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iPhone 6 Plus slightly bent after 2 days
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Guys this thread is already attracting attention by the tech-media in Germany, here is an example:
http://www.mobilegeeks.de/bentgate-...ufer-beschweren-sich-ueber-verbogene-geraete/
To all desperate apple defenders...
Again, I will repeat this, while it might be uncomfortable to wear the iphone 6+ in your pocket and therefor some folks will take it out of the pocket in certain situations... The iphone 6 and 6+ should not bent under these very normal use conditions!!!
This is clearly a case of bad structural design and/or quality assurance and Apple should take this very serious.
And before one more person comes and tells what ****** material Aluminium is, switch on your brain!
Aluminium is used for space-vehicles, planes, bridges, trucks, ships, cars, windows, doors etc etc and even is used to build my unibody 17" MBP and therefor I love it, because even after 5 years of intense usage it didn't bent/broke or showed any other sort of material weakness.
Ofcourse the thinner you go, the weaker something becomes and that is even true for stainless steel, but then you have to innovate to compensate for the weakness. There are a lot of possibilities in this field already, use different structures (like honeycomb structure etc...) or mixing of material (reinforce with titanium etc...).
So stop with the argument of laws of physics that prevent Apple to make a phone rigid enough to survive normal use conditions!
Planes also need to be as light as possible, but they don't explode in mid air under continues stress of air compression and decompression.
Something being uncomfortable in your pockets and something bending in your pockets are two completely different things and believe me there is no way Apple will ever tell us "you should not put your phone 6+ in your pocket, because it was not designed to be used in pockets"!!!!!
http://www.mobilegeeks.de/bentgate-...ufer-beschweren-sich-ueber-verbogene-geraete/
To all desperate apple defenders...
Again, I will repeat this, while it might be uncomfortable to wear the iphone 6+ in your pocket and therefor some folks will take it out of the pocket in certain situations... The iphone 6 and 6+ should not bent under these very normal use conditions!!!
This is clearly a case of bad structural design and/or quality assurance and Apple should take this very serious.
And before one more person comes and tells what ****** material Aluminium is, switch on your brain!
Aluminium is used for space-vehicles, planes, bridges, trucks, ships, cars, windows, doors etc etc and even is used to build my unibody 17" MBP and therefor I love it, because even after 5 years of intense usage it didn't bent/broke or showed any other sort of material weakness.
Ofcourse the thinner you go, the weaker something becomes and that is even true for stainless steel, but then you have to innovate to compensate for the weakness. There are a lot of possibilities in this field already, use different structures (like honeycomb structure etc...) or mixing of material (reinforce with titanium etc...).
So stop with the argument of laws of physics that prevent Apple to make a phone rigid enough to survive normal use conditions!
Planes also need to be as light as possible, but they don't explode in mid air under continues stress of air compression and decompression.
Something being uncomfortable in your pockets and something bending in your pockets are two completely different things and believe me there is no way Apple will ever tell us "you should not put your phone 6+ in your pocket, because it was not designed to be used in pockets"!!!!!
So without having to read 500 post how many of these Pluses were tested out of the box to be flat and then bent after carrying in the front pocket?
Just looked at mine on several different glass surfaces. With the glass down of course. The bottom right corner lifts maybe a hair. Definitely not completely flat.
My MacBook is made of aluminium too and it doesn't bend. Actually, I even sit on its edge by mistake once and the laptop was fine...
The difference I see is that Steve Jobs was still alive back then... When Apple launched the first iPhone, it had a plastic screen. Then, Steve Jobs stopped everything weeks before launch because he had discovered something unacceptable: the screen was scratched from being in his pockets. So, the whole team went back to the drawing board and spent days and night figuring how to fit an unscratchable glass screen on the device...
I don't think that man would have accepted to launch a device that would bend in his pockets...
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And in the subway, you would put it where ? On the floor ?
And at the cinema, you would put it on the armchair, where it can be stolen or forgotten ?
And at the office during a meeting, you would put it on the table in front of you where it will be a distraction from your work and annoy everyone each time you receive a notification ?
What's the point of Apple going all NFC payment if you have to reach for the phone in your backpack everytime you buy something ?
The normal place of a phone is in your pockets. It's where you can feel it vibrate, it's were it's the safest from theft since you usually feel what is going on in your front pockets, it's where it's easy to reach for it if you need it.
He/She said "With the glass down of course." What should protrude out of the display side?
@toekneeg: Maybe some pictures would be nice that shows the problem
A phone should not bend under normal and expected usage. Putting a phone in one's front pocket is normal and expected usage. If you're wearing a shirt with no pockets and not carrying a purse, backpack, etc., where are you supposed to carry the phone? Duct-taped to your forehead? If the phone is so delicate that it bends when used like this, it's a flawed design.
The iPhone 5 was the same. No one important did or said anything about the bending , apple fans kept buying it. Apple just doubled down with the iPhone 6.
This will only be fixed is if in a month or two, Review sites amend their reviews and give the iPhone a 0 on 10 for bending.
