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iPhone 6 Plus Reportedly Accounting for 60% of Total iPhone 6 Device Shipments

throys said:
Only 9 customers and only idiots would actually try and bend thier device. You don't see Pepsi or Coke giving refunds for you carrying a bottle of drink your pocket and sat on it and break it. Everything breaks and bend some even have #Gaps so we just need to be smart with our device.
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Just because only "9" people have had their phones bent doesn't mean it's not a design flaw. Some of the people complained the phone was in their front pocket. If you can't sit down with a phone in your front pocket that is a problem. Some people on here are too quick to defend Apple and blame the users.
 
norisq said:
You're kidding, right? This clearly is a design failure. It bends in people's pockets. And where do you get that number from? Nine customers? I personally know three guys who had problems with the device bending. I think it shouldn't be us adjusting to the products they throw at us, but the other way around. I'd rather have a device that is smart with me, than me being smart with my device. But that's just my opinion...
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Um...guess you didn't see the consumer reports video that debunked "bendgate". You say you know 3 guys personally who bent their iphone plus in their back pockets? Hmm. I don't know any.
 
Poor Steve. Spent all that energy on making it as small as possible.

At this point, I'd say put the phone chips in the iPads too.
 
nia820 said:
Where are all those naysayers who said 5.5 was too big and no one would want it.
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So we're believing DigiTimes now? I do think the 6 Plus and :apple:Watch were meant to go together. Will be interesting to see if iPad mini gets updated this fall.
 
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blinkie said:
Bloody humans. Now I'll never get my smaller iphone.
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Heh, I'm in two minds about it after upgrading from my 4S to a (normal) 6. I've still got the 4S next to me and it's so weird trying to use it now, it's really small! I think there's value in making budget iPhones in this size. I don't know if I'll go back but I would absolutely love these bigger, thinner phones to be a bit more sturdy!

But equally I'm not going any bigger than this. Anything bigger than the 6 and it wont fit in my pockets!
 
Could have something to do with super-tech-happy users (most of which prefer really large phones) being first in line to get new devices?
Or that the initial hunger for large iPhones is huge, since it has never been an option before?
Or that they are ramping up production for the 6/6+ release in China, where large phones are super popular?

Or a million other reasons. It is still too early to tell, what most people will ultimately prefer. What does seem clear though, is that both models are selling really well. That's fantastic.

My guess is that the 4.7 inch will turn out to be the most popular size once the initial frenzy has cooled down.
 
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MacDarcy said:
Um...guess you didn't see the consumer reports video that debunked "bendgate". You say you know 3 guys personally who bent their iphone plus in their back pockets? Hmm. I don't know any.
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It happened to my friend. He had a 6+ that he left in his front pocket all day. It's under Apple Care though and they replaced it on the spot but is considering selling it on for a normal 6.
 
I'd like a survey in a few months to so how many wished they got the 4.7" screen, I know that's the one I would choose.
 
throys said:
Only 9 customers and only idiots would actually try and bend thier device. You don't see Pepsi or Coke giving refunds for you carrying a bottle of drink your pocket and sat on it and break it. Everything breaks and bend some even have #Gaps so we just need to be smart with our device.
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This is horrible logic. Aside from the fact the bottle won't easily stay in your pocket, odds are if you sat on an unopened bottle it won't break, and you can feel it have some give.

This sort of attitude is why I hate telling people I use apple products. A defect is a defect. Nothing's likely to happen, but we're not allowed to sit on our phones? My god, we always have been...
 
Trapezoid said:
What about the catastrophic bending design flaw though?
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That will remain as a peak time of human's stupidity. A time when people discovered that if you use enough force on objects they bend. And all the sudden they started to bend phones.
 
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I knew right from the beginning that the 6+ was going to be a monster hit. People have been waiting for a huge iPhone for 2 years now so it stands to reason it would sell much better than Apple ever thought it would.
 
NightFox said:
I think half of the Plus sales have been to all the bloggers, website owners and journalists wanting to do their own "exclusive" bendgate features.
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Over 2.5 million of them? That's a lot more than 9.

