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

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Not that Apple does everything perfectly, but I fully expected that it would turn out to be greatly exaggerated.

Apple never claimed their phone would never bend at all. Neither did Samsung, HTC or Google. The reality is under normal everyday use, all phones are fine.

I don't believe the stories of the iPhone bending in front pockets at all. The stress put on the phones in testing is far more extreme.

Since last Friday I've been carrying my new iPhone 6 (the weaker iPhone according to CR) in the front pocket of slim fit jeans with absolutely no bending.

You have to use common sense. If you put a device that is basically a large piece of glass in your back pocket then sit on it, you deserve what you get.

Every time Apple releases a phone this FUD seems to make headlines. With the iPhone 5, you could scratch the black finish off with some car keys. No crap! You can scratch the paint on my car with keys too. These devices, regardless of the manufacturer are not indestructible.

After two years of carrying my iPhone 5 in my front pocket it looked brand new when I passed it on to my daughter. That said, I keep my phone in my front left pocket and that's all that goes in there. No keys. No change. No tissues. Just my phone.
 
They missed "the point" of the 6+, they tested on the center, instead to put some weight at the volume bottoms, if so it will cracked down in 2 seconds. i almost cracked down a 6+ yesterday (in a store like a ninja lol) with a slight pressure of my hands. this phone has a design flaw. the 6 it's ok.
 
Appl3FTW said:
BOOYAHHHH!!!

that attention whore youtube poster should feel the wrath of apple. all he did was create a trap and everyone fell for it and he got PAID!!! for all the youtube views. these scammers are the paparazzis of the tech world. they will anything to make tech companies look bad and generate views.
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He knew his customer and he took advantage of them. Can't really hate on that. Android fanatics love a story that makes Apple look bad. They ran with this one and started turning this guy into the Messiah. It was hilarious watching them. They were just too dumb to realize what was happening.
 
Bilbo63 said:
You have to use common sense. If you put a device that is basically a large piece of glass in your back pocket then sit on it, you deserve what you get.

Every time Apple releases a phone this FUD seems to make headlines. With the iPhone 5, you could scratch the black finish off with some car keys. No crap! You can scratch the paint on my car with keys too. These devices, regardless of the manufacturer are not indestructible.

After two years of carrying my iPhone 5 in my front pocket it looked brand new when I passed it on to my daughter. That said, I keep my phone in my front left pocket and that's all that goes in there. No keys. No change. No tissues. Just my phone.
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I used common sense and put it in my deep pocket of my non slim fit jeans and it bent after 4 days. No keys. No change. No jumping jacks and/or other out of the normal physical activity.

I think people here need to acknowledge there's an issue.

Bent magic
 
It's just plain ridiculous to even start this stuff of bending a phone. If you put a phone in your back pocket and apply force to it... IT...WILL..BEND!!

Take that with the phones thinness, what is one to expect?! I don't do anything different to my 6 plus as I did with my 5 and what-do-ya-know.. the same result..not bent. But if the phone is aluminum, thin and I apply constant heavy pressure, guess what is going to happen..I can expect a bent phone. I just don't get it.
 
These test do not address the problem, for at least two reasons:
  1. If they really wanted to do an accurate test they would have applied the pressure where the cutouts for the buttons and the Apple logo are and not in the middle.
  2. The problem with the iPhone 6 is that it does not snap back into shape after the pressure is released and therefore individual, small pressure events will have a cumulative effect.

I wonder if Apple payed them to do the tests in this flawed manner.

Here is the uncut bendgate video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJ3Ds6uf0Yg
Conan's hilarious take on this matter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHEmO-kRCSs
 
The only way I can think of why it took more force to bend the 6+ versus the 6 is that they kept he same spacing for the phones. That's not realistic. The spacing should be as wide as how tall the device is. So the taller the the device the more leverage you have to bend it. Now that would be realistic
 
charlituna said:
you assume they bought them in the first place. For all we know CR contacted Apple to 'apologize' for that whole antenna thing (i.e. refusing to recommend the phone even after the details about how other phones had the same issue) and offered to do this test as an 'impartial' group and Apple gave them phones to destroy.
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Consumer Reports does not accept anything from the companies who's products they are testing. They go out and buy everything they test. They also do not accept any advertising, and their name is not allowed to be used for any advertising.

That is why you will often see , or hear, "a leading consumer magazine" in ads.
 
Judas1 said:
The only way I can think of why it took more force to bend the 6+ versus the 6 is that they kept he same spacing for the phones. That's not realistic. The spacing should be as wide as how tall the device is. So the taller the the device the more leverage you have to bend it. Now that would be realistic
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Did they keep the spacing the same?
 
It's good that this came out. Unfortunately there's no way this goes as viral as the original video that started this all. That's what's most annoying.
 
This video is Fake

How much did Apple pay this guy? Obviously you have to bend it at the right 'weak' spot - not in the middle! If you look at the video, it was slightly to the left - I am still skeptical (I don't think this video was independent at all - he sounded very biased to me). Looks like a commercial
 
Trapezoid said:
He knew his customer and he took advantage of them. Can't really hate on that. Android fanatics love a story that makes Apple look bad. They ran with this one and started turning this guy into the Messiah. It was hilarious watching them. They were just too dumb to realize what was happening.
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That guy is a troll I hate his ass now. I hope he gets backlash.
 
Eweie said:
If you think this is going to silence the bend gate morons you're wrong. these dumbasses are going to keep bitching and making fun for years.
there is no silencing senseless apple haters, especially since it seems to be hip nowadays.
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Exactly. Saw someone ask 'should I buy an iPhone or Samsung galaxy s5' and the response was 'Samsung' because of the higher processor speed and number of megapixels the camera had. People really don't know what they're talking about.
 
Ok are we done with the bendgate stuff yet... Lets move on to all the little bugs with iOS instead... Leave the Industrial Design guys alone.
 
charlituna said:
you assume they bought them in the first place. For all we know CR contacted Apple to 'apologize' for that whole antenna thing (i.e. refusing to recommend the phone even after the details about how other phones had the same issue) and offered to do this test as an 'impartial' group and Apple gave them phones to destroy.
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CR buys all its products and does not accept advertising or free products direct from the manufacturer. They buy the products they test anonymously too.
 
I was glad to see Consumer Reports state that "we expect that any of these phones should stand up to typical use."

However, I did not like seeing how low on the test results the new iPhone 6 and 6+ were.

The iPhone 6 deforms at 70 pounds of force versus 130 pounds with the iPhone 5. It has screen separation at 100 pounds versus 150 pounds with the iPhone 5.

While this may be sufficient to stand up to typical use, customers pay a premium for Apple products as they believe they are the best designed / engineered products on the market. I don't buy Apple computers because their processors stand up to typical results or their benchmarks are at the low end of others tested. So it was disappointing to see the new iPhones structural tests at the low end of the results. The test results tell me Apple is cutting it a bit close in choosing form (slimness/design) over function (strength). While I am a BIG fan of Apple, I would prefer they had not engineered their new phones to be significantly weaker than prior models.

I had an issue with a slight bend in my iPhone 5... most likely as I always kept it in my front jeans pocket with some bending/twisting pressure applied to it at times when I was sitting down for long periods of time. With my new iPhone 6, I am adjusting how I carry it and won't subject it to those same stresses. But not all customers will do that and with the deformation force of the iPhone 6 decreased by 46% compared to the iPhone 5 there will be some increased claims of bent iPhones.

To end on a positive note...I am so enjoying my new iPhone 6 -- best iPhone I'ver ever had.
 
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