool. Yet, while people would never go near a pool with the thing, they will jam that thing into their tight pants pockets and then sit there, wondering why their phone got bent.
I also agree with the statement by danilko1. I don't believe there is an issue here at all. As usual it's Apple so everyone wants to blow everyone out of all proportion. So far we've seen less than a handful of possible cases out of the 10million+ iPhones that are now with consumers.
same type of person smokes bent and crumpled cigarettes too
Well, you know, its like the old doctor joke:
"Doc, it hurts when I do this"
"Well, then don't do that"
Can we please stop calling it a gate? God that term is infuriating. Not to mention the first time it was used for an Apple issue, the intention was derogatory: to indicate that people were maybe making a big deal out of something that wasn't.
Wow, so this has moved beyond being an isolated issue. Explains the returns and supply issue. I bet Apple told the supply chain to modify the build a bit to prevent this.
Maybe Apple will solve this by giving everyone a free sturdy case again like what they did with the 4
Maybe Apple will solve this by giving everyone a free sturdy case again like what they did with the 4
I had it happen with the 6 plus because I sat down with it in my back pocket.
I never had the problem with smaller phones, I just have to get used to the larger size and remember to take it out before sitting down.
It wasn't bent like the one in the OP, but I put it face down on a table and there was a little wobble if I pushed on one corner. I easily bent it back by hand.
I never had the problem with smaller phones, I just have to get used to the larger size and remember to take it out before sitting down.
It wasn't bent like the one in the OP, but I put it face down on a table and there was a little wobble if I pushed on one corner. I easily bent it back by hand.
So do you think it is impossible in front pocket? I mean I guess it depends on how deep your pocket is and if the phone is near the bend of your hip
Been discussed on here https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1785905/ since Sunday. Perhaps you could do a quick search before you start your threads.
My iPhone 6 plus is perfectly flat thanks.
Mind you no scuffs on my iPhone 5 or dropped calls on my iphone 4.
Haters are gonna hate, and some people look after their stuff better than others.
Actually reading the comment on the French website that's what the guy also said he did (except that according to him in his case the hole for one of the volume buttons didn't come back to its original shape and the button tends to get stuck). But while I definitely believe it is possible to bend it back pretty much perfectly flat if the damage is not too bad, it would definitely affect the rigidity of the case and make it even easier to bend next time.
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Well I was aware of the 6 Plus thead but this one is a 6 and my point was also that it's been reported by a popular Apple news website at least in one country. If a few others were to pick it up it could become troublesome for Apple.
I don't know that it's "an issue" that the vast majority of owners will ever have to worry about, but that doesn't mean it can't happen or isn't happening to some. My husband noticed one day that his IPad mini retina was mysteriously bent. Not horribly so, not enough to damage its functionality but enough to be visible. He certainly never put it in his pockets. We have no idea how it happened. It is always hand carried. It has a front magnetic cover but no case for the body. I can only guess at some point he might have set a book on top of it without thinking or something. We really don't know. He simply bent it back straight with his hands. We laughed about it and moved on. Nothing like that has ever happened to my iPad retina mini or my old IPad mini used by daughter, (perhaps because we ladies in the family use full cases for IPads and iPhones). So it's not "an issue" per se, but it clearly can happen.
One thing that did just occur to me is that my husband does a fair bit of gaming on his iPad and it does get hot. My daughter and I play very non-intensive games on ours and don't generally have our iPads get very hot.
One thing that did just occur to me is that my husband does a fair bit of gaming on his iPad and it does get hot. My daughter and I play very non-intensive games on ours and don't generally have our iPads get very hot.