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iPhone 5S warped after 3 days

Moccasin said:
sigh... wasn't aware that I was. I was just pointing out that it COULD be a manufacturing fault and that no-one on this thread can be certain that it was the OP's friend's fault.
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The OP himself said it was fine when he unboxed it. A bend that insane would've been obvious instantly. (I don't even think it'd fit in the box properly considering how tightly packed they are).

The trauma to the phone, by the OP's own description, happened while it was in the possession of the owner, not before.
 
Why do people complain about Apple after their own stupidity. Who would put an expensive glass and aluminium phone in their back pocket and then sit on it.:eek: and for those that say they have Apple Care Plus should not be covered because it is not an accident but stupidity.
 
It's a matter of physics and leverage.

Depends on your pockets, how tight they are, where on your body they are positioned and what you are sitting on.

If you have a big plush booty and you sit in a big plush chair, it's not gonna bend. If your pockets allow it to move to a safer position, it might not bend. But if it is in the perfect place and you sit on it in just the right way, if course it will bend.

Common sense. It's not engineered for that. None of the current class of smartphones are built for abuse. We traded that for light weight, thinness, and big screens.

You know, Nokia once built smartphones before the iPhone. Their criteria was that it had to withstand a 5ft drop repeatedly into concrete. That was what people expected of phones back then. It's not the 90's anymore. Phones are now fragile little tablet computers. Adapt. Get over it. Or buy a vintage Nokia.

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My wife had an iPhone 5 replaced, it had a dead pixel. The replacement she then became got warped/bent in like one week of use, no drops, no nothing. She was always wearing it in a front pocket, or a purse. Same place too, at the minus volume button. Apple refuses to replace it, denying it's their materials fault.

I will be honest here, I really think their quality is going down hard, and their service sucks outside of the states it seems.
 
The OP's story is confusing. He begins by saying that the phone was bent when he set it up, which implies that it was damaged at the get go. Then he goes on to say that his friend noticed the bend after carrying the phone in his front pocket. Later in the post, he complains that iPhones should be able to withstand being carried in a back pocket and sat on.
 
I'm just kinda amazed this still happens to the new phones. Like they didn't bother to double check that aluminium again before shipping out more phones.
 
Outside sitting on it which I do all the time in my rear pocket, I'm wondering if someone forced the phone into a case . They are by the volume buttons is exactly where one would put pressure down on a phone . Also its bent backwards which makes no sense sitting on it would make it bend forward since you put screen in facing your body. This is getting confusing as its bent the wrong way if one sat on it.
 
So hopefully when your friend puts the phone in his back pocket and sits on it and cracks the screen, they'll replace that for you as well? :confused: :confused:

Apple should put a disclaimer for the phone not being able to support someone sitting on it? Maybe they should put a simple disclaimer that the user should have some common sense.
 
This should be covered under warranty as long as there are no signs of impact. Tell them to look at their internal documentation and they will see it is covered. Stupid freaking Genii at the Apple Store don't follow the documentation they are given.
 
people who carry phones and wallets in their back pockets are begging to be pick pocketed, makes no sense to me, each to their own tho i suppose :)
 
GRANTCKING said:
people who carry phones and wallets in their back pockets are begging to be pick pocketed, makes no sense to me, each to their own tho i suppose :)
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I would have to be dead not to notice someone pulling that out of my rear pocket. There is no chance in hell
 
Sonisk said:
I'm just kinda amazed this still happens to the new phones. Like they didn't bother to double check that aluminium again before shipping out more phones.
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Aluminum is a soft material. If too much pressure is applied it will bend. I don't think there is a "flaw" in the construction. The phone isn't designed to be placed in a back pocket where constant pressure will be placed upon it.
 
haruko05 said:
... After 3 days of use, no dropping, just in his front pocket when he goes out, the phone had warped right by the volume button.
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Just wanted to point out that the OP stated front pocket, not back.

Personally I rarely pocket my phone, but I also carry a slider case which is pretty rigid and I think helps prevent accidental bending more than soft cases do.
 
dotme said:
Just wanted to point out that the OP stated front pocket, not back.

Personally I rarely pocket my phone, but I also carry a slider case which is pretty rigid and I think helps prevent accidental bending more than soft cases do.
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read the next paragraph, he says it was also in his back pocket. I guess we can assume it was stored in both pockets at some time.
 
KPOM said:
Aluminum is a soft material. If too much pressure is applied it will bend. I don't think there is a "flaw" in the construction. The phone isn't designed to be placed in a back pocket where constant pressure will be placed upon it.
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Really do you have specific data to back that up. Like I said three times I do it all the time . Please let's stop generalizing folks unless you have specific engineering data that says exactly to the point x amount of pressure will bend the casing of a iPhone . I have yet to see anyone come up with hard data on this except you should not sit on one, well I do and I'm 230 lbs. so why after several iPhones I have not had one bend on me. I think the front pocket would be worse as the pivot of you is far more severe in angle than your back pocket.