Or is it 9/2500000, which is under 0.0004%, or under 0.04% if only 1% of bent ones are reported to Apple. 99.96% good is pretty high quality.
 
Hopefully this news makes some of the developers hurry up with their 6+ updates. Getting so many "updated for ios8" updates that only support iPhone 5/5s size phones (native).

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Bonte said:
I don't need the bigger phone but the camera in the 6+ has a optical image stabilizer, that alone is enough to choose the plus.
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I have one of each, and the OIS truly is great.
 
Ballis said:
Thats insane. I skipped upgrading this gen, for the first time ever, due to both models being to large. Im amazed it sells so well, but also sad, because I guess this may be the end for the smaller models. Id prefer 4" and even 3,5" over these.
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Just take it easy Steve, a man in your condition shouldn't get too excited.
 
foobarbaz said:
Seems surprising, but probably this is just catching up to demand.

Tshe 6 Plus opened up a new market, with people rushing to buy one. The 6 is just the regular update, so it targets people who already have one. They'll be okay waiting till its time to upgrade.

I'm willing to bet that the distribution will even out to about 66%/33% in the long run.
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The point about opening up a new market is the most important one in all this. The Plus is hot right now because all the early adopters and gear heads (like me) just HAVE to have the latest and greatest. That will die down before long, and the regular upgraders will take over the demand curve. I read someplace that Apple projected that the split would even out to 80 / 20 for regular vs Pluses. Over time, that could be. But I do think that Apple underestimated the demand for Pluses. Coupled with supply chain issues and general stupidity from their marketing team, now the urgency for the Plus is overwhelming. But that, too, shall pass.
 
BvizioN said:
That will remain as a peak time of human's stupidity. A time when people discovered that if you use fore on objects they bend.
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I for one was shocked!

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firewood said:
Over 2.5 million of them? That's a lot more than 9.

Or is it 9/2500000, which is under 0.0004%, or under 0.04% if only 1% of bent ones are reported to Apple. 99.96% good is pretty high quality.
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Not if you're on mr...It's a signal that apple has lost their touch
 
doasis23 said:
Where did he say back pocket?

The consumer reports video didn't debunk anything. They didn't apply pressure in the weak spot.
http://www.cultofmac.com/297938/weakspot-theory-shows-bendgates-quite-dead-yet/
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It did debunk the myth that the iPhone 6 Plus is weak. Sorry. They didn't test the weak spot? They didn't search for the weak spot on ANY of the phones tested. They all had the same exact test done on them. Why would they use the same test for all phones except the iPhone? How stupid would that be?!
 
clibinarius said:
This is horrible logic. Aside from the fact the bottle won't easily stay in your pocket, odds are if you sat on an unopened bottle it won't break, and you can feel it have some give.

This sort of attitude is why I hate telling people I use apple products. A defect is a defect. Nothing's likely to happen, but we're not allowed to sit on our phones? My god, we always have been...
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I've always been allowed to do a lot of things...doesn't mean what I do isnt stupid. I agree that if people say you shouldn't put your phone in your front pocket, that's dumb. But if your constantly sitting on your phone and it bends and you complain that it's a defect, that's called entitlement and lack of personal accountability.

A hallmark of today's generation.
 
clibinarius said:
This is horrible logic. Aside from the fact the bottle won't easily stay in your pocket, odds are if you sat on an unopened bottle it won't break, and you can feel it have some give.

This sort of attitude is why I hate telling people I use apple products. A defect is a defect. Nothing's likely to happen, but we're not allowed to sit on our phones? My god, we always have been...
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We've always sat on our phones? I can't think of a single time I've sat on my phone. It'd be uncomfortable if nothing else!

Surely there has to be some common sense applied. This device is thin with a large sheet of glass on the front. Maybe planting my weight down upon it is not the best idea!

Part of being a rational human being is surely to assess a situation. "I used to sit on my differently built, shaped, and sized iPhone therefore this completely different one will be just fine!?!
 
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