Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.
Of course any phone will bend, but the undeniable fact is the iPhone 6/6+ is weaker than ***PREVIOUS GENERATION IPHONES .. Also consider situations where the previous generation phones would not bend because of their small footprint where the 6 Plus would. I love my 6 Plus, I really do, but I'm not gonna put my fingers in my ears and sing like this isn't a real issue.

If you take reasonable care of your phone it will be just fine. If you want peace of mind get Apllecare + and then if you find yourself stuffed in a car, you can laugh like hell!
 
baseless hysteria?....im done arguing, this is like an atheist arguing the existence of god with an evangelical christian

Yep, baseless. I stand by that. There's no evidence of any significant number of people experiencing bent phones under normal use.

----------

The point is fine. One lacking comprehension will point to the material they are incapable of interpreting.

Except that there's no lack of comprehension going on here at all. Trying to draw a 1:1 between "intentionally bent it" and "got bent in normal use" is bogus. It doesn't bear up to even cursory scrutiny.
 
Last edited:
OP..if its a concern and too troubling for you, just return it and your worries are done with. Otherwise, get a case, be careful handling your phone, get applecare+... And enjoy the phone.

I don't want to return it. I love my 6 Plus. I am just trying to determine how this will affect my usage of the device. Given many of the responses I have gotten I see there is no point in trying to have a discussion about this.
 
It's just another youtuber jumping on the ad revenue bandwagon.

If I try hard enough I'm sure I can destroy most of my gadgets with just my hands.
 
I don't want to return it. I love my 6 Plus. I am just trying to determine how this will affect my usage of the device. Given many of the responses I have gotten I see there is no point in trying to have a discussion about this.

Seems to me that it shouldn't impact your use of the device at all unless you're in the habit of trying to bend it in half a lot.
 
I said SIT on it, not put it in the pocket.

You are drifting further and further from the point. You said "Try sitting in your iPad air, see what happens. The bigger they get, the more vulnerable they get." The person with bending issues had those issues because he put the phone in his pants pocket. This gentleman did not SIT on his iPhone 6 plus, he put it IN HIS POCKET. The point I was making was that iPads are not meant to be put in a pocket. Phones are however are, and the 6 plus can't safely survive a pair of straight leg jeans it seems without bending. Sitting on an iPad and putting a phone in your pocket are not comparable experiences.
 
we finally know why the Phone bent so easily compared to others:

Right Before it was bent:

UQogVgf.png


As soon as he starts to bend, the Phone does not bend permanently but the screen pops out and the internals holding the phone together come apart and above the aluminium leaving the aluminium without the internal structure intact. The aluminium at this moment is STILL intact but the screen and internals are bulging out:


Ezib6lf.png



At this point the Phone has not bent permanently but the Screen and the internals are a full half thickness of the phones out of its place thus leaving the aluminium reinforcements compromised.


Now the Phone gets bent fully when the entire screen is flush out and the aluminium reinforcements attached to the screen has been compromised with the screen popping out

bZOBNRD.png



Also notice his thumbs become white. Thumbs don't become white until there is an excessive force applied.
 
Also notice his thumbs become white. Thumbs don't become white until there is an excessive force applied.

This is pointless editorializing. What makes it excessive? Just because his thumbs turn white? Am I exerting excessive force when I'm holding onto a suitcase handle and my fingers turn white?

You can say a significant amount of force, but using "excessive" is well, excessive.
 
Of course any phone will bend, but the undeniable fact is the iPhone 6/6+ is weaker than ***PREVIOUS GENERATION IPHONES .. Also consider situations where the previous generation phones would not bend because of their small footprint where the 6 Plus would. I love my 6 Plus, I really do, but I'm not gonna put my fingers in my ears and sing like this isn't a real issue.

Who cares if it's weaker than previous generations of iPhones? It's still stronger than other phones on the market and you don't see people crying about them The m8 is one of the best selling android phones on the market and is weaker than the plus. Why is no one crying about it? Because obviously android users, unlike Apple users, are smart enough not to bend the phone on purpose.
 
I'm more concerned that Apple will quietly reinforce the weak point on the 6 Plus and then deny warranty coverage to us early adopters in the event we see bending under normal use. Whatever, I love my 6 Plus and I'm still going to keep it... but I'm also not going to pretend like there isn't an issue here.

Except apple has already announced they would replace phones bent under normal use. LMAO! Getting a 6 won't stop the bend issue if you are hell bent on bending it.
 
I am quite sure the same pressure applied in that same manner to many other similar sized phones would result in some damage. Holding both ends while applying pressure to the center maximizes the force, and is far beyond any normal abuse.

Unfortunately, I think the publicity is attracting idiots and vandals who are now getting their jollies by visiting Apple stores and bending phones.

Maybe given the past complaints of problems like this, Apple should have engineered more strength into the phone. Like others have said, I suspect Apple will do a better job of this in future models. The obsession with thin designs has certainly created some public relations problems for Apple.

It hasn't been brought up too much, but I wonder who these people are who are wiling to destroy a very expensive phone to make this point, as ridiculous as it is.
 
This is pointless editorializing. What makes it excessive? Just because his thumbs turn white? Am I exerting excessive force when I'm holding onto a suitcase handle and my fingers turn white?

You can say a significant amount of force, but using "excessive" is well, excessive.

When was the last time you applied that much force to your phone while using it normally?
 
How is this surprising? Of course it ****ing bends. You can only strengthen an aluminum unibody so much. Not an issue for nearly all users.
 
I know people are ****** sick of bendgate but this video is really troubling. I had my doubts with the authenticity of Unbox Therapy's video, but this one is concerns me.

<link deleted> iPhone 6 Plus Bend: Total Destruction

Oh look. Another youtube video cashing in on dollars for clicks.
 
Last edited:
then it begs the question, why would Apple continue to make the phone so thin and decide to use aluminium?

Heck, paper is great and lightly, do car companies use them to make cars?

Logical fallacy. The iPhone isn't a tank. It isn't meant to be one. Aluminum isn't the strongest material available. It doesn't have to be, because in normal use for a cell phone it's durable enough.
 
Except apple has already announced they would replace phones bent under normal use. LMAO! Getting a 6 won't stop the bend issue if you are hell bent on bending it.

why are you laughing your ass off? I never stated that getting a 6 would prevent bending issues, i don't want a 6 anyways....and sure Apple has said they would replace phones bent under normal use..I have seen one post on MR where someone bent their phone because they kept it in their back pocket like they had done with all their previous phones and Apple did not replace their phone. Of course that is only 1 case, and carrying a touchscreen device in your back pocket is a very bad idea but still Apple did not replace their bent phone under "normal" use....in fact, I believe the Genius instructed him to purchase AppleCare+ and file a claim to have it replaced which is essentially fraud on the Genius' part
 
Logical fallacy. The iPhone isn't a tank. It isn't meant to be one. Aluminum isn't the strongest material available. It doesn't have to be, because in normal use for a cell phone it's durable enough.

you know it's 'durable' how?

base on videos I've seen, it's anything BUT durable.

and yes, it's logically to put an device to the extreme situation for the sake of testing. Unless people here actually think it's "ridiculous" for car's crash testing too.
 
you know it's 'durable' how?

base on videos I've seen, it's anything BUT durable.

and yes, it's logically to put an device to the extreme situation for the sake of testing. Unless people here actually think it's "ridiculous" for car's crash testing too.

Intentionally destroying a phone on YouTube =/= phone isn't durable enough.
 
Register on MacRumors! This sidebar will go away, and you'll see fewer ads.