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

[Trapezoid]

Never said they were the same people. I just find it amusing. "man"

Oh ok, cool. Yeah it's hilarious how everyone loved CR before this now they are totally flawed in their testing.

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I am not an Apple promotor nor an Apple hater. I own a few devices from them and use them. Plus, I am very interested in the 6 or 6s, thus I want to update from my current 5 within one year.

I also don't rely on youtube videos. However, there are facts which are simply given ( like the needed bending force to damage the 6 ) which I would not value as "improvement". I'm here to learn more about the phone and it would not help me to own one beside I could see if I did bend it or not.

People are discussing about sitting on it and wearing it in front pockets. I have been actively involved in building my house in the last year and of course needed my phone also. Trust me, my iPhone 5 does not look very good after that. Phones are with the people and need to withstand a lot of things. This is just normal.

I agree they need to be able to be put in your pocket without fear of them bending.

I already posted before that anyone who says "these phones are not meant to go in your pocket" is a joke. You should be able to put your phones wherever you want and not worry about damaging it (with normal use)

But, per apple there's only been nine complaints. In this 2000+ post threads there's been like four people who actually showed proof theirs is bent. To declare this as a design flaw is a little premature.

 

[doelcm82]

I love the posts praising CR in this thread. When they praise or write positive things about Apple, they are relevant and "legit." When they don't - they are a publication no one reads or cares about.

Too funny.

You're too easily amused to be taken seriously.

 

[Fishticks]

This only proves further that iPhone6 is weak.
70 vs 130 pounds: 70/130=54%

iPhone 6 is only about half as strong as iPhone 5 !!!

Not even considering the fact that they should have gone pound by pound, maybe it would have bent at 61 pounds insteand of 70... (and even if iPhone5 had bent at 121, it would have been 121/61= twice stronger)

 

[jlocker]

Like I said last week, please cancel you iPhone 6 order so i can move up the delivery

Like I said last week please cancel you iPhone 6 order so I can move up the preorder list, anyone who is worried I am not and I said last week, I bet mine will not bend. Consumer reports knows how to test products, they a have been doing for like a 100 years.

 

[nefan65]

I'm one of the designers of the new Tappan Zee Bridge, NY

OMG! It's Art Vandelay! I love your work on the guggenheim.

 

[cmaier]

OMG! It's Art Vandelay! I love your work on the guggenheim.

You, sir, win the Internet.

 

[Fishticks]

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

It's not bent, you're holding it wrong.

 

[anonymous82]

Dear iPhone 6 buyer,

May the force be with you and protect your device from bending! Personally, I would not consider "upgrading". The iPhone 6 did not bring any of the features everybody was expecting: it is NOT waterproof, it doesn't have a better camera than the 5S and the processor is not much faster (the fact that the semiconductor size is smaller doesn't really interest me).
The design is not significantly changed, as you can see if you take a look at the two side by side (ok, I saw just these 3D models, but they seem pretty accurate).
Why get an iPhone 6 when you can buy a 5S now and take advantage of the fact that its price went down? The price-quality ratio is much better for the 5S, in my humble opinion.

I am not upgrade to the 6 either as it does not have the features I want (1) bullet proof (2) ability to transform to a car that I can control (3) fly cability of a drone (4) fool proof, etc.

I got a 6 plus on an launch day, though

 

[simonmet]

This only proves further that iPhone6 is weak.
70 vs 130 pounds: 70/130=54%

iPhone 6 is only about half as strong as iPhone 5 !!!

Not even considering the fact that they should have gone pound by pound, maybe it would have bent at 61 pounds insteand of 70... (and even if iPhone5 had bent at 121, it would have been 121/61= twice stronger)

Yep. My iPhone 5 is looking pretty good right about now.

 

[subsonix]

Yep. My iPhone 5 is looking pretty good right about now.

This looks even better!

 

[H2SO4]

Umm its bends at a significantly lower amount of force than its predecessor. I would consider that alone to be proof that there is an issue. Maybe this will finally put a nail in the coffin with the fetish this industry seems to have with full aluminum body phones. Phones like the first and second generation moto x feel just as premium without being full bodied aluminum. Aluminum is an awful material to make an entire phone out of. Its terrible for reception, is very soft and also is difficult to service in comparison to other materials.

I hope this finally makes people realize that aluminum doesn't magically make a phone better.

I agree. It’s because it’s a phone of course that the story hasn’t REALLY blown up. But it’s a fail.
Think of it. Ford, release the new Taurus and the test result proves that although it still passes the same tests the last model did that it is 30% weaker. Even if you still buy it, (fool), you at the very least still question it.
That’s the point, it may not be a deal breaker, but fanbois need to realise that this is - let’s say not Apples finest hour.

