iPhone 6 Wobble Test

[vgamedude]

yes it is.

are you using your phone and is it working or are you staring at it looking for a wobble?

This is just a modern day version of Hawthorne's The Birth Mark

It's to try and prove or disprove that the phone is extremely flimsy. If it bends slightly in that short of amount of time it doesn't bode well to the integrity of the device. My worry would be the screen coming loose mostly, if you require a functional non cosmetic reason to be concerned.

 

[Jayson A]

It's to try and prove or disprove that the phone is extremely flimsy. If it bends slightly in that short of amount of time it doesn't bode well to the integrity of the device. My worry would be the screen coming loose mostly, if you require a functional non cosmetic reason to be concerned.

I agree.

The point of this is to keep an eye on it so that I can tell if it's progressively getting worse. I also want to find out exactly what I was doing when it bent (not that anyone would believe me based on the comments I see here all the time).

I'm also trying to find out if some people think their iPhone is perfectly straight and it's not. There are probably hundreds of people walking around thinking their iPhone is fine and not bent when it actually is.

I really hope next year's iPhone is stronger.

 

[wxman2003]

I am starting to wonder if the hard shell cases are causing this issue. I have a Spigen thin fit case, and decided to see if that case has a wobble. My phone doesn't but my case has a very noticeable wobble and even bows out in the back. I wonder if over the long term the cases themselves could slowly bend the phone as the phone conforms to the shape of the hard shell case. I have another case that i have been using that I tested and has no wobble or bend to it. Maybe something to be aware of.

 

[Robert1-1]

Try selling a bent iPhone once you're ready to upgrade.

Who cares if it's slightly bent? As long as it works and Apple fixes it when it breaks, I could care less. Folks are taking this bent gate BS way to far.

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If it's very easy to twist into shape. Then obviously very little pressure will twist it out of shape as well.

It's very easy to twist it back into the correct shape. Hardly any pressure was put on the iPhone.

Also, after I fixed it, I checked it again the very next day on the same surface and it was twisted again. I barely ever put this phone in my pocket for more than a few minutes at a time and I try not to walk around too much with it in my pocket. It's usually just on my desk at work because I'm afraid of damaging it.

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If it walks like a duck, and talks like a duck... You've searched under every rock, behind every tree, and inside every hole for some other explanation to all the bending and twisting complaints other than the obvious. Occam's Razor says it's GD phone design. Give it up already. Your constant derailing tactics are tiresome.

I don't think you're understanding what we're saying. It's about unknown variables.

For example: we don't know whether your phone came from the factory that way. Or if something you did caused the initial twist. Or if there's some specific thing you're doing each day that puts extra force on it that twists it.

And so forth and so on. I'm not saying that your account isn't accurate. What I'm saying is that you're making a lot of assumptions based on it and then attempting to universalize the conclusions you're drawing from them. That's problematic to say the least.

 

[rGiskard]

One can't assume a slight wobble is outside of specs. An aluminum frame can be slightly twisted in assembly or production. I would like to see a controlled test with phones right out of the box, not a month later after people read the bendgate threads and then decided to test. The slight wobble could have been there since day 1.

Why don't you start a poll for new iPhone purchases? I would also like to know if Apple are selling bent iPhones.

 

[rGiskard]

If it walks like a duck, and talks like a duck... You've searched under every rock, behind every tree, and inside every hole for some other explanation to all the bending and twisting complaints other than the obvious. Occam's Razor says it's GD phone design. Give it up already. Your constant derailing tactics are tiresome.

We shouldn't be too hard on him since he's only trying to do his job.

 

[myztikal47]

I have the 6+ and my brother has the 6. I just noticed my 6+ was wobbling, I thought I was crazy so I had my brother checked, he first laughed, then blamed the rounded corners. We then tried his 6, it wobbled too. I'm not taking the risk of bending the thing even slightly to fix it, just gonna leave it as is for now, I don't see a physical bend, but if it shows up, I will be going back to Apple with it.

 

[Surf Monkey]

We shouldn't be too hard on him since he's only trying to do his job.

Hey, if you want to abandon simple critical thinking and substitute petty sniping it's no skin off my nose. Says more about you than me.

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If it walks like a duck, and talks like a duck... You've searched under every rock, behind every tree, and inside every hole for some other explanation to all the bending and twisting complaints other than the obvious. Occam's Razor says it's GD phone design. Give it up already. Your constant derailing tactics are tiresome.

Derailing tactics? Please.

The problem with your accusation is that the vast majority of people reporting bent phones have been less than forthcoming about the circumstances that led to the bend. As I've said MANY times, I'm not accusing anyone of intentionally damaging their phones or lying or anything of the sort. All I've done is ask a few basic questions about what may be happening.

I'm not derailing any more than y'all are stonewalling. Let's give the overburdened hype a rest.

 

[myztikal47]

P.S. Neither my brother or I abuse our phones, I keep it in my front pocket as I have with every single one of my other phones. Nothing else ever goes into the pocket with the phone to prevent scratches. Definitely don't wear skinny jeans, my thighs are too big for them lol. But nonetheless, the wobble has developed.

 

[rGiskard]

Hey, if you want to abandon simple critical thinking and substitute petty sniping it's no skin off my nose. Says more about you than me.

I'll defer to you're expertise in this area.

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...the vast majority of people reporting bent phones have been less than forthcoming about the circumstances that led to the bend...

