Consumer Reports: iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus Not as Bendable as Believed

[mdelvecchio]

I've seen the videos of people bending their phones on purpose -- but i have seen the video of somebody placing it into their front pocket, sitting, and having it bend. would love to see that.

SquareTrade did it and said no bend.

mine is over a week old and no bend.

 

[appleii.c]

My toaster is lousy at making grilled cheese, so I don't use it for that!

But have you TRIED to make grilled cheese in it?? (sorry, I couldn't resist)

 

[rickeym]

I've been using it every day now under "normal use" and it's perfectly straight. Non issue for me.

Apparently, it's a non-issue for the other 10-million and counting users that are walking around with the phone.

 

[nefan65]

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.

Yes, it was a fact that SOME had antenna issues, not all. It wasn't an issue of not noticing, it was that I didn't have a phone with that problem.

Using your logic if 10 people have cancer, then everyone has it, right? At least that's what you're implying.

 

[rGiskard]

I'm sorry you're offended, also confused by it since you don't have the problem of bending. And no I'm not calling "a lot of people liars". I choose not to believe unsubstantiated youtube videos and photos.

So they're either lying about whether and how they bent, or they are mistakenly believing their iPhones to be bent.

 

[H2SO4]

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.

I PROMISE you that you will not be able to claim a tyre warranty due to a puncture if you whack a pothole. It’s not considered fair wear and tear, (another way of saying normal use). I don’t mind betting that you….in fact no.
I’m telling you flat out that, you do get away with it puncture free the vast majority of the time. Why is that please?

 

[GeneralChang]

I just wanted to point out that this thread has gone over 100 pages in just a few days.

That is all.

 

[H2SO4]

Yes, it was a fact that SOME had antenna issues, not all. It wasn't an issue of not noticing, it was that I didn't have a phone with that problem.

Using your logic if 10 people have cancer, then everyone has it, right? At least that's what you're implying.

No he isn’t. He’s calling you out. He’s saying that if you bridged that gap in the frame you had a significant signal drop off that for one reason or another, (probably due to how the bars were calibrated), you didn’t see it.

 

[nefan65]

But have you TRIED to make grilled cheese in it?? (sorry, I couldn't resist)

Sober? Although I have witnessed someone using an iron to do the same...

 

[carves]

Why is the bending thing such a big deal? Just don't sit on your phone. Don't take both hands and forcefully try to break it. It's not that difficult.

Imagine how light and thin we could make it if we just took the attitude of "well, don't drop your phone and it won't break". We could just make the whole frame from thin glass!

The fact of the matter is, life happens, and a phone should be able to handle the little hurdles life sends its way, like surviving a drop most of the time, or not bending if an average person sits on it, which is likely to happen. This phone is less able to handle the latter than the 5S, or probably any prior iPhone. It's about half as strong as the 5S. Sure- thin is nice, but a mm or so thinner for half the strength seems like a poor tradeoff. If not, what is? Should the 7 bend at, say, half the force of the 6 and 1/4 of the 5 and...perhaps 1/5 of the 4? Why not?

 

[nefan65]

No he isn’t. He’s calling you out.

Then he's doing a bad job of it...

 

[rGiskard]

Yes, it was a fact that SOME had antenna issues, not all. It wasn't an issue of not noticing, it was that I didn't have a phone with that problem.

Using your logic if 10 people have cancer, then everyone has it, right? At least that's what you're implying.

Wow, just WOW. Still in denial about the 4's antenna design flaw!

I have a 4S that I can force to drop a wifi signal at will by bridging the antenna gaps with a finger. Maybe all Apple did for the 4S was swap the cellular and wifi antennas? At least a case fixes the problem.

 

[H2SO4]

Imagine how light and thin we could make it if we just took the attitude of "well, don't drop your phone and it won't break". We could just make the whole frame from thin glass!

The fact of the matter is, life happens, and a phone should be able to handle the little hurdles life sends its way, like surviving a drop most of the time, or not bending if an average person sits on it, which is likely to happen. This phone is less able to handle the latter than the 5S, or probably any prior iPhone. It's about half as strong as the 5S. Sure- thin is nice, but a mm or so thinner for half the strength seems like a poor tradeoff. If not, what is? Should the 7 bend at, say, half the force of the 6 and 1/4 of the 5 and...perhaps 1/5 of the 4? Why not?

Agree. This is it. Well put.

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Then he's doing a bad job of it...

I thought so before, not sure now.

 

[nefan65]

Wow, just WOW. Still in denial about the 4's antenna design flaw!

I have a 4S that I can force to drop a wifi signal at will by bridging the antenna gaps with a finger. Maybe all Apple did for the 4S was swap the cellular and wifi antennas? At least a case fixes the problem.

Not in denial at all. Where did I say it wasn't an issue? I said that people had the issue. But since I didn't, I'm in denial? WOW yourself. Sounds like you're the one in denial.

 

[throys]

At last got my new iPhone 6 plus 128GB freaking gorgeous got the Apple leather case to compliment it and it's far the best iPhone yet. Kinda worrying now what to do with the iPad mini Retina now. The new iPhone 6 plus will be my new toy. Gorgeous graphics and don't see any bending and I have already spoken to few ops in vodafone and O2 and they said the same thing, just few over hyped people blowing dust in the air. all the way.

 

[nefan65]

Agree. This is it. Well put.

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I thought so before, not sure now.

Well, considering the analogies you've used to prove your points I can see that your'e easily confused.

 

[Max(IT)]

Not at all. There is no real proof that the iPhone 6 cannot withstand day to day use. That's all I'm saying. Apple has sold millions of these things. There have been very few reported issues yet people seem to want to blow this right out of proportion.

