iPhone 6 Plus Bending Limits Tested in New Video

[GeneralChang]

Bend gate. You're bending it wrong...

Come that is sad. I can't bend my S5 like that at all.

To be fair, if you were to do that with your S5, it probably would bend like that. But since it’s not aluminum, it would rebound when you released the pressure.

Or crack. I have no idea how much forearm strength you’ve got. For all I know, you might be able to just fold the thing in half like a postcard. I wouldn’t recommend trying.

 

[doelcm82]

Nope, not 'weighted to land on its back'. Just meant something else hit the ground first. Glass first always smashes the screen. Enough for on another part of the phone will do that too. But a small enough force to be absorbed by the rest of the phone with that force hitting the glass? That'll save the screen. 6 / 6+ will be the same. Course, this time there's more of everything to hit.

It could also be that the iPhone 5's glass is inset a bit from the frame, so if it lands on a flat surface, even face down, it's the frame that hits first. Same with the 5C. The iPhone 4 nearly always hit glass first, no matter how it landed, so I think Apple compensated for that in the iPhone 5.

If the iPhone 6 or 6+ lands face down, it will be glass first. I'm keeping mine in a cheap ($15) case for now.

 

[MagicBoy]

The video guy is an *******, and bandwagon jumping for his own publicity. His other iPhone videos are also terrible ... and sponsored by Sony.

 

[sbailey4]

Not sure if serious or not....but I actually am considering doing the same. I saw a coworkers 6 today, and it was almost a perfect phone and size. With this "bending" news, I am highly considering going with the regular 6, or simply waiting for the "S" cycle in which these types of issues will be resolved.

There is actually a PC Mag article stating just that. Of course its all opinion, but it really is about the perfect size for a phone. Ear spkr right on ear puts mic right at your mouth. Easy enough to hold. For me I would just get the iPad mini for the $200 VZW is offering rather than spending the extra $100 for that beast of a phone. So far it really does seem to be just right.

PC Mag

 

[CEmajr]

I know it's hard to believe but even with Apple's billions of dollars they cannot defy science and make their phones out of unbendable metal.

 

[Toltepeceno]

Thinner, bigger phones. Exactly what most of us don't want.

I guess that's why they are breaking sales records with the 6's big time.

It's exactly what most people want. Big at least, I think thin was apple's idea as they seem obsessed with it.

 

[alvindarkness]

I know I sound like a broken record but I've said over and over again that the 4/4S had the best design of any iPhone even the most recent ones. I still use my 4S at home from time to time as a media control and streaming source and I marvel at it's design in comparison to my 5

Funnily enough the iPhone 3G (and 3GS) is still my favourite. I kinda thought every design since didnt feel as good in the hand and got progressively worse design wise.

 

[rsocal]

I have a 6+ on order currently. I'm also a mechanical engineer by day. I see a lot of "well duh if you bend it, it's going to bend" type comments, but it seems clear that this is something Apple overlooked. They should have predicted that under many normal circumstances people were going to put this phone in their front pockets. The phone shouldn't bend that easily. The guys phone was noticeably bent even before forcing it with his hands. Apple simply failed to analyze this scenario. It makes me wonder if they even run any kind of structural analyses at all on their phones, a simple Finite Element model would show this phone lighting up like a christmas tree at the weak spot in the case (clearly near the volume buttons), and could be reinforced fairly easily without sacrificing thickness of the overall device. Jony may be a good designer, but he is clearly a *****ty engineer.

Suffice it to say, I will not be putting this phone in my pockets ever.

Wow, give your resume to Tim Cook, if Jony Ive is a ****** designer, they clearly need a no name guy like you!

 

[alvindarkness]

I guess that's why they are breaking sales records with the 6's big time.

It's exactly what most people want. Big at least, I think thin was apple's idea as they seem obsessed with it.

According to ad impression data provided by Chitika, the adoption rate for the iPhone 6 is more than 7x higher than the iPhone 6 Plus.

Thats from another article on MR. I think your right that people wanted a bit bigger, but maybe they dont want as big as the 6 Plus?

 

[iPhonesandMacs]

Galaxy Note 3 Bend Test:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwM4ypi3at0&feature=youtu.be

 

[Toltepeceno]

Not according to another article on MR today. "According to ad impression data provided by Chitika, the adoption rate for the iPhone 6 is more than 7x higher than the iPhone 6 Plus. On the Monday following launch, the smaller iPhone accounted for 1.5 percent of North American web traffic, compared to 0.2 percent for the iPhone 6 Plus. "

Hmm, I clearly said breaking sales records with the 6's which means both of them. They are Both bigger than prior models. People are showing they want bigger models, period. That includes the 6 model.

