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Consumer Reports: iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus Not as Bendable as Believed
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Still I have yet to see an iPhone bent by front pocket.
The volume buttons spot is the weakest of the frame. Apple knows it, and there is a reinforcement inside.
It's the same on every phone: where the frame is perforated to allow buttons or connectors, it is weaker. I don't see so many complaints about the Lg G3 that has a similar issue with the frame near the usb connector.
The point is that there is no real world case when you have to apply pressure on a single weak point trying to bend the phone, so this entire matter is bs.
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All the people that didn't sit on their phones
Forget were talkign about the iPhone for a moment. This is priceless. Havent LOLed like that for ages.
Thx.
The 6+ is a little thicker, if I remember correctly, so there are different factors involved.
I was hoping someone would pick up on what he replied to me.. Thank you so much. It took everything I had not to reply
And the other side will now bash CR. That's just human nature!
I don't care much for CR myself. However there report was very good for this!
You must be a Samsung spy too!
I am. I bought an 1136x640 pixel 4 Samsung display and a Samsung A7 processor to use every day. Love it.
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If you have seen the latest video of UnboxTherapy the guy just bent his phone with little pressure. Apple has a history of low durability phones but this is just horrible. Apple has also lied about 9 people complaining (i know people have photoshopped images) and we all know that more than 9 people have complained. Apple should replace any bent iPhone 6 phones for free. On the other hand you will have to replace the whole phone. They will not issue a recall. But they should charge LITTLE to replace.
If you have seen the latest video of UnboxTherapy the guy just bent his phone with little pressure. Apple has a history of low durability phones but this is just horrible. Apple has also lied about 9 people complaining (i know people have photoshopped images) and we all know that more than 9 people have complained. Apple should replace any bent iPhone 6 phones for free. On the other hand you will have to replace the whole phone. They will not issue a recall. But they should charge LITTLE to replace.
Consumer Reports: iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus Not as Bendable as Believed
Seriously?
the guy puts the bend word there to get a few more hits....
It's bent but he still loves it?
It's bent but it's still the best phone out there?
It's bent but he loves the hardware?
screen scratched? Bent?
He hasn't really been taking care of his phone really...
so YOU have an iPhone 6 it's not bent....it hasn't bend since you've owned it but you r keeping it and you know it's gonna bend because of Wired?
Seriously?
the guy puts the bend word there to get a few more hits....
It's bent but he still loves it?
It's bent but it's still the best phone out there?
It's bent but he loves the hardware?
screen scratched? Bent?
He hasn't really been taking care of his phone really...
so YOU have an iPhone 6 it's not bent....it hasn't bend since you've owned it but you r keeping it and you know it's gonna bend because of Wired?
Apple is NOT their biggest customer. Apple's use of aluminum is a fart in the wind compared to other industries.
The problem I have with so many of the other bend test videos, people are bending with their hands and that is very unscientific. The Consumer Reports test is based on a solid and replicateable scientific approach.
It would relieve me if i'd see a video doing the test correctly.
But sadly it looks like Consumer reports has done the exact same mistake as Apple: They applied the force just in the center of the device.
Whereas all the videos showing the iPhone 6 plus bending easily highlight that the weakest part of the frame and body of the 6 plus seems to be in the area of the speaker buttons, not in the center of the body.
So when you do such a test to prove the it bends easily people are wrong, why not do it properly and do several iterations where you apply pressure at the different parts of the device or apply it where you know the weakest spot is right away?
We will see in the next months if its a far reaching issue or really one that only affects a tiny group of users (who handle it wrong or got a production failure unit) or if it affects more people really.
But yeah, these videos where they always only apply the force in controlled way to a stronger part than the known weak spot sadly don't make me feel better about it.
I preordered a 6 and hope it does not happen with that and the reports on the 6 plus bending so easily are really overblown, but yeah, both sides "proof" videos are just not fully convincing.
But sadly it looks like Consumer reports has done the exact same mistake as Apple: They applied the force just in the center of the device.
Whereas all the videos showing the iPhone 6 plus bending easily highlight that the weakest part of the frame and body of the 6 plus seems to be in the area of the speaker buttons, not in the center of the body.
So when you do such a test to prove the it bends easily people are wrong, why not do it properly and do several iterations where you apply pressure at the different parts of the device or apply it where you know the weakest spot is right away?
We will see in the next months if its a far reaching issue or really one that only affects a tiny group of users (who handle it wrong or got a production failure unit) or if it affects more people really.
But yeah, these videos where they always only apply the force in controlled way to a stronger part than the known weak spot sadly don't make me feel better about it.
I preordered a 6 and hope it does not happen with that and the reports on the 6 plus bending so easily are really overblown, but yeah, both sides "proof" videos are just not fully convincing.
I was hoping someone would pick up on what he replied to me.. Thank you so much. It took everything I had not to reply
Seriously it was brilliant. I really did laugh out loud. Here, read it again;
"Its supposed to be weak "
You are correct, however, as a basic test equally applied across different phones, it at least establishes a baseline for a discussion.
I like the title of this article
"iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus Not as Bendable as Believed"
And than the picture that goes with it..
Point taken
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Still don't know anyone that claims the iPhone 6 is unbendable.
I think people are claiming is that these bending tests don't show real life situations.
Like phone in pocket etc etc
Samsung S4 is even Worse...
I'm an S4 user.. But does it seem like the S4 is equally as fragile and easy to bend as the iPhone?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxvwaSMsXHI
Because I hadn't have any damage to my phone after a year.. Means the iPhone users not suppose to have damage too under normal usage as I had use my S4?
Because I plan to buy the iPhone 6.. Fed up with Android after using it for 3 years.. Using a Mac and iPad btw..
I'm an S4 user.. But does it seem like the S4 is equally as fragile and easy to bend as the iPhone?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxvwaSMsXHI
Because I hadn't have any damage to my phone after a year.. Means the iPhone users not suppose to have damage too under normal usage as I had use my S4?
Because I plan to buy the iPhone 6.. Fed up with Android after using it for 3 years.. Using a Mac and iPad btw..
But it makes the test worthless somehow to prove that there is no bending issue.
All the phones will have a weak point
To do a fair test would be to apply force on the devices different weak points.
That's why that test by Unbox Therapy is crap.
He applies the force on the iPhone 6 weak point but doesn't do the same on the other devices...
Anyone who claims the iPhone is unbendable is a moron, all these smart phones bend to some degree or another.
The Consumer Reports test simply shows the level of force it takes to bend a handful of phones compared to each other and the iPhone 6 is at the bottom of the list of phones used in the test.
The Consumer Reports test simply shows the level of force it takes to bend a handful of phones compared to each other and the iPhone 6 is at the bottom of the list of phones used in the test.
The irony here is that you're the same, the only difference is that you are betting on a different horse. People actually do help each other here, not just typically in the news forum, presumably because it's not a place to ask questions or resolving issues.
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