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iPhone 6 Subjected to Bend Test, Proves More Durable Than iPhone 6 Plus
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When did this common sense about aluminium become rumors? 
Why not make a headline: Macbook is more durable thank iPhone 6?
Btw, the only newsworthy I saw about this bending thing is.. it reminds me of a piece of chewing gum. The iPhone looks just like it on the side. haha
Why not make a headline: Macbook is more durable thank iPhone 6?
Btw, the only newsworthy I saw about this bending thing is.. it reminds me of a piece of chewing gum. The iPhone looks just like it on the side. haha
Apple should have realized this during production and built an internal bracing structure. The 6 Plus should not bend that easily, simple as that. All the people saying its simple physics, aluminum bends, blah blah blah, yeah that's right. The problem is, there was a pretty simple fix, re-enforce the interior to prevent weak spots. Just saying its normal and simple physics is stupid. It's like saying wearing a cloth vest vs a bullet proof vest is just simple physics. The issue is, this should not happen so easily, and that is apples fault.
Is it me or is there not a single Samsung phone in that video? Macrumors better doublecheck those posts...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sr-lEnPwzAw
Here's a bend test with a Galaxy Note 3 vs 6 Plus.
Results = at 100 lbs force, Note 3 bends more than the 6 Plus but goes back to normal after. 6 Plus bends and stays bent.
Who'da thought the laws of physics apply to Apple?!
In other news, the physics and engineering worlds have been thrown into to turmoil with news the laws of leverage affect the bendability of smartphones.
Mr Greg Noeinstein has said "We simply didn't expect that a longer iPhone would provide greater leverage to apply force to bend it. This changes everything. We may have to reconsider the origins of the universe."
If MacRumours hasn't jumped the shark yet, they've certainly got their skis on.
A little cynicism in reporting these beatups wouldn't go astray, please.
In other news, the physics and engineering worlds have been thrown into to turmoil with news the laws of leverage affect the bendability of smartphones.
Mr Greg Noeinstein has said "We simply didn't expect that a longer iPhone would provide greater leverage to apply force to bend it. This changes everything. We may have to reconsider the origins of the universe."
If MacRumours hasn't jumped the shark yet, they've certainly got their skis on.
A little cynicism in reporting these beatups wouldn't go astray, please.
It is one of the features.
So you get that curvy feel. And if you do it on the plastic samsunq, it will transform into 2 piece instead of bending.chewing gum vs. biscuits - 2 of the biggest 3C companies are now making snack battles! LOL
You have no clue what your talking about. Please actually read what your pretending to research on. It is very clear you just did a simple Google search and copy and pasted whatever you thought made sense.
Anodized aluminum is mainly for increased corrosion resistance, it does not increase the strength of the aluminum object.
Notice in your sources it mentions things are protected by layers of anodized aluminum.
Source:
http://www.anodizing.org/FAQ/faq_cont2.html
As a typical buyer, a question I would have for the 6+ is whether it can fit in my pocket comfortably. And in my daily use I do not remove my iPhone from my pocket whenever I sit down. If the 6+ cannot be used in the pocket, then it's no different to an iPad Mini, in which case I'm better off with the iPad.
If the 6+ sales drop off, Apple should not interpret that to mean people don't want plus-sized iPhones. Rather, it means we don't want bendable-phones. Bring back the glass-panel.
Apple seems proud of their slim phones. It's the commenters on blogs that seem obsessed.
Customers aren't nearly half obsessed about thinness as much as Apple is, if you give them the choice between bigger battery or a thinner phone the vast majority would pick a bigger battery. Apple went too far this time, especially with the camera sticking out, and ugly antenna bands, they fell behind. I'm still absolutely in love with the iPhone 4 design, for it's size and the time when it came out it's the most gorgeous smartphone to ever exist, at least in my opinion.
Ive creates a phone that bends more than an HTC, under normal use conditions, and he is knighted.
Positive reinforcement run amuk?
Yes, I know he wasn't knighted recently...
This phone should have been as durable as the HTC One M7 or M8 but it isn't. Both are made from billet via CNC machining. Ive is the sole reason for a weaker phone. No way to argue that point.
This is a premium phone that performs structurally similar to a $150 chinese POS. For $950, it should be able to double as a 747 wing, incase of an emergency.
Positive reinforcement run amuk?
Yes, I know he wasn't knighted recently...
This phone should have been as durable as the HTC One M7 or M8 but it isn't. Both are made from billet via CNC machining. Ive is the sole reason for a weaker phone. No way to argue that point.
This is a premium phone that performs structurally similar to a $150 chinese POS. For $950, it should be able to double as a 747 wing, incase of an emergency.
If people were smart they would use a iPad as a iPhone or put in a Microwave to charge it faster.
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iPhone 6 they could still have it 1080p but I guess Apple wanted to gay like Samsung especially the iOS 8 love how my iPhone 5 feels like it is on fire.
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iPhone 6 they could still have it 1080p but I guess Apple wanted to gay like Samsung especially the iOS 8 love how my iPhone 5 feels like it is on fire.
I still don't get people on here. The person in the videos is forcing it to bend. This cannot happen in casual use of pants. someone must be naming it into tight ass pants sideways.
Maybe they could have put in a magnesium chassis underneath?
I see this similar to cars and trucks. Cars are unibody but trucks have a steel frame. The outside panels of trucks are relatively weak but the overall structure is stronger than a unibody design.
It would be very useful to know in which direction the phone bends more easily. Most tests I have seen, bend the phone with screen forming the outer part of the curve, the phones from pockets tend be bend the other way. Because if there is one direction where it is less susceptible to bend putting it into your pocket accordingly would be a good idea.
Because you might assume that Apple would engineer the 6 Plus to be as strong as the 6.
Front pockets: Screen away from you because the screen rebounds better and would act as a buffer. If my mind is thinking about this right.
Back pocket: Don't ever sit down, if it's in your back pocket. I don't care how thin of a person you are, it will bend or break (screen). The 4/4S wouldn't but this thing just might.
Yes, they could. But that would mean more money spent and maybe it's not compatible with their unibody process... But, indeed, that would have been a solution... Aluminium can look nice, but you don't have to build the whole thing from a block of aluminium...
They do that for DSLR too... For autofocus to work precisely, you need extremely precise alignments. You also need the lens mount to sustain the torque from lens, some of which weighting several kilograms.
So, DSLR often have an outer body of polycarbonate (which is much more resistant than aluminum by the way). But the chassis itself is made of magnesium alloy. Magnesium alloy is actually pretty cheap and it can be molder in one piece, in a similar way to what Apple does with aluminium in the unibody process.
The result is a chassis that is extremely strong and rigid with an outer shell than is flexible and thus resistant to shock. Best of both worlds. And it works: you can literally hammer nails or club people with a pro-level DSLR and it will still work fine after that.
They can't because Ive won't/wouldn't allow it. His obsession cannot be denied. The protruding camera is all the proof anyone needs. That extra 1.1mm? would have kept the 6+ from bending as easily. I believe I read that the HTC One is around 32% thicker, in material thickness.
Let's say the iPhone body is 1.5mm thick (guess), add 32% (~0.5mm), you have an additional 0.6mm for extra battery. So, not only could the phone have had a flush camera but it could have had a bigger battery and NOT BENT under most all circumstances.
Ive needs to cash out and go sit on a beach somewhere.