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Like I said last week please cancel you iPhone 6 order so I can move up the preorder list, anyone who is worried I am not and I said last week, I bet mine will not bend. Consumer reports knows how to test products, they a have been doing for like a 100 years.

Cancelled, enjoy.

 

[subsonix]

I agree. It’s because it’s a phone of course that the story hasn’t REALLY blown up. But it’s a fail.
Think of it. Ford, release the new Taurus and the test result proves that although it still passes the same tests the last model did that it is 30% weaker. Even if you still buy it, (fool), you at the very least still question it.
That’s the point, it may not be a deal breaker, but fanbois need to realise that this is - let’s say not Apples finest hour.

These numbers are relative, the question is how much is enough.

 

[orioncrystalice]

I'd be impressed if there were this much uproar about how much Pages still sucks, and Apple heard it,... as is, people mostly just need to get a life

 

[H2SO4]

These numbers are relative, the question is how much is enough.

Of course. But at the very least even a fan should question the engineering behind it.

 

[rGiskard]

You are correct, but according to Apple only 9 people have complained. Let's see what happens in a month or two with millions of these phones in the hands of average users, not hypothetical engineers in a lab. I have a feeling this number is really going to climb fast.

I fear you are right.

Apple isn't a good source for a bent iPhone 6+ count - we shouldn't expect them to put up a page with a running total of bent iPhones.

 

[subsonix]

Of course. But at the very least even a fan should question the engineering behind it.

Which is what Consumer Reports did.

 

[rGiskard]

These numbers are relative, the question is how much is enough.

Durability isn't a binary value, it's a continuum. With aluminum, stresses will also be additive (metal fatigue). A 6 Plus could be fine for a year under normal use, then get the bends on the second year.

Considering all these reports within the first few days, the outlook is not good.

 

[jlocker]

It is funny how some 30 year old teenager with a camera and youtube count for anythin

I love how the younger generation will believe some 30 year old teenager, who thinks that his youtube video will change peoples minds about a product.

Hmm funny when i walked into Best Buy this weekend I saw a lot of people asking ab out the the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus and the Samsung store within a store was dead.

Just because you like someone product, you do not have to make things up to try to sell yours. This so reminds me of the old days with Mac and PC and how the PC people would Diss the Mac, but they never have tried one. How do you make a objective opinion on a product you never tried. Be someone shows you a Youtube video or you Instagram about or Tweet. The younger generations are are hypmotized but social media and not using their own minds to make a opinion. Hmm a backwards hat wearing person on youtube or a 100 year old testing company.

 

[subsonix]

Durability isn't a binary value, it's a continuum. With aluminum, stresses will also be additive (metal fatigue). A 6 Plus could be fine for a year under normal use, then get the bends on the second year.

Something I'm sure Consumer Reports is well aware of.

Considering all these reports within the first few days, the outlook is not good.

I pay very little attention to them, because there's no way you can trust them really.

Data mining expert Bing Liu (University of Illinois) estimated that one-third of all consumer reviews on the Internet are fake.[11] According to the New York Times, this has made it hard to tell the difference between "popular sentiment" and "manufactured public opinion."[17] According to an article in the Journal of Business Ethics, astroturfing threatens the legitimacy of genuine grassroots movements. The authors argued that astroturfing that is "purposefully designed to fulfill corporate agendas, manipulate public opinion and harm scientific research represents a serious lapse in ethical conduct."[3]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astroturfing

http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/24/5023658/samsung-fined-340000-for-posting-negative-htc-reviews

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013...pp-drawing-lots-of-suspicious-5-star-ratings/

Of course in BBs case it's painfully obvious lol.

 

[AppleScruff1]

Do you actually believe the iPhone bends from just being in your pocket? If so, you are a sad case of unreality news disorder.

Please show me the post where I said that. And maybe if you followed what I posted, you'd understand the M8 comment.

 

[apolloa]

Well, if you don't believe this video then you truly really are living in denial, brave kids, but typical teenager behaviour doing this I guess, there's a bit of swearing in the video too.

 

[AppleScruff1]

You'll find that most people in this thread criticizing the 6 don't own one.

Ditto for those defending it. Some have never even held one in hand, and that goes for both sides.

 

[Trapezoid]

Ditto for those defending it. Some have never even held one in hand, and that goes for both sides.

Yes of course. That's not relevant to the post that I quoted.

 

[rGiskard]

Well, if you don't believe this video then you truly really are living in denial, brave kids, but typical kids doing this I guess:

I found it disturbing how little force they used to bend that phone.

Aside from that, the sandy haired chick focused on when talking to the Apple droid is HOT.

 

[wookiee2cu]

It's thin, it's aluminum, it will bend over time. If you are that concerned about it then get a case.