Yeah because someone who lied about the phone being new would never ever manipulate the video! That's just absurd!!!
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Consumer Reports: iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus Not as Bendable as Believed
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Yeah because someone who lied about the phone being new would never ever manipulate the video! That's just absurd!!!
They probably sat on hard surfaces and "got what they deserved," as you would say. (not I).
Hope you don't have a 6+, because it will bend in your front pocket.
I know he is not bending a steel bar, I made an exaggerated example where I'm certain that you know how hard the material is in hopes that you would get it. The point is that you can make few assumptions about the durability of whatever it is that is being bent from a YouTube video of someone doing it "by hand".
The Consumer Report's test is consistent in methodology across all phones tested, something that is impossible to get by different demonstrations on YouTube from people bending phones.
Yeah, think of those that want an iPhone 6 before you break another one. Lol.
I remember a guy posting about bending an iPhone 5s that was in his back pocket. I think he put it in back pocket, sat in his car drove around for a bit, had lunch, etc then by the end of the day it was bent around the volume controls.
This really is a non story. Mis treat something and it will break. Oh noes.
How can you say that the positioning was deliberate? You can't possibly know that. Furthermore if you put a thin bar anywhere and apply extreme pressure at that point that puts a lot of stress right below the bar. Our butts and legs are nowhere near that thin to concentrate so much force right along a thin area like that.
I'll keep an eye on my phone and watch for any flaws but in the meantime, I remain skeptical. I'm still going with the position that this is blown way to of proportion
I hope Apple gives replacements (free of charge) to those consumers who have legitimately bent their phones with normal use.
If it turns out that it's a widespread problem (so far I don't think that it is), I hope Apple takes it into account for their future iPhone models, or even makes minor changes to strengthen the current model. That would only make sense for them to do as a business. Giving away phones in large numbers is not cheap.
On the other hand, if it happens in only, say, 1 in 100,000 phones, it's really not a scandal. You're not getting me excited about it.
Seriously though, where do they get the phone to bust while there are so many of us still waiting for ours to arrive?
Just hoping people still look at the other/older videos of the phone being easily bent and cancel all their orders . . . . . . .
So that my phone will get here quicker.
Seriously though, people kill me. Telling me "Oh no you shouldn't get that phone. Didn't you hear it bends so easily". I truly wanted to tell them to shut-up and test it for themselves but people are so gullible today it would've made no difference. No average person, better yet NO ONE, bends their phone like that every morning before they wake up/use it, so why exactly was this a relevant discussion to begin with?
So that my phone will get here quicker.
Seriously though, people kill me. Telling me "Oh no you shouldn't get that phone. Didn't you hear it bends so easily". I truly wanted to tell them to shut-up and test it for themselves but people are so gullible today it would've made no difference. No average person, better yet NO ONE, bends their phone like that every morning before they wake up/use it, so why exactly was this a relevant discussion to begin with?
I have a 6+. It's in my front pocket now. Not bent at all. Your concern is unwarranted.
Here are my thought. It's nice to see it takes a fair bit of force to bend the new iphones. weird that the plus was more sturdy in this test but whatever. I played with one today put some decent force on it and it seemed pretty sturdy. I think I would feel comfortable still not having a case on it.
On the other hand they are in the top 3 weakest phones which isn't great either.
Conclusion? It should be fine but do treat it right.
On the other hand they are in the top 3 weakest phones which isn't great either.
Conclusion? It should be fine but do treat it right.
It makes MR money because android fanatics go crazy for the threads, and it makes the backwards hat guy money because android fanatics go crazy for the videos. There's an underlying theme there: take advantage of android fanatics to make money. Well played, backwards hat man/MR.
Funny thing is, even when presented evidence of the fraud, they're still trying to defend it lol.
No, I have a 6 (which according to CR is the weaker of the two) Guess what? It shows no signs of bending.
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Who cares if android phones don't bend as easily. Apple has had a case history of bending phones, it happened with the iphone 5, and now this one. Apple needs to quit their obsession with skinny stuff. It's a complete design FAILURE.
These tests don't mean anything, they're not even real world tests. The issue is still there. Just because it's only been reported "6" times doesn't mean anything. A lot of people don't have access to an apple store, nor know that you can call 1800MYAPPLE. Most people have no way of reporting the issue.
There are tons of internet forums where people complain about their iphone 6/6+'s bending. These are NOT REPORTED to apple nor does apple even read them.
