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

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lookatchu said:
Really? Do you think he ran a tractor trailer over it? He said 10 times that it bent in his front pocket of his fairly loose pants.





The fanboyism here is amazing and cringe-worthy.
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If I say 10 times that Santa really exists do u believe me?
 
richardsonrs said:
There are some really serious reading comprehension problems on this forum.
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Thanks for taking the time to show proof. Unfortunately, that's not enough for the Apple fanboys who actually makes my skin crawl. Probably some grown men doing the Apple fawning as well. (shivers)

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fmcarv said:
If I say 10 times that Santa really exists do u believe me?
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Holy crap. Nevermind
 
rish said:
Front or back pocket? And does the phone have ample space e.g. At least a couple of centimetres from the top with a little space either side?
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Doesn't matter. A mobile phone should withstand normal human body movements. If it can't be stowed in a pocket then Apple should include a disclaimer.
 
richardsonrs said:
No it's the second time this phone has bent. I bent it back the first time. Going to let them deal with it now.
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If something like this happens again, don't try and repair on your own, especially when a possible warranty / exchange issue is involved, which is what your appointment is going to be about.

Your phone will have to pass the Apple test, in order to get a replacement. At least that is what Apple has said recently. And bending the phone back on your own could make things harder for you to address.

Good luck.
 
rish said:
Front or back pocket? And does the phone have ample space e.g. At least a couple of centimetres from the top with a little space either side?
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LOL. Had my Galaxy S5 active with me in Iraq. Had it in my holster jumping through windows, jumping out of airplanes, it took a bullet and saved my life twice. We threw it at IEDs and saved countless lives and a tank even ran over it. Brought it home and took it too sea world where one of the sharks got a hold of it when it fell in the tank. He swam around all day chewing on it before he pooped it out. I used it to chop down an old tree in my front yard and used it to hold my truck on the hill when the brakes went bad. Even used it to pry open the calipers on that truck when I fixed the brakes. Still not a scratch. Try that with an iphone. :eek:
 
lookatchu said:
Thanks for taking the time to show proof. Unfortunately, that's not enough for the Apple fanboys who actually makes my skin crawl. Probably some grown men doing the Apple fawning as well.
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Add some Apple PR flacks. I'm convinced Apple PR works the popular Apple forums to bend conversation in their favor.
 
richardsonrs said:
No it's the second time this phone has bent. I bent it back the first time. Going to let them deal with it now.
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You do realise admitting you've bent an iPhone is akin to blasphemy?

Fear the i-inquisition !

I shall say a prayer for your i-soul



lol
 
Bahroo said:
I have a decent theory, maybe the glue in some devices arent fully dried/cured to the frame of the device? Since they are being pushed out the factory so fast for demand, some devices may not be fully dried and the glue/glass being weak compromises the aluminum frame and thus it bends, in UnboxTherapy's new video of him bending the 6 Plus outside, it bended alot easier then the first 6 Plus he bended.

Yes we get it the aluminum frame isnt the toughest out there, but it should easily withstand everyday pressure and real life scenarios. Nobody is forcibly bending your phone too.
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I could make guesses like others. I am just going to say that I am not qualified to offer an educated statement on this particular matter. I will leave the specifics to those who are qualified.
 
Gris Gris Man said:
It is clear as day, he applied all the force he could to what he said was the iPhone. I am suspect because after he peels off the new plastic he drops the phone below the camera view just before he starts bending it. But it is very clear and indisputable that he barely applied any pressure at all to the Moto X. For the iPhone he bends his elbows, starts with his wrists straight, arches his thumbs, then rotates his wrists to apply pressure. With the Moto X he starts with his arms straight out, wrists already rotated, thumbs flat agains the back of the phone. This means he can't apply any serious pressure to it. This is an old parlor trick. Also, his audience is obviously faking their reactions. It is all a staged fake to suggest that the Moto X is much stronger. Think about it. In the end how can you know how much pressure he applied to each phone? You can't and that's the point. He creates an illusion to suggest something and along the way does some obvious redirection to swap out the iPhone for some reason, probably so he doesn't have to keep investing in iPhones to bend them. Remember, the first one he bent could easily have been straightened out well enough to get by you when he did that switch right before the bend. This would also make it much easier to bend. No doubt in my mind that this is exactly what happened. But he sure did get the hits he wanted for his video, which was his original goal.
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This post as many others is insane.
Go to an apple store and try it by yourself, it blend easily. Be careful because the staff is in a state of alert.
 
richardsonrs said:
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There's something that I cannot get my head around.

If you wear those pants and your phone is deep in that pocket in plain mechanics and physics that bend would be impossible.

You have the back of your phone continuously supported on your leg the whole length of the phone and then your pants applying pressure on the whole screen of the phone.

There's no leverage.

Impossible actually to bend on that spot

The force provoqued by your pants on the screen would be canceled by the force on the back of the phone form your leg.

all other cases have been form tight jeans and bit of the phone protruding of the pocket

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Asclepio said:
This post as many others is insane.
Go to an apple store and try it by yourself, it blend easily. Be careful because the staff is in a state of alert.
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I have the phone so has my sister.

The phone doesn't bend that easily..

Trust me!
 
fmcarv said:
He showed me a photo of a phone with what he claims has a bend on it.

I can see no bend.

Blame me then!

He has proven squat...no pun intended!

He showed us what he did squatting but that didn't show us it going from a perfect phone to a bent phone..
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Take your glasses off and have another look. The phone has a slight bend. Of course you are free to believe that he is lying and works for Samsung and bent it himself. :)
 
fmcarv said:
There's something that I cannot get my head around.

If you wear those pants and your phone is deep in that pocket in plain mechanics and physics that bend would be impossible.
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Exactly what "plain mechanics and physics" are you applying to this test that would make it impossible? Please provide the proper equations.
 
fmcarv said:
There's something that I cannot get my head around.

If you wear those pants and your phone is deep in that pocket in plain mechanics and physics that bend would be impossible.

You have the back of your phone continuously supported on your leg the whole length of the phone and then your pants applying pressure on the whole screen of the phone.

There's no leverage.

Impossible actually to bend on that spot

The force provoqued by your pants on the screen would be canceled by the force on the back of the phone form your leg.

all other cases have been form tight jeans and bit of the phone protruding of the pocket

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I have the phone so has my sister.

The phone doesn't bend that easily..

Trust me!
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I wonder if the glass facing out or in while in your back pocket makes any difference.
 
BJonson said:
Exactly what "plain mechanics and physics" are you applying to this test that would make it impossible? Please provide the proper equations.
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There's no point load and the phone is not simply supported

There will be no bending of you have pressure continuously from both sides (back and front!

Put your phone between two books and put pressure on the top book

What happens?
 
SHNXX said:
Lol. These people are not "scientists."
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Anyone who performs a rigorous test procedure is being a scientist, hence the lower case s. Likewise if you commute to work, most likely you are the driver, but you are probably not a Driver (as in for your profession).
They were being lame scientists, like you'd say someone is a bad driver.
 
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