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

terraphantm said:
Uncomfortable maybe, but I doubt it'd be particularly painful. The phone has no sharp edges and it's pretty thin. Probably wouldn't feel much worse than a wallet in a tight pocket. I think you also overestimate the strength of aluminum, especially in such a thin and long construction.
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Just going off the force the guy is obviously applying with his hands.

Honestly, I'm impressed that he didn't crush the screen. And if anything, I'm underestimating the strength of aluminium (which is silly, as I study Aeronautical Engineering, and aluminium is what we do), because I wouldn't have expected the phone to take that much load.

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jonblatho said:
I just don't get how these phones keep bending like this if (if I'm not mistaken) most people put their phones in their pocket upside-down with the screen facing the leg.

Wouldn't logic dictate, then, that the phone would bend inward from the front? I might be wrong, but I question the bending problems' normality because it seems to happen in an uncommon use case, and I haven't seen any pictures that show the display curving inward.
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No... They would sit down, and the phone would bend outward from the screen, because it's in their side pocket, not their back.
 
"iPhone 6 more durable?


well... duh...

its smaller... of course it would than something physically bigger in size.

I wouldn't blame Apple keeping their mouth shut on the bending of 6 Plus.. :rolleyes: I bet their so f**in embarrassed right now.
 
exilus said:
For those who want to know the real reason why the iphone can bend and not the htc (or any other good phone), it has nothing to do with the quality of the material because they all have very similar Modulus of elasticity (alu and magnesium are both around 65GPa, steel is at 205GPa) and similar length.

It 's all about the shape. You can google "moment of inertia"

basically a thin/flat surface will get orders of magnitude more resistance if you slightly bend it.
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Please stop with the educated engineering comments. This is a thread for trolls who either don't own the device or haven't had it happen to theirs to shout at those who do have the device and it has happened to them.

lol.


You are correct and I'd argue the biggest flaw is putting two discontinuties on either side of the phone right where the BM's are max. Just daft.
 
aloshka said:
And yet the guys hands turn blood red and shake from the pressure.
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Yes, that's because he has little force in them. Muscle shake when you have pushed them to their limits and they have run out of local energy source. Look at people doing armwrestling: they're producing a whole lot more force than he does, yet they do not shake as badly.
You can also see that in his thumbs: they're bent all the way backward, because they're supported by bones and ligaments, not by the weak muscles.
However, if he were to apply the same level of strength with his legs, he would not even notice...

And people's fingers and hands are / can be very strong. Send me any phone and I'll paste a video of breaking it in half with just my fingers.
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I don't doubt that, he's using his fingers wrong. That's actually my point: he's using his fingers wrong (and the proof of that is that he fails to bend the other phones while you could). So, he's applying very little force to the phone, a lot less than the muscle in contact with the phone in a pocket would. And, yet, the 6+ bends... And that's the whole point: Apple release a phone that can be bent with little force applied...
 
Only watched for the results of the iP6. Didn't need any other info after that :)
Glad I went the smaller variant.

Gav
 
McCool71 said:
The problem is of course that people expect a phone to be carried around in your pocket without being deformed over time. You know; like people have been using cell phones since they got down in pocketable sizes in the mid 90's.

I don't know about you, but I am not going to carry my phone in my hand when I am out and about without a jacket, shirt, man-bag, purse or other places to keep it. Most of the time when I am outside the only place to have my phone is in my pocket - if it can't survive that it fails miserably as a phone.
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Yeah but it's not a phone, it's a phablet. People didn't carry their 1980s phones in their pockets because they were too big so would have fallen out and broken.

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Breaking news... [insert Apple device] gets broken when you mistreat it and fail to use common sense.

Could apply to any advice. Laptops are for shoving in bags right? Try stuffing a 17" MacBook Pro into a backpack that's full of heavy law books that's bulging because it's so full and ride home on a bike. Even if you have a decent case, your MBP will more than likely suffer damage.

Yes people WANT to shove laptops into their bags for study, but you've gotta take care of them. I sometimes find myself in this position and have to either remove books from the bag (leave them at the library) or walk home, holding my MBP (which is 15") in my hand.

People have had expensive electronic devices with screens bigger than 5" for aaaages!!! Most even have a 'do not bend' instruction in the manual. There's a reason why!
 
Lictor said:
Yes, that's because he has little force in them. Muscle shake when you have pushed them to their limits and they have run out of local energy source. Look at people doing armwrestling: they're producing a whole lot more force than he does, yet they do not shake as badly.
You can also see that in his thumbs: they're bent all the way backward, because they're supported by bones and ligaments, not by the weak muscles.
However, if he were to apply the same level of strength with his legs, he would not even notice...



I don't doubt that, he's using his fingers wrong. That's actually my point: he's using his fingers wrong (and the proof of that is that he fails to bend the other phones while you could). So, he's applying very little force to the phone, a lot less than the muscle in contact with the phone in a pocket would. And, yet, the 6+ bends... And that's the whole point: Apple release a phone that can be bent with little force applied...
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Also, he bending it wrong (lol)

He's bending it at a point where there is no discontinuity in the shell (the middle on the side of the volume buttons) If he was to bend it in the middle on the other side where the sim tray is, or move to the top a little and bend it where the vol buttons are, he would find it much, much easier.
Ironically, the lad chose to bend the phone at its strongest point.

