iPhone 6 Plus slightly bent after 2 days

[Newtons Apple]

To me it is just common sense that the phone is very thin and light and the laws of physics say it will bend. Aluminum is very soft and it will bend. Apple is just giving us what they think we wnat and that is thin, thin, thin.

If I were Apple, I would tell everyone to keep it out of your pocket or risk it being bent. Abuse is not covered under the normal warranty!

My friend bent his 5S in his front pocket by just bumping into a table. Everyone needs to be warned and not surprised when your new baby gets bent!

 

[MagicBoy]

Google for something like "Galaxy bent front pocket" and see that this is not a completely new phenomenon. Try "cracked" even.

I did. This thread was the second hit. LOL!

 

[maflynn]

Thinner, larger phone - this is what I was worried about. I don't know if the OP's experience will be the exception or the rule. Clearly he and the others who posted in with bent phones hadn't done anything wrong.

I can see phones getting bent if you have them in the back pocket but the front pants pocket - no.

 

[widebloke]

For the record:

1. Mine is a iPhone 6 NOT A PLUS
2. Kept in front pocket of a pair of Levi 501s, no hippster skinniness here
3. The same pair of jeans jeans kept an iPhone 5 in excellent un-bent condition for nearly 2 years.
4. Bent within 48 hours probably only 12 of which it was actually in my pocket

As a product designer my self I would expect a product to meet a basic reasonable set of criteria, one of which is it should be able to be kept in a pocket without damage based on normal usage by the majority of people. There may well be some who keep it in a belt holder or others who treat it with kid gloves and take it out of their pockets to sit down, but your average person will keep it in their average front pockets, therefore it should meet this requirement. If I drop it onto concrete or into a lake I would expect it to break or be damaged, but that falls outside of normal use. In my view Apple have either pushed the thinness envelope to far(the Colin Chapman school of design)or really misunderstood how their customers use their products(unlikely)

 

[maflynn]

Who rides in a car with their phone in their pant pocket?

I do, my 5c is always in my front pocket.

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As a product designer my self I would expect a product to meet a basic reasonable set of criteria, one of which is it should be able to be kept in a pocket without damage based on normal usage by the majority of people.

When all the rumors were swirling about a thinner larger iPhone, this was my major concern. There were plenty of threads/discussions of people bending the iPhone 5 when put in the back pocket. Now with the IP6+, there seems some lack of space in the front pocket.

As more and more people get their hands on the IP6+ we'll see how this shakes out.

 

[Velin]

Adjust to the new ways. Stop your crying and learn how to handle your device. This size of smart device is not meant to be in your pocket when you sit down. I and millions of other people have learned how to manage, I'm sure you can.

Oh look, there goes Apple's market share, as millions of consumers refuse to "learn how to manage" putting a phone in their pocket.

For the record, I think Apple products are great -- but if you think I'll spend a nanosecond "managing" a phone's pocketability, no.

If a basic iPhone can't be pocketed while sitting down, the design is fail. Period.

 

[Smartass]

To me it is just common sense that the phone is very thin and light and the laws of physics say it will bend. Aluminum is very soft and it will bend. Apple is just giving us what they think we wnat and that is thin, thin, thin.

If I were Apple, I would tell everyone to keep it out of your pocket or risk it being bent. Abuse is not covered under the normal warranty!

My friend bent his 5S in his front pocket by just bumping into a table. Everyone needs to be warned and not surprised when your new baby gets bent!

Fortunately youre not Apple. You honestly cant believe that people who bought new iphone, will now carry it around all day in their hands, because "its common sense that the phone is very thin and light and the laws of physics say it will bend". You know we are talking about a phone here, which is carried in peoples pockets most of the time? We arent talking about a porcelain vase overhere. It obviously has a big flaw in its design and cannot withstand a normal day-to-day use and now its consumers fault that the phone bent in their pocekts, because they dont use "common sense"?. And you think thats ok? Oh my god.