A lie.

As I've said MANY times, I'm not accusing anyone of intentionally damaging their phones or lying or anything of the sort. All I've done is ask a few basic questions about what may be happening.

Another lie.

I'm not derailing any more than y'all are stonewalling. Let's give the overburdened hype a rest.

Third one's the charm.

 

[wxman2003]

P.S. Neither my brother or I abuse our phones, I keep it in my front pocket as I have with every single one of my other phones. Nothing else ever goes into the pocket with the phone to prevent scratches. Definitely don't wear skinny jeans, my thighs are too big for them lol. But nonetheless, the wobble has developed.

Did it develop, or was it always there? Did you check day 1 if there was any wobble in either phone? These are the questions that need to be asked. In science, you don't come up with an answer without first asking all the questions.

 

[myztikal47]

Did it develop, or was it always there? Did you check day 1 if there was any wobble in either phone? These are the questions that need to be asked. In science, you don't come up with an answer without first asking all the questions.

Developed. I checked day one, heck I even checked after week one based on the posts people made in this forum. All was fine, it was perfectly flat on all 4 corners. Now the two non-camera corners that are diagnol wobble when the phone is flat face down on the screen.

 

[wxman2003]

Developed. I checked day one, heck I even checked after week one based on the posts people made in this forum. All was fine, it was perfectly flat on all 4 corners. Now the two non-camera corners that are diagnol wobble when the phone is flat face down on the screen.

Thanks for the answer. Was it in a case, or never is a case?

 

[myztikal47]

Thanks for the answer. Was it in a case, or never is a case?

Mine has always been in the apple leather case. My brother does not have a case, and the wobble we both have is pretty much the same. Again, it's very very slight, can't see any physical bends, and it doesn't bother either of us yet, but it's definitely happened.

 

[wxman2003]

Mine has always been in the apple leather case. My brother does not have a case, and the wobble we both have is pretty much the same. Again, it's very very slight, can't see any physical bends, and it doesn't bother either of us yet, but it's definitely happened.

Thanks again! I'm just trying to eliminate the obvious questions. Do you play a lot of video games on the phone in landscape mode? Wondering if playing games in landscape mode both hands on opposite ends is causing some twisting as players push buttons, etc. It shouldn't, but if the aluminum or frame is defective, it could create that twist, and thus develop a wobble while playing games in landscpape mode ans the hands twist or torque the frame. Could it be caused by the charging of the battery? Perhaps the frame doesn't dissipate the heat properly causing it to warp, or the battery is too large for the thin size of the phone, thus causing heat related issues.

 

[myztikal47]

Thanks again! I'm just trying to eliminate the obvious questions. Do you play a lot of video games on the phone in landscape mode? Wondering if playing games in landscape mode both hands on opposite ends is causing some twisting as players push buttons, etc. It shouldn't, but if the aluminum or frame is defective, it could create that twist, and thus develop a wobble while playing games in landscpape mode ans the hands twist or torque the frame..

No lol, no video games. I only hold the phone landscape sometimes when watching videos. Same with my brother. We're too old for games. I'd say since our purchase the phone has been used in portrait mode 99.5% of the time.

 

[wxman2003]

No lol, no video games. I only hold the phone landscape sometimes when watching videos. Same with my brother. We're too old for games. I'd say since our purchase the phone has been used in portrait mode 99.5% of the time.

Thanks. Process of elimination!

 

[myztikal47]

I'm sure it has to do with being in our front pocket, but honestly I just didn't think it would ever happen.

 

[wxman2003]

I'm sure it has to do with being in our front pocket, but honestly I just didn't think it would ever happen.

I forgot ask, 6 or the 6 plus?

 

[myztikal47]

I forgot ask, 6 or the 6 plus?

I have the 6 plus, my brother has the normal 6.

 

[KdParker]

Here we go again

Love how this derails into another bender thread.


Let this go benders..

Bendgate is not taking hold for one simple reason - a huge majority of us DONT have and bent/twisted/etc phones.

 

[wxman2003]

Love how this derails into another bender thread.


Let this go benders..

Bendgate is not taking hold for one simple reason - a huge majority of us DONT have and bent/twisted/etc phones.

There is nothing wrong with asking questions. A wobble and a bend are two vastly different issues. Bends are obvious, and occur near the volume rockers. The wobble is occurring from a twisting of the phone, not bending, thus they wobble in opposite corners.

 

[Blorzoga]

Yes. With my iPhone 6 Plus.

I was surprised by this, but the wobble wasn't that bad.

The odd thing is that when I had it screen down, it did NOT wobble one bit.

But then when I put it screen up, it did!

I am not going to return it since there is no obvious damage and I use my phone normally, although I had it in the gym many times.

You must be joking. Of course it wobbles with the screen up. The whole point was to put the screen on the table. Of course the back will wobble.

 

[KdParker]

I have the 6 plus, my brother has the normal 6.

It will not be an issue if you test on a straight table. IMO.

The same band of bending thread starters seem to come out every couple days or so, but time will tell.

10million + iphones and not one proven case of bending from 'normal' use

 

[jpeg42]

It will not be an issue if you test on a straight table. IMO.

The same band of bending thread starters seem to come out every couple days or so, but time will tell.

10million + iphones and not one proven case of bending from 'normal' use

How would someone "prove" bending under 'normal' use?