I'm taking the wait and see approach. Right now, I am skeptical that this will turn out to be a problem.

Make no mistake, If my phone does not stand up to everyday use Apple is going to hear about it. I have never claimed that Apple is perfect. They do a lot of dumb things. Personally, I'd rather have the phone be slightly thicker and have a larger battery.

By the way, do you own an iPhone 6? Have you been carrying one around in your pocket for the last week? Have you even tried to bend one? I'm just asking because you seem to know so much.

I'm not giving you names, you don't need it. With a little research you can find how many vocal complainers here, not even iPhone users, are quite well known bashers performing this kind of crusade almost at every Apple launch of iGadgets. And you can be sure, most of them will tell you they are very loyal Apple customers since 1926, owning almost every Apple products released in the last century or so.
At the end what's my point? Haters gonna hate, especially with Apple involved. Actually Apple is the only brand capable of ignite such a flame on haters.

 

[H2SO4]

Well, considering the analogies you've used to prove your points I can see that your'e easily confused.

Yep, that’s your opinion and it’s fine. I remember the 4.
I did not notice an increase in dropped calls, I did however once I removed it from the case see the effect being spoken about with the signal drop. Reproducible every time, and I don’t mean by grabbing the whole phone I mean by only touching at the antenna break.
Signal must have been strong enough for it not to lose reception completely.

 

[rGiskard]

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?

Probably read more of the thread and realized the pics wouldn't make any difference. People here will call him a liar no matter what he posts.

 

[Max(IT)]

people keeping saying "numerous" people are reporting bent phones.... but where are they???

Do you mean numerous YouTubers?

 

[appleii.c]

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 don’t.

My apologies, I thought I read you tried to bend your S5. I looked back and you had written 5S.

Ha! Yes, a little sarcasm. But not to offend you. That's not my intent. I have a little faith in the occasional mishaps. I honestly do. But not a blind faith where I'm going to go test it just for the sake of knowing. I'd rather let the mishap itself be the judge.

I cringed and panicked when my wife and I got the 4S and saw all the videos of the glass shattering, all the drop tests, antenna-gate etc. And I was sure the day I intentionally dropped it on it's face it would have shattered. But we both still went Case Free. And, after numerous accidental drops (more than I can remember), not one shatter. Small chips on the corners, sure. One of the metal bands finally starting to come off? Yes. But the phone miraculously held up very well.

Maybe I wont be so lucky with the 6... but maybe I will. I simply choose not to lose sleep over it. It has a one year warranty, and I'm sure with all this publicity, if the phone DOES bend within that year, Apple will fix or replace it without question.

 

[Max(IT)]

Apparently like the other guy on here, waiting in line at the Apple store for their Genius appointments.

The line you are seeing is people waiting to buy it.... Millions.

Even if you don't like it.

 

[H2SO4]

My apologies, I thought I read you tried to bend your S5. I looked back and you had written 5S.

Ha! Yes, a little sarcasm. But not to offend you. That's not my intent. I have a little faith in the occasional mishaps. I honestly do. But not a blind faith where I'm going to go test it just for the sake of knowing. I'd rather let the mishap itself be the judge.

I cringed and panicked when my wife and I got the 4S and saw all the videos of the glass shattering, all the drop tests, antenna-gate etc. And I was sure the day I intentionally dropped it on it's face it would have shattered. But we both still went Case Free. And, after numerous accidental drops (more than I can remember), not one shatter. Small chips on the corners, sure. One of the metal bands finally starting to come off? Yes. But the phone miraculously held up very well.

Maybe I wont be so lucky with the 6... but maybe I will. I simply choose not to lose sleep over it. It has a one year warranty, and I'm sure with all this publicity, if the phone DOES bend within that year, Apple will fix or replace it without question.

As I said earlier. The strength issue is not what's made me cancel two orders of the 6, (it’s the ugliness). I think I am careful enough to avoid the issues in this thread but I do think that Apple have dropped the ball and sailed too close to the sun here.

 

[nefan65]

Yep, that’s your opinion and it’s fine. I remember the 4.
I did not notice an increase in dropped calls, I did however once I removed it from the case see the effect being spoken about with the signal drop. Reproducible every time, and I don’t mean by grabbing the whole phone I mean by only touching at the antenna break.
Signal must have been strong enough for it not to lose reception completely.

Exactly, it's opinion. Don't state opinions as fact. I'm not. I'm just stating how it worked for me. I'm not saying it's that way for everyone. That's because my usage is probably completely different yours or his. I have no doubt that some people had continuous antenna issues if they were on their phones often, and made a lot of calls. I don't, so I didn't experience the same thing. I never said they were lying, just that I didn't experience it.

 

[shady25]

Imagine how light and thin we could make it if we just took the attitude of "well, don't drop your phone and it won't break". We could just make the whole frame from thin glass!



The fact of the matter is, life happens, and a phone should be able to handle the little hurdles life sends its way, like surviving a drop most of the time, or not bending if an average person sits on it, which is likely to happen. This phone is less able to handle the latter than the 5S, or probably any prior iPhone. It's about half as strong as the 5S. Sure- thin is nice, but a mm or so thinner for half the strength seems like a poor tradeoff. If not, what is? Should the 7 bend at, say, half the force of the 6 and 1/4 of the 5 and...perhaps 1/5 of the 4? Why not?

Interesting things these facts.
The iPhone 6 actually takes drops pretty well and does stand up well to "average" people sitting on it.

I'm still waiting for the hundreds of thousands of bending complaints. This is a real issue, I dont understand why it's taking so long to come to light...