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Consumer Reports: iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus Not as Bendable as Believed
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My 4S is still going strong, so I guess I got what I deserved!
(it rides in my back pocket and I do routinely sit on it on soft surfaces.)
Chances are, your iPhone would survive even casual mistakes like that unscathed. Try to avoid doing that, but the point of this article is that Consumer Reports didn't find the iPhone 6 to be especially bendy.
Yes, accidents do happen. My iPhone 5 didn't survive being tossed by a one-year-old from a second story balcony onto the tile below.
No partying. Just healthy skepticism. I've seen this FUD before and it always gets blown way out of proportion. In the end there was no problem.
I've had an iPhone 6 for over a week. No case. No bending whatsoever. There's a chance that there may be something to this, I'm just not seeing it on my end.
All of those tests put more stress on the devices than everyday use. That's all I care about. I don't care if one phone could take a few more or less pounds than the other. Who cares? Will the device stand up to everyday use is all I really care about.
This report seems to show one things for sure: iPhone 6 is the weakest among the ones tested.
In real life, isn't it really easy to apply 70 pounds of force by sitting on it?
The solution is easy too, just use a case, problem solved.
I'd be happy to get one even if it bends.
In real life, isn't it really easy to apply 70 pounds of force by sitting on it?
The solution is easy too, just use a case, problem solved.
I'd be happy to get one even if it bends.
Of course it does not. You do not know how much force he is using, if you see a guy bending a steel bar on YouTube do you come to the conclusion that steel is a very soft metal. It's a very unscientific test, what the Consumer Report's test does is measuring the force needed and compare it to competing phones, that is, unknown parameters are revealed. The test methodology is more accurate, and is the same on all phones tested, using the same equipment and scenario.
So, let me get this straight, all tests that shows that the iPhone holds up well are fake, but the ones showing problems are real.
Yeah, trust YouTube guy!But at least now we know how much force he applied, (at least 70 pounds).
Its not about someone on YouTube doing a test. Its the fact that normal consumers are experiencing this. That's the only reason these people went on YouTube to demonstrate. You may not trust the people on YouTube but what about all the regular consumers who were the first ones that even reported this.
Thank you for actually making it clear that there are indeed samsung runarounds in boards like this trying to spread the message. That they did exact same thing in the past is already known fact samsung-fake-web-reviews
Seriously? Fresh macrumors account posting links to a bent iPhone on a otherwise empty twitter account with just a second dummy tweet posted seconds before the bent photo with a single retweet from a surprisingly similar twitter account name as yours with lots and lots of samsung related retweets and ads on it?
Also real suspicious behaviour trying to repeat the same old link as many times as you see fit. But good move incorporating the story with an upcoming apple appointment, so your phone is not included in the 9 reported ones.
He has one of those "brand new, sealed" iPhones that automatically go to the home screen as soon as you press the home button...skips the whole setup screen. Baleedat.
Anyone notice that they're still bending from the center and not at the weak points near the volume buttons? Obviously it's going to be even easier to bend it where there are cutouts for buttons on either side. I bet the iPhone would be even sturdier if they simply kept the power button at the top instead of moving it to the side.
Someone mentioned something about a missing "Hello splash screen" in one of the shots in the original video and then it reappears in another shot. The time changes on the lock screen also.
Can someone elaborate?
No, that's not enough, since it obviously has a weak point at the volume buttons. Even the CR testing, which deliberately avoided the weak spot, found that the 6/6+ are weaker than competitors from LG and Samsung.
As for hearing about bent phones, there are only two phones I've heard of that bend: the 5/5S and the 6+. Last time I heard about one was 60 seconds ago.
That's awesome to hear. I know people who have sat on the iPhone 4 and broke it. I'll stick with my front left pocket being my phone pocket.
Except he's not bending a steel bar, he's bending a phone, which quickly folds with little effort. The Consumer Report's test is a joke because real world testing shows it to be inconsequential. People have experienced the problem.
It is actually quite amazing. I had a 'plastic' phone around 3 years ago - might have been the first Samsung Note - where you could fold the removable 'flimsy and cheap' (as a lot of people here would call it) back cover more or less in half - it couldn't have been more than a millimetre thick.
As soon as you let it go though it snapped back to its original shape in half a second, showing no signs of being bent at all. I know this because I bent it for fun when replacing it with a flip cover version that attached to the phone in place of the original back cover.
I agree that metal might be more pleasing to the eye and cooler to touch (and more slippery...), but modern polycarbonate materials are very well suited to devices like cell phones so I really don't understand the hate towards all phones that are not encased in metal.
CR are not what they used to be. That's such a colossal testing oversight it's a wonder they aren't embarrassed to post it.
What are your thoughts on Elvis being abducted by flying pigs and taken to Mars?
Yes but how do I know? YouTube guy certainly gains from clicks and sensational stories as an example. I guess we will see.
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