The OBJECTIVE truth is that the iphone does NOT have as good build QUALITY as a lot of android phones.
It's the difference between a cheap $50 target purse compared to a nice gucci bag. The gucci has better build quality and will last longer, even if you throw it around and beat it up.
The kind of aluminum apple uses is a CHEAP type of aluminum, and kind of plastic used in android phones is a GOOD QUALITY plastic.
Who cares if android phones don't bend as easily. Apple has had a case history of bending phones, it happened with the iphone 5, and now this one. Apple needs to quit their obsession with skinny stuff. It's a complete design FAILURE.
These tests don't mean anything, they're not even real world tests. The issue is still there. Just because it's only been reported "6" times doesn't mean anything. A lot of people don't have access to an apple store, nor know that you can call 1800MYAPPLE. Most people have no way of reporting the issue.
There are tons of internet forums where people complain about their iphone 6/6+'s bending. These are NOT REPORTED to apple nor does apple even read them.
The OBJECTIVE truth is that the iphone does NOT have as good build QUALITY as a lot of android phones.
It's the difference between a cheap $50 target purse compared to a nice gucci bag. The gucci has better build quality and will last longer, even if you throw it around and beat it up.
The kind of aluminum apple uses is a CHEAP type of aluminum, and kind of plastic used in android phones is a GOOD QUALITY plastic.
No, wrapping your iPhone in masking tape was a perfect solution because Steve said so!
On the contrary, some android phones bend easier.
9 out of 10 million ain't bad. I times'd it by 100 and there were still like 5 zeros after the decimal point. I think Apple is ok.
So real world tests would exert more force than the videos?
9 times, and yes it does mean something. It means the backwards hat guy just made $30k because you believed his dumb videos.
Anyone who has an iPhone has a way of reporting the issue.
Tons? Is there even 1,000 unique people who complained? There might be. There'd still be like 5 zeros after the decimal point. Overblown issue.
True, if for some reason your pockets exert 120 lbs of force. You should go into porn.
You lost me.
Um no bending a phone with your hand is the joke. When was the last time you thought of bending your $600+ phone with your hands? Bending phones with your hands is NOT real world testing. If it was a real iPhone 6+ that bent that easily in his third video defending himself, then there would be a crapload of complaints by now. BTW how the hell did he get hold of a 6+? It's virtually one of the hardest models to get right now in Toronto.
Ha! Certainly was a polite welcome from the crowd. I hate Samsung for what it is worth and are as big a fan boy as you can find.
Does this mean that this forum doesn't take kindly to new members?
Don't just say "yes, it does." Justify your assertion or don't make it at all.
To me, it seems like this guy was paid by Motorola to bend the heck out of the iPhone, but it didn't seem to me like he applied the same amount of force to the Moto X. But that's beside the point. The Moto X does seem to be a very strong phone, and there are other phones stronger than the 6 Plus. The real question is if it is strong enough to survive "life."
Let's look at the numbers.
Apple sold 10 million phones in 3 days. 4 days later they announced that only 9 iPhone 6 Pluses had been reported as bent (and, trust me, if people were bending them there is NO chance they were not reporting them to Apple). If we assume that they sold 75% more phones over those 4 days than they did in the first 3, that puts them at 17.5 million phones. Now, they don't disclose the sales mix between the two models, but other media outlets claim about 18% of sales go to the Plus. That's 3.15 million phones.
9 phones out of 3.15 million is a ridiculously low failure rate of: 0.00000285714286.
Now, that could be better, and Apple should definitely learn from this event and make a future phone that's beyond reproach. But it really seems to me like Samsung and the other handset makers were shocked at Apple's stellar sales rate, and they're doing their best to stir things up.
Lastly, if you need to put 150 pounds of force on your phone, buy a different one. The ultra-thin 6 is not the phone for you.
This is the ultimate bendgate video: uncut, new iphone, in public, with witnesses.
I wonder what Apple's reaction to this will be.
#BendGate is here to stay
I wonder what Apple's reaction to this will be.
#BendGate is here to stay
I find it quite amusing how so many people who don't own either of these phones can emphatically claim absolutely no doubt they will bend if kept in your front pocket.
For reference here are the other phones after testing. I don't see one of them that snapped back into place.
For reference here are the other phones after testing. I don't see one of them that snapped back into place.
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