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iPhone 6 Subjected to Bend Test, Proves More Durable Than iPhone 6 Plus

This is not at all surprising, but Apple should've have foreseen that people would want to put the Plus in their pockets. My feeling is they didn't do enough real-world testing, or maybe I should say I hope they didn't. Because if they knew about this, they should have strengthened the frame.
 
saw many guys trying to bend some iphone today at the apple store :D

hopefully, they are still handling reservations and specialists are too busy to watch these guys trying to test their muscles on the demo units :D
 
TMRJIJ said:
Quite a few phones had bending problems including the iPhone 5, 5S, and a couple of Android phones.
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Not to this extent though - we are talking numerous cases in just a few days after launch. Do a quick Google-search and you will see that there are far more 'bendgate' cases out there than the few being highlighted on Macrumors.

If 'all' phones over a certain size did this it would not have been an issue of course, but the 6 plus clearly is more vulnerable to this than several of the other phablets out there.

Bending tests like in the video where someone uses brute force on purpose to bend the device is of course of little value - the problem arises if the device bends little by little over time in what a lot of people would consider everyday use - like having it in a (tight) front pocket and sitting down.
 
rohitp said:
How about we make all the iPhones a bit thicker - like 25% - and substantially increase battery life. How many people care about the un-ending thinner and thinner obsession?!!! :confused:
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99.9% of the population who want their phone to take up as little space/wieght as possible.

I guess Apple should use the Macintosh Portable case as the inspiration for the form factor of the next MacBook Pro.
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ThisIsNotMe said:
99.9% of the population who want their phone to take up as little space/wieght as possible.

I guess Apple should use the Macintosh Portable case as the inspiration for the form factor of the next MacBook Pro.
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Just think, most of the hysterics here posting about bendgazi weren't even born when that came out.
 
WalterNeff said:
"Surprisingly, the smaller 4.7-inch iPhone 6 appears to be much less malleable than the larger iPhone 6 Plus"

Why would that be surprising?
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The extent of the difference, as well as the ease in which the 6+ is damaged is the concern.

This is like those high school classes where they make you carry a baby around. The iPhone 6+ is the baby that must be taken out of your pocket before you sit down. And don't squeeze too hard when you play games.
lol

:rolleyes:
 
Its only a matter of time...

(stolen from twitter)
 

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So, are these people the progeny of the woman who sued McDonalds when she spilled her coffee? Perhaps a basic competence test might be a prerequisite for individuals owning anything that has the likelihood of failure when not used properly ... if you put this giant phone in your back pocket it will break if you sit on it.
 
HighDesert50 said:
So, are these people the progeny of the woman who sued McDonalds when she spilled her coffee? Perhaps a basic competence test might be a prerequisite for individuals owning anything that has the likelihood of failure when not used properly ... if you put this giant phone in your back pocket it will break if you sit on it.
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Oh dear lord....

The woman who sued McDonald's was far from stupid. She was doing the right thing.

And Apple laid a giant egg with the events of the past couple of days (bend gate, camera issues, 8.0.1 fail). You can make excuses all day for Apple if you like. I just hope they pay you for it.
 
tdale said:
Yes, but the concern is, its always the same point on the chassis, so the 6 Plus bends and stays bent, and the 6, which is harder the bend as its smaller, still bends at that same point, but less, and fractures into a crack

I reckon the phone strength is near enough to ok, the issue is there exists one weak point
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you will virtually never suffer hairline fractures on a 4.7 inch iPhone 6, this video proves that, even under the extreme excessive force of his hands and thumbs, the phone bended but went right back to its original state instantly with no deformities, the volume rocker area is probably the weakest point but seems like a complete non issue on the 6, as for the 6 Plus we still dont know if its just defective aluminum casings or a geniune design flaw on all 6 pluses
 
kobalap said:
Imagine if Apple were a tent manufacturer. Let's say they designed and manufactured a tent that is made out of paper. When it rains, the tent disintegrates.

Is your answer going to be, "paper disintegrates in water, duh"?
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Because your analogy is even remotely relevant. :rolleyes:

Maybe you should spend *less* time trolling the internet, and *more* time taking a physics class. :eek:
 
kobalap said:
Oh dear lord....

The woman who sued McDonald's was far from stupid. She was doing the right thing.

And Apple laid a giant egg with the events of the past couple of days (bend gate, camera issues, 8.0.1 fail). You can make excuses all day for Apple if you like. I just hope they pay you for it.
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camera issues lol wut? why do essentially all reviews rave hard about the new camera's and why are the new iPhones the new gold standard in smartphone imagery and photography now (best cameras in a smartphone) ?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwdZzvCFhLo

seems like the S4/S5 is very prone to this bending and breaks pretty easily under this bending pressure
 
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Well. Duh.

A large expanse of glass and metal is more bendable than a smaller one? Oh my God! What will they think of next?

Actually, anybody who knows anything about materials and basic, really basic, physics, is not surprised. Now, they could counteract that by making the iPhone 6+ 3/4" thick. Yeah. Then it wouldn't fit into anybody's pocket.

I'm still waiting for the blowtorch test. Bet it doesn't withstand blowtorches! How dare Apple release it to market!
 
kobalap said:
Some common sense and you don't need that durable gorilla glass either.
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Some common sense, and you probably don't even really need a smartphone... You might as well leave the iPhone 6 in its box at home, where it has a low probability of being bent (but not null, might have been bent at the factory during assembly).
 
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