 

[Bobo03]

To me it is just common sense that the phone is very thin and light and the laws of physics say it will bend. Aluminum is very soft and it will bend. Apple is just giving us what they think we wnat and that is thin, thin, thin.

If I were Apple, I would tell everyone to keep it out of your pocket or risk it being bent. Abuse is not covered under the normal warranty!

My friend bent his 5S in his front pocket by just bumping into a table. Everyone needs to be warned and not surprised when your new baby gets bent!

That is a marketing campaign that I would love to see.

 

[Smartass]

That is a marketing campaign that I would love to see.

they did that type of campaign once, its called "you're holding it wrong"

 

[CallOfDuty]

In all fairness, Apple should have made their phones structurally more durable and able to withstand regular use.
BUT here's the thing: I don't think Apple designed the iPhone thinking we should make it withstand 18 hours while being bent in someone else's back pocket.
To be fair to Apple, I am hundred percent sure they have engineers, designers who legitimately tests the structural integrity of the iPhone with normal use. But 18 hours sitting in someone else's back pocket is NOT normal use. Whats worse, being warm and stuffy in the back pocket only adds nothing more than to the bendiness of the aluminium casing.

I'm sure this would be a huge issue only if users are able to bend their iPhones with legitimate brute force, like wrapping both hands around the phone try to cause it to permanently bend. In this case, Apple would have to take serious responsibility.
However, they are not supposed to be responsible for user inflicted damages. Who keeps their phone in the back pocket, seated for almost 18 hours? Not me. Seems almost foolish to me- especially for such a big phone. Still, I'm sure Apple will replace the phone.

 

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[hanzoh]

BUT here's the thing: I don't think Apple designed the iPhone thinking we should make it withstand 18 hours while being bent in someone else's back pocket.

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But 18 hours sitting in someone else's back pocket is NOT normal use. Whats worse, being warm and stuffy in the back pocket only adds nothing more than to the bendiness of the aluminium casing.

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Who keeps their phone in the back pocket, seated for almost 18 hours?

It was in the FRONT pocket!
Of course I wouldn't have posted this if I was carrying it in my back pocket.

 

[phillytim]

THIS. Protect your phone, for cryin' out loud!

We shouldn't have to pay higher AppleCare+ for you guys that run naked and abuse your phones, falling back on replacement.

Slap a case on it and it won't budge.

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No, in "all fairness" you guys have the responsibility to protect your phones. If you have any idea that it will be in your pockets, that that you'll be sitting with it, well then get a damn case for it! Like a good Spigen Slim Armour or Tough Armor case, for cryin' out loud.

In all fairness, Apple should have made their phones structurally more durable and able to withstand regular use.
BUT here's the thing: I don't think Apple designed the iPhone thinking we should make it withstand 18 hours while being bent in someone else's back pocket.
To be fair to Apple, I am hundred percent sure they have engineers, designers who legitimately tests the structural integrity of the iPhone with normal use. But 18 hours sitting in someone else's back pocket is NOT normal use. Whats worse, being warm and stuffy in the back pocket only adds nothing more than to the bendiness of the aluminium casing.

I'm sure this would be a huge issue only if users are able to bend their iPhones with legitimate brute force, like wrapping both hands around the phone try to cause it to permanently bend. In this case, Apple would have to take serious responsibility.
However, they are not supposed to be responsible for user inflicted damages. Who keeps their phone in the back pocket, seated for almost 18 hours? Not me. Seems almost foolish to me- especially for such a big phone. Still, I'm sure Apple will replace the phone.

 

[maflynn]

No, in "all fairness" you guys have the responsibility to protect your phones. If you have any idea that it will be in your back pockets, that that you'll be sitting on it, well then get a damn case for it! Like a good Spigen Slim Armour or Tough Armor case, for cryin' out loud.

The OP stated it was his front pocket not his back pocket.

 

[Nik]

Maybe Apple should have made the phone just a little bit thicker. Three advantages:

- longer lasting battery
- no protruding camera
- it will not bend anymore
- better to grip

 

[phillytim]

The OP stated it was his front pocket not his back pocket.

