Yeah but the htc phone tested is much thicker than the 6 plus and bent much easier
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Consumer Reports: iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus Not as Bendable as Believed
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Yeah but the htc phone tested is much thicker than the 6 plus and bent much easier
What's the fanboys' reaction to this video below? What excuses will we hear next? It's a fake iPhone? Those are fake hands? They're wearing masks, pretending to be German but are actually Koreans working for Samsung?
I think that those deluded fall into # categories: 1. Apple fanbois who would turn against their own mothers before admitting Apple screwed up or 2. those who purchased the 6 Plus who are in denial, trying to trick their minds into thinking the problem doesn't exist and that their phones won't eventually bend, or, 3. a combination of 1 and 2.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-DcUASffHU
I think that those deluded fall into # categories: 1. Apple fanbois who would turn against their own mothers before admitting Apple screwed up or 2. those who purchased the 6 Plus who are in denial, trying to trick their minds into thinking the problem doesn't exist and that their phones won't eventually bend, or, 3. a combination of 1 and 2.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-DcUASffHU
Just came from the Apple store in El Paso and they said no one has returned a bent phone to them. They also said that they wouldn't replace a bent phone because it would be considered outside a manufacture defect and that a bent phone would signify neglect in some way. Glad mine is still straight.
Good image.
Maybe it would be helpful for Apple to offer some guidelines with the new iPhones. Last evening I reviewed Macworld 2007 and D5. Steve referred to iPhone as the Internet in your pocket on several occasions in both presentations.
Users may feel more comfortable with info from Apple on the best way to carry the iPhone 6.
Last evening I was at Apple on an unrelated errand. One the way out I stopped to look at the new phones. Two staffers were at each table. People were asking if the phone bends. Seemed to be a big concern for many folks.
It would be unfortunate if customers who want the new phone decided not to get it due to fear of damage in a pocket.
I am of course referring to normal activities not crazy things like intentional force applied to the phone just to see if it bends.
The gents don't have as many options as we do. Purses are handy things for us. I have never had any phone in my pocket. Personal preference. The most I ever have in a pocket is lip gloss and some cash.
Of course Apple won't replace bent phones. It's the same way they denied responsibility for faulty graphics cards on iMacs and bad logic boards till consumers wouldn't relent. Ditto antenna gate and other Apple denials throughout the years. Apple lies.
I truly would recommend that those who purchased 6 Plusses exchange them for 6s during the 14 day window, regardless of Consumers' shoddy, impractical test (even distribution of force). If you can bend the iPhone 6 Plus so easily with your hands, in time your phones WILL bend, with normal usage and storage. The iPhone 6 Plus was not made for pockets or long-term stress.
If the statement has been accurately relayed, that goes against what at least one Apple official has stated, in regards to people bringing in a bent iPhone 6 or 6 plus.
"The representative responded by iMessage: "That is 100% up to the Genius you speak with at the store. There is a test called a Visual Mechanical Inspection that the device will have to pass. If it is within the guidelines, they will be able to cover it. If not, the replacement would be a paid one."
http://mashable.com/2014/09/26/bendgate-apple-replacing-bent-iphones/
"The Next Web asked a customer support representative if iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus users would qualify for a replacement if their phone warped during routine use. Customer service said it is looking into the problems with the newly released phones “with an insane amount of detail.”
But the representative also said that routine replacement decisions are “100 percent up to the Genius you speak with at the store. There is a test called a visual mechanical inspection that the device will have to pass. If it is within the guidelines, they will be able to cover it. If not, the replacement would be a paid one.”
http://www.newsweek.com/did-your-skinny-jeans-bend-your-new-iphone-6-apple-may-replace-it-273286
Yep, it still bends.
How many times do we have to bend it to prove it bends?
I was convinced the first time.
How many times do we have to bend it to prove it bends?
I was convinced the first time.
Except they already have replaced the bent phones from the 9 people they said have come to them with the issue.
