I guess if you own an iPhone 6+ it's time to go dark. You have to dodge android users as well as iPhone 6 users.
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iPhone 6 Subjected to Bend Test, Proves More Durable Than iPhone 6 Plus
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We don't know the extent of the problem. We have a few reports and a couple of people purposely bending phones on videos that appear to have already been bent.
My iPhone 6+ is not bent, despite being carried around in my front pocket.
If I start to see people around me holding bent iPhones in significant numbers, I'll accept it as a scandal. If I start to see testing done by sources that I find trustworthy, and that testing shows that the iPhone is easier to bend than some other phones, I'll be willing to take it seriously. I'm just not ready to take to the streets when I don't see evidence so far that this is a real threat to my iPhone 6+ and the everyday use I put it to.
Because your analogy is even remotely relevant.
Maybe you should spend *less* time trolling the internet, and *more* time taking a physics class.
This isn't a physics problem. It is a design choice. Lots of phablets don't have this physics problem.
I'll spend less time in the internet, you spend less time make stupid excuses for Apple. Deal?
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Gold standards now include inconsistent and shifting white balance?
I'll be looking for that feature in my new D610.
You wanted a larger device, then treat it as such. Period. The 6 isn't experiencing this issue (at least not at the rate of the - much larger - phablet, if at all). Would you put an iPad Mini in your pocket? A lot of people can't fit the 6 Plus in their pockets but they jam them in just the same.
PS Make use of the return policy and grab a Galaxy Note 4 or whatever device that fits your needs. Nothing wrong with it, almost considered one myself. Keep in mind, those break in other ways too. Every tech has their faults, Apple's just more popular at the moment and sells quite a lot.
Whoa, easy cowboy. You're on an Apple fan site, not everyone's going to agree with you so try to engage in civil discourse or move on and use your time more wisely. No sense arguing with strangers on the internet, especially if you take it personally.
What I'm reading from everybody on this thread:
"Waahhh. They're saying bad things about teh new iPhonez. They must be stupid!!!!1111"
Personally (and against the beliefs of many of the Apple die-hards here) I wouldn't consider any instances of these iPhones bending being due to negligence. For years, people have been sticking phones in their front pockets without any such problem (and admit itI'm sure many of you have done so as well), so naturally people are going to assume it's OK to do so with the iPhone 6+. Unfortunately, the design of the device doesn't allow it to stand up to what I'd consider "normal use", as there are multiple reports of this taking place.
Additionally, as demonstrated by Marques Brownlee in one of his latest videos, he was unable to bend a couple of Android devices which featured metal on the body or around the edge. This leads me to believe (and also stated at the end of Marques' video) that the 6+ suffers from some poor design choices (too thin design and no internal reinforcement).
Long story short, you have to be blind to not see that there's a problem here with how Apple designed the device. If they're smart, they'll make the appropriate changes in the next iteration of the device.
"Waahhh. They're saying bad things about teh new iPhonez. They must be stupid!!!!1111"
Personally (and against the beliefs of many of the Apple die-hards here) I wouldn't consider any instances of these iPhones bending being due to negligence. For years, people have been sticking phones in their front pockets without any such problem (and admit itI'm sure many of you have done so as well), so naturally people are going to assume it's OK to do so with the iPhone 6+. Unfortunately, the design of the device doesn't allow it to stand up to what I'd consider "normal use", as there are multiple reports of this taking place.
Additionally, as demonstrated by Marques Brownlee in one of his latest videos, he was unable to bend a couple of Android devices which featured metal on the body or around the edge. This leads me to believe (and also stated at the end of Marques' video) that the 6+ suffers from some poor design choices (too thin design and no internal reinforcement).
Long story short, you have to be blind to not see that there's a problem here with how Apple designed the device. If they're smart, they'll make the appropriate changes in the next iteration of the device.
Nope. I have never sat down with a phone in my pocket and don't intend to start now. I'll be keeping my 6+.
Typical Macrumors hit and run comment . No source no backup pulled from an ample butt.
A guy in the internet trying to bend with his bare hands is not exactly the right way to test either.
Who knows if he is applying the same pressure and the same kind of pressure on comparable phones from other manufacturers. The test should be somehow standardized and measured so they can show how much force is applied across each phone.