OK well really the same goes for front pockets, or any pockets. When you sit down, there is pressure put on what's in your front pockets.

And plus these days, when everyone is wearing the 'One Direction' type skinny pants, there's not much safe haven in pockets anywhere!

 

[iphone4sATT]

Seatbelt

I think given the length of the phone, the pressure of the lap belt portion of the seatbelt could easily bend the phone by adding pressure across the device. I don't think the sitting alone would cause this but we can all assume you were wearing a seatbelt. I think the phone should be placed into some sort of holder in the car and never in a pocket while driving or even as a passenger.

 

[phillytim]

I do agree, I'd rather have better battery with a slightly thicker phone than seeing a phone get as thin as technologically possible.

At some point, it turns into a negative gain.

Maybe Apple should have made the phone just a little bit thicker. Three advantages:

- longer lasting battery
- no protruding camera
- it will not bend anymore

 

[TTMax]

Y'know, I gave a 6 plus the old flex test at the Apple store and I was convinced that it was flexing under moderate pressure and that if I had tried any harder it would have damaged something. I wouldn't be surprised if bent iPhones made mainstream news in the near future! Looks like Mr. Ive dropped the ball on these new designs, jutting, striping and now bending. Too much time spent designing the watch eh Jony!

 

[hanzoh]

I think given the length of the phone, the pressure of the lap belt portion of the seatbelt could easily bend the phone by adding pressure across the device. I don't think the sitting alone would cause this but we can all assume you were wearing a seatbelt. I think the phone should be placed into some sort of holder in the car and never in a pocket while driving or even as a passenger.

I don't know how you put on seatbelts or how high you wear your pants, but the belt goes over my hip and doesn't run anywhere near my pockets. If I wanted to, I could easily pull the phone out of the pocket while sitting in a car.

 

[Plutonius]

You guys must wear some tight pants because I had it in my pocket all last night for dinner and I didn't even feel it. I have the leather case on it.

You had an iPhone 6+ with case in your pants pocket and didn't even feel it ???

Maybe at 5.5" it is too thin?

Possibly, but you probably shouldn't be carrying it in any pocket. Most people I see with a bigger phone, carry them in a case attached to their belt.

 

[Geckotek]

I recall this happening to several people when the iPhone 5 was first released.

 

[tigres]

So if a new iPhone 6 is placed in your front pocket, it has a possibility of bending?

Well, I place my phone in my front left pocket 100% of the time while out, so not sure what I am required to do now.

According to posters here, Apple does no wrong. If mine bends in my shorts, jeans, or suit, I would be pretty taken back.

 

[maflynn]

OK well really the same goes for front pockets, or any pockets. When you sit down, there is pressure put on what's in your front pockets.

So I guess apple designed a phone that cannot be put in someone pants then?

That seems a little ludicrous. I'm not lashing out at you, but at the notion that a cell phone can no longer be put in someone's pocket.

I really don't know if the OP's issue, is the exception or the rule, but it seems like a design error on Apple's part to make it so delicate that you cannot use it the way many people expect it to be used.

 

[phillytim]

I attribute it more to today's skinny-jeans/pants generation PLUS the huge size of phones that they've been clamoring for. Apple gave them what they wanted, a huge phone, but they somehow want it all to work in skinny pants, and probably without being responsible to either put a case on it for protection or carry it in a belt holster or a carrying case (a purse, a murse, or whatever contraption). Somewhere therein lies the problem, as I see it. People obviously are observing that there may be a bend danger factor in a thin, long device, and need to be responsible with it. A company can only do so much against the law of physics.

So I guess apple designed a phone that cannot be put in someone pants then?

That seems a little ludicrous. I'm not lashing out at you, but at the notion that a cell phone can no longer be put in someone's pocket.

I really don't know if the OP's issue, is the exception or the rule, but it seems like a design error on Apple's part to make it so delicate that you cannot use it the way many people expect it to be used.