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

[cmaier]

Above or below the sim tray?

Honestly It bent on the opposite side of the video posted near the sim tray . The bend is so slight it's hardly noticeable unless you lay it on its face. Then it rocks

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That's ok . I'm not an avid poster on forums, but I wanted to voice my opinion. I have no reason to lie as I stated. I own only apple products and always will. I didn't believe it bent until my phone bent....

 

[rGiskard]

Thank you.

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Let's see. Nearly 2100 posts and over 10 million iPhones in the wild...

EXACTLY how many posts here ( out of 2100 comments )included pics of their so called damage....

Seriously....

Show me the money.

Over 10 in the first week, and due to the publicity it's a safe bet than every iPhone owner is cradling theirs like a baby.

Also, not everyone with a bent iPhone posts to the internet. The reports are the tip of the iceberg, while the majority of people just take it to the Apple store and demand a replacement/refund.

I think it will be a few months at lest before we know how prevalent bends are in the wild.

 

[Seischthon]

Above or below the sim tray?

The bend is above the sim tray. Again it's a slight bend and it doesn't rock extremely bad but I noticed it yesterday. I'm hoping to take it to the Apple Store when I return home at promenade mall in temecula. I've used a case since day 1.

 

[cmaier]

The bend is above the sim tray. Again it's a slight bend and it doesn't rock extremely bad but I noticed it yesterday. I'm hoping to take it to the Apple Store when I return home at promenade mall in temecula. I've used a case since day 1.

I know that mall well. People who live in temecula and murrieta are just awful.

 

[rGiskard]

I have never sat on my iPhone 6 plus and it has bent. Even if it's a slight bend the phone cost me $1077 it should NOT bend from normal use...

THIS.

We all buy Apple products at a premium because we expect premium products, yes? So what's wrong with demanding excellence? All this nonsense about other phones bending too, and of course it bends it's aluminium, etc, it's all a load of BS. At the price, the iPhone should be more rigid and durable than the competition, not less so!

 

[Seischthon]

I know that mall well. People who live in temecula and murrieta are just awful.

It's unfortunate that this happened. I keep my phone the same place as my iPhone 5s was that never bent. I've had every iPhone since the 3GS none ever bent . But Apple is usually easy to replace phones. I just would hate to have to get a new phone using word semantics every few months because of a manufacturer defect. I love apple. I can't wait until the iWatch debuts I'll grab that too.

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Does anyone know of a case that may stop the bend? I hate extremely bulky cases so something light but also able to withstand everyday use?

 

[abavetta]

Do you have a "pointed" butt?

A very conservative test. A more realistic test would have uniformly loaded the phone between the support points as most of us don't have pointed butts. For the same deflection a uniformly loaded beam will support 60% more load than one point loaded at the center point as tested by Consumer Reports. So in the case of the iPhone 6 the 70 lb load would grow to 112 lbs.
http://tinyurl.com/obrxv8l

 

[StyxMaker]

I used to blame television. Now I blame the Internet…

I just blame people.

 

[farewelwilliams]

Well, real science in a wrong direction. Notice that they are putting the pressure directly in the middle. The bending point is on the volume down button. They need to have a more scientific test. One with severely obese men and women in skinny jeans attempting yoga with the 6 plus in their pockets. Now that is science

well...real science compared to "LET ME JUST PLACE THESE THUMBS HERE AND ARBITRARILY SPACE THEM OUT HOWEVER I LIKE"

 

[rGiskard]

Bendable large phones made of aluminum and/or plastic...who'd a thunk. LOL
Who puts a $700 phone in their back pocket? Good Lord! LOL

Where do you put yours? In your purse?

 

[farewelwilliams]

THEY DID NO SUCH THING,


INVALID and INCOMPLETE TEST



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Weakspot theory shows Bendgate’s not quite dead yet

Luke Dormehl (11:26 am PDT, Sep 26th)


http://www.cultofmac.com/297938/weakspot-theory-shows-bendgates-quite-dead-yet/





As alleras4 writes:

“It’s not about how much force must be applied and if a pocket will do the trick or not. It’s just that under a particular type of flexing, the phone is prone to bend mainly because a metal insert meant to reinforce instead spins in an axis too close to the critical point. If they were further apart allowing better support to counter the flexing and not [spinning], it would make it more resistant.”

The idea explains why Apple’s stress-testing techniques failed to discover the alleged fault, since unlike Unbox Therapy’s manual approach to bending, Apple applied equal force across the phone’s entire profile, rather than one side which was what was necessary to start the bending process.





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LAB TESTING typically only covers a SMALL PART of real world stress

someone wants some attention.

 

[4jasontv]

I have no reason to lie as I stated.

This phrase ranks just under "to be honest..."

1. "I have no reason to lie as I stated" does not mean the same thing as "as I stated, I have no reason to lie."

2. Everyone has a reason to lie. Not lying doesn't mean you didn't have a reason to do so.

3. Since when do people need a reason to lie?

4. "The lady doth protest too much."

 

[Seischthon]

Where do you put yours? In your purse?

I don't wear skinny jeans, but the iPhone doesn't really "fit" in my front pocket so I put it in my back pocket or carry it in my hand. I NEVER sit on it. I have a casemate case from the AT&T store. Does anyone have a suggestions on a sturdy case?

 

[Roller]

Where do you put yours? In your purse?

There ARE other pockets suitable for iPhones: suit jacket or sport coat inner pockets, lab coat pockets, to name just two.

 

[Autosaver]

The weak point theory definitely has some foot-holding. This is probably why the CR video and the real life testing are a bit different. One is being pushed in the middle of the phone while the Unbox video is showing it bent near the volume buttons.

