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Has the iPhone 6 bend issue been fixed?
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If by very soft you mean it's softer than the aluminum used on the 6s models, then, sure.
Apple knew exactly how much pressure it would take to bend the 6 and 6+. They are not stupid. They sold a butt load and have few regrets. Every phone is a compromise between the aesthetics and the form they wanted.
If you do not think they tested the durability . . . well you do not know what you are talking about.
Used mine for a year, never bent. Course I didn't sit on it either.
Good to know that you think they saw it coming but didn't do anything about it!
Every manufacturer makes a mistake and not reinforcing certain areas of the 6 was a mistake.
And I am sure that Apple has not learned a lesson. They are doing everything they can to give what they think the buyers wanted and that was a thinner and lighter iPhone. They did quite well and the few phones that were bend were just part of doing business for Apple. People complained so they made the S a little thicker and stronger but it will still bend if enough pressure is applied. This is how it works.
Still believe that Apple knew exactly what they were doing.
No changes were made on the 6 or 6+ that greatly increased it structural integrity. Apple's answer was the S models and if you really want a stronger phone the S and S+ are the way to go.
Cool but as someone already stated, with enough force, you can bend anything. There isn't enough leverage to bend the 5 series as they were smaller and it took way more effort than it does to bend the 6. He longer and slimmer something is, the easier it bends. The 6 and 6 Plus were Apple's bigger devices and they should have reinforced the weak spots.
I can show you more if you like.
Have owned the 6 since launch day with no issues. Have always had it in a case, be it a thin case and it has never crossed my mind that it might bend. Even after hearing about the issue. Also never sat on mine as I always keep it in my shirt or jacket pocket. Never any pocket that would apply enough pressure to bend it.
So your'e suggesting my date this Friday with the French model I found on Internet might not be all I am expecting? ........
Those people without half a brain, and putting the very expensive iPhone in their back pocked, well, is less than half a brain mentality.
Maybe you should look above you last post as the 4 and 5 series would also bend. The larger the phone the less force it will take to bend it. I guess Apple biggest mistake was not knowing how stupid some of it's product owners are, or did they and say a few bent is well worth the profit for that nice form factor!
I do not an apologist for Apple, I greatly respect their business and how they conduct it! I laugh when I read where people think they know better.
So to the OP... If there was a bending issue, it's still there in the current 6's (not 6s, necessarily) being sold, as Apple didn't acknowledge there was an issue, and they didn't change their design to address what they thought was a non-issue. As far as I know...
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Yeah Apple what the matter with you. I got my new iPad pro and used it as a booster sear so my kid could see out of car better. Pro made so flimsy it broke the screen and bent the frame by time on got home. Definite Apple fail. They should have know I would sit my kid on it.
That explains why I'm so f'ed up. I believe what I read on here. Who knew?
And it still doesn't make it good or right, right? I mean people have been doing all kinds of things that aren't good or right for ages here and there that at some point get changed because people realize that. And, as you saw, even iPhone 5 and 5s bent as well, unlike the claims that it wasn't the case. And Apple has already improved it all with stronger material, so what exactly do the vast majority that haven't experienced any of these issues still have to complain or worry about?
Nobody is complaining about the current generation that I can see the complaints are about the 6.
Also yes it is an Apple issue and not a customers issue.
I bought a Nikon D750 last year and shortly after a shading of the top frame came to light when images were shot facing bright sources.
Immediately the apologists and Nikon themselves came out and tried to prove that it happens to other full frame frame cameras as well such as the Canons and Sony.
But the the D750 was what brought the issue to the forefront because the shading was way more prominent than other models and consistently reproducible.
Nikon changed its tune after they realized it was bad for business to blame the customer and also for the fact that it was actually an issue and issued a recall.
My serial number was one of the ones in the affected range even though I did not have the issue. Then again they issued another recall in the summer for a flare issue which again my serial # was within the affected range. The second time around, they didn't try to blame the user or claim it happens to other models as well.
Nikon is a recent example of how companies should take responsibility and control of the issue.
Apple has done so with improving the type of aluminum used and on most occasions replacing bent iPhones that did not show other signs of abuse.
Apologists need not apologize for them anymore cause the issue has been resolved with the new models.
But pretending the issues exists is pure ignorance at its best!