How has Apple not re-responded to this yet? Also, final QC/QA department should have people specifically trying to break the phone with their hands to discover weak spots
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Consumer Reports: iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus Not as Bendable as Believed
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The available current is from a 4000A static switch. Wasnt running at 4000A but you get my drift?
Those reports are most probably from users that inadvertently sat on their phone and now are blaming Apple for their mistake, knowing that Apple is probably going to give them a new iPhone after all this mess about bendgate.
Nope neither did my 5S, I remember saying that in the post you alluded to.
Remember, .to test the strength even though the box does not say flexible on it', come on keep up. You are again missing the point deliberately which is fine.
I have faith in it and lots of other things. But NOT the 6. Not many other people do judging by the sounds of it.
Its the exception not the rule that's for sure. Some people just like to complain and stir things up. It's like the Android folks stirring things up about specs vs. the iPhone. Ask 1,000 people using an Android phone how much ram their device has, or what the PPI is on the screen they'll look at you like you're speaking in some, primitive dialect. Most don't care, it's a phone that they use and like, nothing more...
Some are absolutely taken apart by some long time, (and highly scored), participants. These same participants DO NOT acknowledge that it might have been the software even after the official fix is released. They just go quiet.
I honestly wonder what the motivation is of people posting SO many times on here about the bendability of the phone. Apple has already stated that they will replace them. And would probably give them a refund if they wanted, relieving them of the "tight hold" Apple has on them. Don't get me wrong, I appreciate all these posters so I now know that I need to be extra careful with my phone. But OK... we get it. It's a more delicate, more refined piece of equipment. enough with the videos.
Admittedly it took a looooooooooooooooong time for me to have faith in them. But not as long as it will take me to have faith in this latest phone.
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You can remedy this by not posting back?
Whatever happened to that guy who posted on here that he has two out of three of his iPhone 6's bent, (but one got better!) and promised pics today?
Ya, that's where I'm at. I like MR because some folks have helped with answering questions I've had, or concerns. Same is true of me helping others from time/time. But every time a new device comes out I always say to myself "Oh boy, here we go...". That's why I mentioned the 4, 4s, 5, and 5s. There were hundreds of posts about antennas, glass, bending, overheating, etc. It was the beginning of the end. It was akin to watching Fox News; they'd have you think that terrorists were walking down the very street I lived on, right at that moment coming to get me! PANIC! At the end of the day I didn't experience any of the issues mentioned, and enjoyed a great phone.
My toaster is lousy at making grilled cheese, so I don't use it for that!
Your analogy makes no sense then. The car maker is off the hook for not testing if your car is fireproof, but apple should test if the phone can be purposely destroyed?
I love the internet. Twenty people out of thousands equals "many" here. You should return the phone (if you even have one)
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His wife probably still at work.
Funny how that works isn't it? :roll eyes:
It's like those that "Knows a guy, that has a friend, who's sister works for this guy, who bought an iPhone 6 and when he opened the box it exploded".
For the most part I think the majority of the people on here are posting for the right reasons, whether it be shedding light on a problem, etc. but like anything some take it WAY too far. Like "I'm an engineer with 10 phd's, and designed the entire state of Ohio...". Ya, okay buddy...
Ive got 35 series tyres on my car. Covered over 60,000 miles in it, (plenty on the disgraceful roads of London). Lots of potholes, never punctured yet. Not once. Again, they have been made stronger than both the tyre and car manufacturer think they need to be for normal use.
Also, the numbers are so small compared to the total number of iPhones sold as to be insignificant.
First... i just checked the product packaging for my iPhone and I don't see anywhere on the box or any insert that says it's "indestructable" or "Bend-proof" so it's a good thing you arent going to try it on your iPhone 6.
Second, I have Plenty of faith that my iPhone will hold up to normal usage.
I own a $400 pair of Italian leather shoes... I'm not taking them out to the pitch to play football in to see if "they'll hold up". Also own a $2300 Macbook Pro; I won't be dropping it in the pool to see if it's waterproof. And I'm not going to try stabbing myself in the eye with a pencil to see how well my contact lenses hold up.
If you intentionally try to set your car on fire, i'm sure you will succeed. If I intentionally try to bend my phone, i'm sure I will succeed. What's your point?
I suggest you return your IP6 now since you are still within your 15 days of purchase and stick with the samsung. I PREDICT that you will be disappointed with the iPhone. Clearly YOUR "normal usage" is not the same as most.
that isn't the way it works -- the asserter of a statement has to back it up. its even part of the rules of MR
Again, I think you're taking your specific condition/scenario and applying it to the masses. Someone else could take the same tire you're using, on the same roads, and have different results for a myriad of reasons, and say that they were using under "normal conditions". Everyone's definition is different of what they call normal. I've looked at used cars that state "Normal Wear/Tear", and they look like they've been through a war. To that person selling it, it WAS normal; for them, but not me...
Most electronics "Normal Use" is using the device for what it was intended for. If its' a phone, then to make calls, texts, etc. I would hope that putting a phone in my pocket is considered normal. But if I put my keys, change, and a pen in the same pocket, then I'd have to expect that the phone may get damaged, and that's on me. But like anything, folks will argue what is normal vs. not normal based on their version.
they did; apple had only 9 documented reports of bending from customers, out of the first 10 million sold. MR even posted the story where members of the press got to check out the QA labs and see how they do it. apple tested 30,000 units.
Actually you are making excuses. The problems with the iPhone 4 antenna are at this point historical fact. That you didn't notice them doesn't make it any less so any more than me not having cancer doesn't prove cancer doesn't exist.
Brill, you see my point. I can detect it in your sarcasm. thank you.
BTW I have never owned a Samsung phone. Ever. I have used an XCover 3 I think it was called briefly and opted for the 625 instead.
There is the difference between you and I. I have faith that my goods will hold past normal use and cater for the odd mishap. You dont.
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