Also who said and is there any written warnings from Apple saying anything on care of your product that relates to carrying a iPhone. There is none and this constant you should not have one in your back pocket is silly tell me where did you get that idea. Thin air , you and everyone else has zero proof that you are correct. Sure anything will bend at some point given the proper amount of pressure that's logical but not scientific fact that anyone has seen on this product. Now am I careful, sure I am just like carrying one which is usually the biggest percentage of damage to a iPhone is flying out of your hand. We all done it and it's not that hard to do. But even than do we have hard facts at a certain angle on a drop is sure death to a iPhone. No we do not or I never seen it.

I dropped one 4 weeks ago dead flat on its face as it cracked evenly across it besides watching it in horror hit the asphalt. Cracked screen alright but functioned perfectly. Seriously is it truly a bad idea carrying it in your pocket by scientific fact or by wife's tale opinion. Until I bend one sorry I'm not buying this don't sit on your iPhone. Now I do take precautions when on hard surface and other precautions but that's based on my logic not hard data. Anyway I'm done reading this BS no one has hard data here. People carry iPhones in there pockets and sure maybe some bend given a certain circumstance but there is no data on those circumstances. I'm not saying carry your phone in your pocket that's your choice but please stop this you should not carry it in your pocket, you have no facts to back that up. And worse make it sound like people that do are idiots well I'm not a idiot until I bend one from doing it. I'm a idiot for dropping one now there is no argument there. LOL

Not solely directed at you but unless we have real data than its a wife's tale. I agree anything can happen and it usually does and I also agree we should take precautions on care of these electronic devices. I have no argument there. We just can't say with utmost accuracy sitting on a iPhone causes damage. We simply do not have facts on that.
 
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Thierry ba said:
Thats why the 4S is still the best iPhone out there.
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Because glass bends so well?

OT: It should be common sense and routine that when sitting down you remove your phone from your back pocket and hold it in your hand while you sit. That said I do own an android where though it will fit in my front pocket, its not too realistic.
 
Wow. I've sat on and slept on my 4S more times than I can count, and it still has its original shape.
 
karmamule said:
This thread helps me understand better why this sort of sign is necessary in hotel rooms:

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According to the OP's logic they should design fire protective equipment to double for laundry duty.

Then, they'd pay him anyway and after having done so, he would turn to the Internet to complain.
 
Guy Mancuso said:
Really do you have specific data to back that up. Like I said three times I do it all the time . Please let's stop generalizing folks unless you have specific engineering data that says exactly to the point x amount of pressure will bend the casing of a iPhone . I have yet to see anyone come up with hard data on this except you should not sit on one, well I do and I'm 230 lbs. so why after several iPhones I have not had one bend on me. I think the front pocket would be worse as the pivot of you is far more severe in angle than your back pocket.

Also who said and is there any written warnings from Apple saying anything on care of your product that relates to carrying a iPhone. There is none and this constant you should not have one in your back pocket is silly tell me where did you get that idea. Thin air , you and everyone else has zero proof that you are correct. Sure anything will bend at some point given the proper amount of pressure that's logical but not scientific fact that anyone has seen on this product. Now am I careful, sure I am just like carrying one which is usually the biggest percentage of damage to a iPhone is flying out of your hand. We all done it and it's not that hard to do. But even than do we have hard facts at a certain angle on a drop is sure death to a iPhone. No we do not or I never seen it.

I dropped one 4 weeks ago dead flat on its face as it cracked evenly across it besides watching it in horror hit the asphalt. Cracked screen alright but functioned perfectly. Seriously is it truly a bad idea carrying it in your pocket by scientific fact or by wife's tale opinion. Until I bend one sorry I'm not buying this don't sit on your iPhone. Now I do take precautions when on hard surface and other precautions but that's based on my logic not hard data. Anyway I'm done reading this BS no one has hard data here. People carry iPhones in there pockets and sure maybe some bend given a certain circumstance but there is no data on those circumstances. I'm not saying carry your phone in your pocket that's your choice but please stop this you should not carry it in your pocket, you have no facts to back that up. And worse make it sound like people that do are idiots well I'm not a idiot until I bend one from doing it. I'm a idiot for dropping one now there is no argument there. LOL

Not solely directed at you but unless we have real data than its a wife's tale. I agree anything can happen and it usually does and I also agree we should take precautions on care of these electronic devices. I have no argument there. We just can't say with utmost accuracy sitting on a iPhone causes damage. We simply do not have facts on that.
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The data? People sit on their phones. They bend. End of story. Do you want to postulate some other cause for them bending?

Is it likely? No. It takes a perfect storm of circumstance to get the phone in the right position against the right objects and body, but it is a physical object. Exceed its rigidity and it will bend. Happened with the 5, why is anybody surprised to see it with the 5S
 
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