To answer your reply though did you not notice how quick the 6+ was sold out? It was held back by lack of supply.

In the future it's actually better if you read the post you are replying to.

Ah, I see you edited your post. I think we won't really know as the 6 plus was out of stock pretty much immediately so the sales numbers are skewed by lack of that model being in stock. I wonder how many bought the 6 because the 6 plus is/was not in stock? Even in 6 months the figures will be skewed, but closer to real, as the lack of 6 plus stock threw it off.

Still, 4 million in 24 hours and 10 million in 3 days is blowing away sales figures on the 4" and below phones when released.

 

[iososx]

Social media has saved Apple customers. Now it's just a matter of deliberate focusing no matter what one is doing. Creating a safe location for wherever the phone goes. Perhaps the accessory industry will have protection.

 

[GeneralChang]

Wow, give your resume to Tim Cook, if Jony Ive is a ****** designer, they clearly need a no name guy like you!

He said he was a good designer. The asterisks were for his skill as an engineer. I’m not siding with either of you, but please be accurate in your attacks.

 

[ryan1340]

Galaxy Note 3 Bend Test: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwM4ypi3at0&feature=youtu.be

is that the version that can be dropped in water?

 

[GeneralChang]

Galaxy Note 3 Bend Test: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwM4ypi3at0&feature=youtu.be

Well yeah. It’s plastic, but the case is reinforced by the same very durable glass as the iPhone. Meaning that to break the plastic, you’d have to break the glass, whereas aluminum won’t rebound even if it’s just bent.

Let no one say that plastic hath not its virtues. Just look at Tupperware.

 

[iPhonesandMacs]

Well yeah. It’s plastic, but the case is reinforced by the same very durable glass as the iPhone. Meaning that to break the plastic, you’d have to break the glass, whereas aluminum won’t rebound even if it’s just bent.

Let no one say that plastic hath not its virtues. Just look at Tupperware.

Oh I know, I just posted it, because it was a follow-up to his iPhone video.

 

[Blue Fox]

Well, you all wanted a curved glass screen didn't you?

 

[rsocal]

He said he was a good designer. The asterisks were for his skill as an engineer. I’m not siding with either of you, but please be accurate in your attacks.

Was not an attack, and I clearly understood what he said! It was a ****** comment about a great designer at a great company, and I don't think a negative comment about what engineering skills Jony Ive has or does not have was cool!

I'm sure Jony Ive & Apple for that matter know just wee bit about engineering!

 

[Toltepeceno]

Well yeah. It’s plastic, but the case is reinforced by the same very durable glass as the iPhone. Meaning that to break the plastic, you’d have to break the glass, whereas aluminum won’t rebound even if it’s just bent.

Let no one say that plastic hath not its virtues. Just look at Tupperware.

Look at the firearms industry. Glock, s&w, H&K, etc. Assault rifles.

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He said he was a good designer. The asterisks were for his skill as an engineer. I’m not siding with either of you, but please be accurate in your attacks.

He must have had a fender he couldn't bend out today.

 

[kagharaht]

So, none of the other Phablet Makers have this problem? Riiiiight!

 

[Toltepeceno]

So, none of the other Phablet Makers have this problem? Riiiiight!

The difference is plastic, if they are made of it, will flex back with the gorilla glass and aluminum will stay bent.

There are instances of the 5 and 5s bending, I havn't seen any of the 5c because they won't stay bent.

 

[Matt Leaf]

I'd demand a refund if my phone was bending like that. This is the first time an Apple product has ever looked tacky and cheap, imo. That's the end of the iphone 6+ right there! Thinness isn't everything.

 

[JeffyTheQuik]

When ones applies a force enough to bend metal, metal will bend. Can anyone simplify this one for me with an equation governing this anomaly?

D= u(M/b*s/hi)^t

Where
D is durability
U is the unbreakability factor
M is the mass of the Aluminum
B is the breakability coefficient
S is the constant for stupidity among Internet viewers
Hi is the number of hits on the video
T is the time factor spent on this formula

( this is for the guy doing the video, not you, the one posting the question. It's not science. Science is having force measurement tools to do the bending, not some person exerting an unquantifiable force on his phone. With his science acumen, he may have well handed it to a preschool class with wood mallets to see how durable it was.)

 

[barondebxl]

Three people with iPhone 6+ backorders just got bumped up on the list!

2 people, u quoted 2 of my posts!

 

[Daws001]

I fear for the tight panted hipster. By my calculations, just 24.38 seconds in tight, hipster pants could cause an iPhone 6+ to snap in half. Also potentially damaging the nearby soft and supple hipster flesh.

Be safe fellow Apple users.