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iPhone 6 Subjected to Bend Test, Proves More Durable Than iPhone 6 Plus
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Uri Geller only bent spoons, and he is a worldwide known 'megastar'.
Well, maybe apple just needs to update the manual with a max torque value. Until then, treat your expensive hardware like it is expensive.
Is it me or is there not a single Samsung phone in that video? Macrumors better doublecheck those posts...
Are you so sure ? I have two concerns about cases.
First, some cases are very tricky to get into and you have to apply quite some force. So, the very act of fitting your 6+ in a case to protect it from bending might actually bend it. That would be ironic...
Lastly, are you sure that the case will really offer some protection ? Many cases are made of plastic. Plastic is fine to build a phone, since it prevents bending by being elastic. But to protect a metal phone ? Plastic will just move along with the aluminium frame...
Laws of physic *still* found to hold true in this universe! Even after earth shattering record launch of iPhone 6/6+:
T = r x F
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torque
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"?
The smoking gun
Why isn't this video on the news or all over the internet???
Thanks for really shedding some light on the bending ********!
BTW the glass broke too, must be a really ****** design flaw.......
Why isn't this video on the news or all over the internet???
Thanks for really shedding some light on the bending ********!
BTW the glass broke too, must be a really ****** design flaw.......
Well, let's be honest here. That is how most people have been keeping their phones for the last 20 years. The majority of people with phones have them in their pockets, and many do not wish to add a case since it hides the design of the phone - no point of it being beautiful if it has to be wrapped inside someting else.
So it's
's plan for more profits all along eh?! Eddy Cue to Tim Cook: "We need to get more flimsy phones out in the market."
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
Why is this video on the news or all over the internet???
Thanks for really shedding some light on the bending ********!
BTW the glass broke too, must be a really ****** design flaw.......
Well, he did the same thing to a Samsung gangnam phablet. It did not bend nearly as much and therefore the likelihood of its display breaking was much lower.
I have an iPhone 6+ and have had it in my pocket - front and back - and have zero bends. As many have said -the tests started with a slightly bend iPhone 6 +. I would like to see them start with a new phone with a device that can measure force. Secondarily - I would like to see the same test with the same equipment on other phablets.
Finally - and more importantly - not all phones are created equal. People act like since this is an expensive device it should be indestructible. I don't doubt that most of the offenders here were either former small phone owners (iPhone 4s?) or prior Android owners that owned Tupperware phones that stood up to more abuse. They took their new premium device and treated it like their prior phone and what do you know...it was damaged.
Just because something costs more - doesn't mean or require it to be more durable. Unless it costs more and is branded as rugged - then the expectation is that it be treated like the fragile device that it is.
Look at nearly every other consumer category and the same rule applies. If I go buy a $1,000 pair of Italian leather dress shoes - why should I complain that they get torn up after I take a jog around the neighborhood, or a custom suit that doesn't hold up to the same way a $50 sweat suit does after a work out. Price does not equate to durability.
Apple never claimed them to be rugged devices. So stop treating them like they are!!!
This is one of the most over blown issues to hit the iPhone yet. I am glad I purchased my 128GB iPhone 6 + and don't regret it. I also won't be treating it the same way I did my flip phone from back in the 90's.
Get over this people!!!
So it's
Eddy Cue to Tim Cook: "We need to get more flimsy phones out in the market."
Well, for better or worse, I think Apple wanted to put a phone out that is better than the competition in every way. Sadly, they failed... badly.
well this one I can speak to, I bought a Pelican Voyager case and so when I got my iPhone 6 plus today, I put it in the case - couldn't be simpler, and its beyond ludicrous to think you will bend the phone placing it in the case, which requires no force at all, its like setting the phone down on a table.
Secondly this will absolutely offer protection because it has a holster. So the phone is clipped to my belt.
Frankly I don't care if the iPhone 6 plus is for a briefcase, purse, holstered or in a hard case - apple has more choices than just the one phone. If someone needs a smaller phone, there are other models.
If I understand correctly:
- iPhone 6 doesn't bend as easily as larger iPhone 6 Plus
- People wanted an iPhone to replace their iPhone and iPad Mini
- People are placing a 5.5" display "phablet" in their pants pocket
- Larger aluminum iPhone 6 Plus bends in pockets when people sit, run, walk, etc
Not making any excuses for Apple's failure in producing a stronger, larger 5.5" iPhone "phablet", but if you wanted a device in between a tablet and a phone, wouldn't you treat it like a tablet? Carry it in a messenger bag, briefcase, purse, whatever. I wouldn't put an iPad Mini in my pocket (it wouldn't fit). I've had my iPhone 6 in my jeans pocket since I've owned it; sat with it, dropped it a few times, even ran with it (and it just fits), not a scratch/dent/bend.
So, again, if you buy a large mobile device, don't expect to treat it like a small, mobile device.
That stated, again, Apple needs to GTFO their obsession with thin!
- iPhone 6 doesn't bend as easily as larger iPhone 6 Plus
- People wanted an iPhone to replace their iPhone and iPad Mini
- People are placing a 5.5" display "phablet" in their pants pocket
- Larger aluminum iPhone 6 Plus bends in pockets when people sit, run, walk, etc
Not making any excuses for Apple's failure in producing a stronger, larger 5.5" iPhone "phablet", but if you wanted a device in between a tablet and a phone, wouldn't you treat it like a tablet? Carry it in a messenger bag, briefcase, purse, whatever. I wouldn't put an iPad Mini in my pocket (it wouldn't fit). I've had my iPhone 6 in my jeans pocket since I've owned it; sat with it, dropped it a few times, even ran with it (and it just fits), not a scratch/dent/bend.
So, again, if you buy a large mobile device, don't expect to treat it like a small, mobile device.
That stated, again, Apple needs to GTFO their obsession with thin!
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?!!!
Samsung's gangnam phablet outperforms Apple's product in this regard. No one is expecting perfection. But I think it is reasonable to expect "as good as the competition, if not better."
How many people care about the un-ending thinner and thinner obsession?!!!
How many? One. Sadly, that one person is ruling over Apple currently and has managed to shut up the whole engineering team who is probably thinking "told you so" right now...
Whu?
Your answer is that men who want iPhone 6+ now also need a man purse? That's just downright silly.
iPhone owners want to be able to treat their phones the same way as Samsung owners do - including putting them in their pockets. Why should Apple owners' user experience be inferior in this regard?
If he's megastar Apple needs to hire him right away. Put him in charge of engineering. And Beats.
Where have you been the last 5 years? Quite a few phones had bending problems including the iPhone 5, 5S, and a couple of Android phones. This entire Bendgate thing is just getting blown up to much.