What this means is that "bendgate" isn't as dead as people want it to be. A phone is not always going to be stressed in the middle of the phone which makes the Consumer Reports video extremely flawed. The fact (or theory) remains that if the phone is bent near the volume buttons, it will bend extremely easy and possibly damage your phone.

While it is great the iPhone 6 is a bit structurally sound in the middle, that's NOT a confirmation that the phone doesn't bend. It's kind of funny because other people pointed this out and a big portion of this site is just accusing them of seeking attention. No, they're not seeking attention. People can't just ignore reality because it doesn't line up with "Apple is perfect."

 

[4jasontv]

Well, real science in a wrong direction. Notice that they are putting the pressure directly in the middle. The bending point is on the volume down button. They need to have a more scientific test.

Applogies if someone in the 50 pages between us said this, but pressure in the middle would appear at the weakest point regardless of where the pressure is applied. If the volume buttons are where the bend is most likely to occur, then that is where the bend would occur.

 

[Max(IT)]

Actually YES. If there is a "design flaw" that is causing weak spots

the more testing the better.. ON ALL DEVICES

Actually every device has weak spots, and do you know what is the most prominent? It's there, just in front of you: glass over the display.

 

[Seischthon]

This phrase ranks just under "to be honest..."

1. "I have no reason to lie as I stated" does not mean the same thing as "as I stated, I have no reason to lie."

2. Everyone has a reason to lie. Not lying doesn't mean you didn't have a reason to do so.

3. "The lady doth protest too much."

Whatever dude lol. So my grammar isn't up to par. Shoot me. I have all apple products, and I will continue to use apple only products. The main reason for my post was to

1) Voice my opinion on the bend issue I called ******** on until yesterday.

2) Find out if others truly have had the same issue or was it just the jackass on the video who bent his $1000 phone

3) seek advise on a good case for my replacement 6 plus.

 

[Apple_Robert]

It's unfortunate that this happened. I keep my phone the same place as my iPhone 5s was that never bent. I've had every iPhone since the 3GS none ever bent . But Apple is usually easy to replace phones. I just would hate to have to get a new phone using word semantics every few months because of a manufacturer defect. I love apple. I can't wait until the iWatch debuts I'll grab that too.

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Does anyone know of a case that may stop the bend? I hate extremely bulky cases so something light but also able to withstand everyday use?

Look into Otterbox Defender. It might work for you. I don't have a 6 + but Otterbox has worked well for me with a 4s and now a 5.

 

[jimbobb24]

One thing that I notice that differs with these "by hand" bend tests is the uneven forces applied at different points on the phone case. Both Apple and Consumer Reports did "3-point tests" which apply even, distributed force at 3 points across the phone's frame. When bent by hand, the forces are applied unevenly, and that may be the killer difference for the iPhone 6. It doesn't seem to have a solid, one-piece frame.

I'm sorry to say, but I have to agree - the iPhone 6 definitely seems to have a flawed construction. Is this a manufacturing problem or a design problem?

Can I translate:
The unscientific flashy videos designed to get hits applied an unmeasurable metric that differed between phones in a 100 ways. Those are the ones I am going to base my opinions on....mmmmkay.

Separately there are weird opinions here saying that this makes the iPhone a bad phone because it did worse on this metric. How did this metric suddenly become the metric we judge all phones by - applying forces far beyond day to day use. I say we judge phones by which can be skipped the most time over water, which phone has the highest coefficient of friction in a wind tunnel, or which phone can most easily be transformed into a knife for fighting zombies.

The phone is not going to bend under normal activities. It will bend more than your textbook, my carbon fiber bow, and some other thicker phones. Big deal.

 

[rGiskard]

I don't wear skinny jeans, but the iPhone doesn't really "fit" in my front pocket so I put it in my back pocket or carry it in my hand. I NEVER sit on it. I have a casemate case from the AT&T store. Does anyone have a suggestions on a sturdy case?

I've ordered one from Carved. Wood seems like it would be a very rigid case backing, but I won't know until I have both case and iPhone 6+ in hand...

The solid wood ones would in my estimation be more rigid, but damn is this one beautiful.

 

[Max(IT)]

Monday you will see a phone used by a 60 year old woman who's phone bent under normal use. Plain and simple, you just have to wait until Monday when I am around the phone again to take the picture.

The picture of the boxes is in response to cmaier who doubts I actually bought three.

Since a 60 yr old lady isn't so prone to wear tight fit jeans, the most logical explanation is she inadvertently sat on it

 

[Seischthon]

Look into Otterbox Defender. It might work for you. I don't have a 6 + but Otterbox has worked well for me with a 4s and now a 5.

Do you know of any other less bulkier cases? The otterbox from my iPhone 4 collected a lot of dust on the speaker portion. I used to use lifeproof but it became useless when I would always lose the headphone jack piece from listening to music with headphones...

 

[cmaier]

The fact (or theory) remains that if the phone is bent near the volume buttons, it will bend extremely easy and possibly damage your phone.

No, it doesn't bend extremely easily near the volume buttons. I have one. It is rigid. I don't feel like ruining my phone, but I'm quite confident that to bend a 6+ one would have to assert a lot of force.

 

[jimbobb24]

Applogies if someone in the 50 pages between us said this, but pressure in the middle would appear at the weakest point regardless of where the pressure is applied. If the volume buttons are where the bend is most likely to occur, then that is where the bend would occur.

Stop it with your crazy science talk. What is this a lesson on statics and stressors. No the study was wrong because it did not give the right result that ignorant people think it should. It must bend at the button!!!!