Yea I would definitely search here for instances of others turn in attempts to seek avenues of approach an also call CS. But since I just turned in my IP4 with no scratches or defects, I doubt this phone will have issues.
Initially to save face. Let's see what they do when droves of owners start complaining. Prepare yourself for some creative denials. It's their way.
Hopefully, you won't have any issues.
For now, I am holding onto my iPhone 5, as I am still under contract. It is in like new condition and after trading in my iPhone 4s, I only paid $47.00 for it. I will assess my iPhone situation when the second generation iPhone 6 comes into the picture.
http://i.imgur.com/vX3AasA.jpg
This is what I am saying but maybe you don't understand a diagram and think that the ones proposed before are correct..
well it's false ( they misrepresent the stress ignoring the zero line and shifting all the values up ) the good flexibility stress diagram is the one in red and shows the comparison between the lab test (that maximize the stress at 1/2 ) and the hand test that maximize the stress at 1/4 and 3/4 of the length but requires double the strength to break it )
Therefore as I said, if you want to flex it or break it go on and test it as hard as you can, if you want a real life test the one used in the lab is still better.
Naw, they bend but not easily. It's a manufactured issue that gets hits on the internet.
I sold my IP4 and IP5 so I got the 6+ for about a hundred bucks. My everyday use is generally putting in my pocket from the house to the car then from the car to the desk so minimal stress. The only time I kept my IP5 in my pocket was at an amusement park but that's it.
You're not still jabbering on about "bending iPhones"... surely?
Wow... the net is an obsessive's nightmare - way too many people to bounce off and work into a frenzy.
Guys, drop it - this is lame.
I know a man who can dispose of your (supposedly) bent phones, to shut you all up:
From bender to blender; the difference between annoying, tedious and overblown and hilarious... is just the "L"
Wow... the net is an obsessive's nightmare - way too many people to bounce off and work into a frenzy.
Guys, drop it - this is lame.
I know a man who can dispose of your (supposedly) bent phones, to shut you all up:
From bender to blender; the difference between annoying, tedious and overblown and hilarious... is just the "L"
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Judging by this and the tons of other videos, I'd say this is fairly easy to bend. Will consumers intentionally bend their iPhone 6 + in this manner? Of course not. But within time and normal use, like storing it in the front pocket, where 99.9% of people store theirs, sitting down while in the pocket, and taking it in and out of pockets, I guaranty that the 6 Plus will eventually bend, or at the very least deform some. It's the nature of aluminum which weakens in time, and obviously, Apple didn't do enough to reinforce it. It is structurally unsound near the volume buttons.
Return the 6 Plus for a regular 6 while you can. You'll thank me later.
How easy was this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-DcUASffHU
I'm glad you're so concerned for all of us Apple users. Buy why? Why have you spent so much time and energy replying to this discussion? It just amazes me when people, whether they be Apple or Android fans, take to the forums and spend so much time and effort trying to convince people of something that they will never do. What do you get out of it?
When I hear of an Android problem, I don't run to the Android forums screaming that the sky is falling. I really don't care one way or the other. It's not my problem, so why do you make it your problem?
People talk about how Apple fans are a religion, but I'm beginning to believe that Android fans are like the people that come knocking on your door to try to save you, whether you want it or not. Why not just enjoy your device and quit trying to make sure we all go to Heaven?
I dont have either phone, I have a g3. I guarantee this is overblown. Apple sold 10 million iPhones already, and nine people have complained.
There really isn't "tons"of videos. That's exaggerating. They bend, but they don't bend easily, nor are millions of 6+s bending across the world.
The android fanatics have just found their next thing to latch on for awhile. This is what they do. This is not new.
It's been a week. Time will tell. If a phone can be bent in your hands, it's not that strong. That much is clear.
No, the case adjacent to the volume button cutouts is weaker due to the volume cutouts. That's the whole point. That's why it's a weak spot.
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