Come on people. " Tim we are getting complaints about The 5/ 5s bending, what do you think we should do?" Tim replies " how dare they complain. Lets make the iPhone 6 thinner with the insides of the 5s. Our fans will not only buy it, but defend us till there last dying breath"
Apple should not replace bent phones. JMO.
Get a plastic phone?
On the contrary, Apple should definitely replace bent phones, because it will push the issue forward. You cannot design something that's been used one way for years to suddenly HOPE your consumers won't. No idea why you're implying it's our fault if something like this happens.
Plastic. You actually went there.
First of all, just because it happened on iphone 5(s), doesn't make it any better and its still a problem!
Second of all... I went on and googled real quick a couple of cases of bent iphone 5(s), here are a couple of initial observations:
- no bending reports shortly after product release (within 48 hours)
- iphone was already bent inside the box on delivery
- the user hit an object with its leg while the phone was in the pocket
- a lot of the bends look more severe on the pictures (including shattered glass) and this gives me the impression that this was caused by more extreme forces then just wearing it in the pocket (in tight jeans).
I don't think we can compare both cases, also because the 6 and 6+ has a completely different form-factor
This thread is making me nervous. I sure hope this isn't a widespread issue. It sounds like this kind of issue, with regards to damaging a phone due to its size and being in a pocket, isn't exclusive to Apple. I do think that owners of the Plus should accept the different sort of lifestyle that comes with owning a phone of that size, but also that Apple should have constructed the phone to be a bit more strong and durable.
So without having to read 500 posts, has anyone tried to put a bent iPhone 6 Plus flipped backwards in the jeans pocket just to see if it gets straight again ?
You can't see it. You are correct on it being down on the display side. I tried it on several spots on different glass tops, to make sure it wasn't the table, and they all yielded the same results. It is literally a hair.
I didn't test it beforehand so I can't tell if it was me or just the way the phone came.
If the phone didn't came already like this (=quality problem), then it might just be the start and the bending could get worst with time. Maybe what you can do, is to lay it display down on a flat surface (not glass) and make a picture with the display being on while in a dark room.
Then you could see more light coming out of the bent corner/side then the other side.
Oh, you will sit it... LG is already putting some ads around this in Germany. It's only a matter of time before we have some "will it bend ?" campaign from Samsung...
It is no better, it is worse. As for the comparison with the 5/5s, it is completely relevant. The 4/4s were built like tanks. The 5/5s where prone to bending and now we I the iPhone 6 that bends within 48 hours. If these story's are true and the iPhone 6 bends with very little force, then the iPhone 6 is a complete fail!! Furthermore, I would say iPhone buyers are even bigger fails in this case. $1000 for a disposable phone !!!
Before I get flamed, I could be wrong and these are just 1 offs. The only way to really find out is for an impartial third party to buy some iphones and test them in a controlled manner.
Who knows maybe apple will make a free iPhone case program like they had for the iPhone 4.
Well said and I totally agree that this should not happen, especially from such an expensive and premium device like the iphone 6+
Somebody on here said that he could slightly bend an iphone 6+ at the apple store with very little force and I will also be interested in objective tests of this bending problem.
Even if Tim will do a big apology and give free cases, the PR damage will be massive and will dent the quality image that Apple has enjoyed for so long. Lets not forget that the competitors will make great use of this opportunity to damage Apple even further.
Last but not least, it will hurt sales in the long run, because people will think twice to buy the 6+ and might go for the safer option of the iphone 6.
But we need to continue following this and see if more cases will come up...
Friend of mine is getting his Plus tonight. I'll have him check and see if his is perfectly flat.
Mine hasn't been abused either. Just normal use. Coming from a year with the Note3, I'm already used to toting around a big phone, including front pocket carry. And no, no hipster pants here.
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Buy a case for it.
Got a Spigen bumper on mine. Won't prevent it since it just flexes
So laying the edge of a stainless steel ruler on the glass, there is a dip I the center. It is even the whole way then closes on each end by the top and bottom of the phone. Very very slight, juuuuust enough for light to pass through. So the glass down may not even be an accurate test.
Ruler on the back of the phone showed perfectly straight.
Ruler on the back of the phone showed perfectly straight.
Is it around the height of the sim-card? There seems to be a weakness around that SIM area.
Pictures would help...
i would imagine that the lg flex's technology will come to apple in the near future. the plus needs to be able to flex and bend.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxhkb_M1Pfc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxhkb_M1Pfc
I disagree. It is a phone, something which is almost guaranteed to be carried in the pocket, esp. for males. You're saying that every iPhone 6 Plus owner ought to carry their iPhone in a separate bag/carrier? What kind of nonsense is this? People don't buy phones to carry around separately A phone has been carried in a man's pocket since almost it's inception.
Steve Jobs himself had the iPhone in his pocket during his keynotes and was proud to show it off like that. Do you expect someone to listen to their music on the iPhone with the phone in a separate bag? Do you expect someone to carry a bag designed for each occasion/outfit appropriate to his activities? It makes no sense.
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