Yea, think about that for a minute....
 
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darkslide29 said:
Other phones from other companies made of metal can be bent too.
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Every phone from every company can be bent if enough force is applied. However, none of the other phones bends as easily as iPhone 6 plus. Take a look at HTC M8. It beats both new iPhones.
 
Nuvi said:
Every phone from every company can be bent if enough force is applied. However, none of the other phones bends as easily as iPhone 6 plus. Take a look at HTC M8. It beats both new iPhones.
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Note taken... people, don't bend your phones!! Go buy a Porsche and crash it into a pole multiple times. It bends/breaks more easily than a 1950s Ford made out of solid metal. Funny that!

This does not make it a rubbish car, nor does it make the 1950s ford more attractive.
 
Nuvi said:
Every phone from every company can be bent if enough force is applied. However, none of the other phones bends as easily as iPhone 6 plus. Take a look at HTC M8. It beats both new iPhones.
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Stop trying to interject logic and rational thought. ;)

djgamble said:
Note taken... people, don't bend your phones!! Go buy a Porsche and crash it into a pole multiple times. It bends/breaks more easily than a 1950s Ford made out of solid metal. Funny that!

This does not make it a rubbish car, nor does it make the 1950s ford more attractive.
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You're trying too hard and it shows. :apple:
 
djgamble said:
Go buy a Porsche and crash it into a pole multiple times. It bends/breaks more easily than a 1950s Ford made out of solid metal. Funny that!
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I hope you're aware that a modern car bends by design? A car that would not bend under these circumstances would not be allowed to be sold since it would not pass the crash tests... In case of an accident, something has to absorb the energy. Norms were passed quite a while ago so that the energy is absorbed by the car and not by the passengers. So, yes, the car bends by design, manufacturers insert weak points into the chassis to that purpose.

The situation is quite different with a phone. It's not supposed to bend by purpose. Besides, crashing a car in a pole multiple time is not a normal use of a car. On the other hand, putting a phone in your pocket is the dominant practice among men (60% of them according to a Nokia study). So, it can be described as "normal use" for men...
 
rish said:
Anyone who thinks that they can argue their lack of awareness and common sense concerning the placement of an iPhone 6 + in a normal sized pocket without ramifications has got to be a first class imbecile.

I cannot believe the idiocy that's out there.

Well at least the iPhone 6 fared well.
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The problem is that the competition doesn't bend. The Note 3 is in my friends pocket all the time and yet remains unbent. It isn't that idiotic as most people especially guys I know do keep cell phones in their pockets.
 
DudeDad said:
...... Therefore, I will not put my iPad Air in my pants (unless I'm home and lonely, but that's another issue).
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Anyone who puts their iPad down their pants has issues. LOL :p

Same goes with an iPhone. Time for another selfie? :eek: :p
Or would that be called a dilfie? :p:D
 
tdale said:
supertomtom said:
What a non-issue blown out of proportion by people who either lack common sense or basic knowledge of physics...

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Apple tinted glasses?? Pass on your assessment that this is a non issue, and please base it on your physics principles. That a larger, thinner, 6Plus is plenty strong enough, and that its a rare coincidence that every bend is in the same place. Some people are so in love with App,e that they do not use common sense, they use the love of the brand to their detriment

This thread is embarrasing to read. A few people show a concern over what is clearly a weak chassis. This is not a MacRumour story, its everywhere. Yet many on here cannot see it, or wnat to believe kit, they are the haters.

I clearly believe there is an issue, and while the tests are primitive, the 6Plus is weak. How weak I do not know. Read the post above of the user of a 6, not Plus, that goit his breplaced after a hairloine crack, and we know where the crack was, at the same weak point on every phone.

Its great to be a fan, I am also, but not to the point where common sense goes out the door
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Apple tinted glasses?? Please. Your assumption that I'm some sort of fanboy is ridiculous. If I have an android phone that does the same I'd still be saying the same thing. I just think that Iphones are meant to be treated nicely and have no sympathy for people who treat it roughly. Obviously if the phone was already defective to begin with like the OP suggested then it's a different issue. In which case, Apple should rightfully exchange it. But if it's from bending due to sitting on it or by having it in your back pocket and having it transversing your hip joint, or any other sort of blunt force that the media seems to be reporting, then I believe they've got no one else but themselves to blame.

Again, don't just assume people are blind fans of certain company. Maybe just a fan of treating things carefully.
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Cancelled 6+

After seeing this I cancelled my 6+ order in case (pun) it bends.

A lot of talk of aluminium as if it was the pure stuff which is very soft and probably would bend. Surely it would be an aluminium alloy. It does look puny with the same rounded edges that my old 3GS with very little metal around the volume buttons.

Jony I think the rounded edges would be inherently less stiff than the square edges on my 4S and 5S, so it must be about style not function decision.

So far my history is 3GS, 4S, 5S which are all 2nd year minor update versions with all the bugs fixed, and have all been very reliable. I think I will stick with this and wait a year for the 6S+.:rolleyes:
 
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