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Man.. use your google and your interwebs.
http://venturebeat.com/2014/09/24/iphone-6-has-serious-camera-problems-say-toms-hardware-testers/
It's a portable phone that that should be able to stand the rigours of being in someone's pocket. Apple could have easily braced the design. They didn't and have ****ed up.
They are the imbeciles.
Lots of weird testing going on out there. I wish one person, just one, would put on even half as much effort into testing the mic and outgoing voice quality of the 6/6+
If only they had put OIS in the iPhone 6.... Good to see its more durable though and it stood up to drop tests pretty well.
But I thought some on here were saying their iPhone 6 had bent in their pockets?
But I thought some on here were saying their iPhone 6 had bent in their pockets?
You are wrong. The problem seen by people who think is this. The entire controversy is based on 3 pictures echoed around the Internet And some jackass breaking phones intentionally on You tube.
Some of us require a little more proof.
I like MacRumors.... But why are they giving credence to this one idiot.... If you watch the first video, you will see the times on the phone don't make any sense. When he shows the minor bend, the iPhone displays a time of 2:20 something. Then, when he shows the iPhone fully bent, the time is actually 1:58.... So, if this were real, why would the time be earlier, for the bigger bend. I also want to know why we haven't seen more videos and images of bending if it were a real issue....
-Also this is a fail on the media. You'd have thought they'd have at least gotten one more source besides every channel using MacRumors as their only source.
-Also this is a fail on the media. You'd have thought they'd have at least gotten one more source besides every channel using MacRumors as their only source.
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I didn't pre-order because I couldn't decide which size to go for. After looking at them in person I still couldn't decide. Since I like to keep my phone in my pocket and I'm short so my pockets aren't big I think my decision has been made. 6 here I come (or whenever they are actually available)!
There is an insane amount of FUD in this thread.
You get reports of thin phones and even the iPod touch bending from time to time.
My son has an iPod touch 5th generation. It has a very thin frame, at 6.1mm its thinner than any of these phones.
He hasn't bent it in a year and a half.
I think its an interesting story to watch, but once people start fearing how they'll get it into a case without destroying it, I have to laugh. OMG, lol....that's over the top.
The phone isn't made of tissue paper, you'll be fine.
You get reports of thin phones and even the iPod touch bending from time to time.
My son has an iPod touch 5th generation. It has a very thin frame, at 6.1mm its thinner than any of these phones.
He hasn't bent it in a year and a half.
I think its an interesting story to watch, but once people start fearing how they'll get it into a case without destroying it, I have to laugh. OMG, lol....that's over the top.
The phone isn't made of tissue paper, you'll be fine.
Any phone is going to bend. Unless it's the new motorola X. I didn't think moto had it in them. And it's a metal phone to boot.
Here's another "Law" for you:
If a material is so weak that disfigures and bends with regular daily pressure,either use some toughening coating around it,or use a different material to build a large phone with.
because people put their phones in their pockets.
This law was a law of logic by the way..
The problem is that I have had friends and colleagues who have been putting their Android phablet in their pockets for a long time. When I get my 6+, which is a device as large as theirs, why should I have to treat it differently ?
I don't have an iPad Mini, but I have a Nexus 7 which is approximately the same size. And, yes, I put it in my pockets when I'm in the subway and I'm done reading it. Yes, I have deep pockets. Never had an issue even though it's much larger than the 6+ (7 inches vs 5.5). And the Nexus 7 is known to be pretty fragile...
Apple is also currently obsessive about thinness and aluminium, even more than during Steve Jobs days. These two obsessions obviously dot not go well together.
I would have expected Apple to come up with intelligent solutions. Either using polycarbonates in a way to make them sexy or by combining an aluminium exterior with inner reinforcements. The DSLR industry, for instance, does a good job at that.
Good design is not just producing pretty objets - most students are able to do that. Good design is productive stunning objects with superior user experience and within the bounds of industrial and reality constraints. Apple failed to do good design with the 6+ (and besides, it's not that pretty compared to the 4S for instance, that's the only iPhone I will put in a case because that will probably make it look better).
I wouldn't let this stop me from buying a plus if that was the size phone I wanted. Most people will use a case anyway which should be good enough backing to prevent this. I got the 6 because the plus was too big but the bend "issue" wouldn't stop me from buying the plus if that's what I wanted. Also if OIS is the only reason you want the plus I would say to check out the 6 first. The camera has been very impressive so far and I can't say I've taken a bad or out of focus picture yet.