^ THIS. Thank god there are some normal people on this forum. Rest just defend apple till death...
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New Video of Bend Test iPhone 6 Plus
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^ THIS. Thank god there are some normal people on this forum. Rest just defend apple till death...
That's a false equivalency; bone up your reading comprehension skills and then get back to us.
I can agree with that. On most electronics for that matter. Kind of strange because there isn't really anything all that amazing about aluminum when used for the housing of an electronic product but it definitely heightens its feel of quality. Especially when a lot of it is used like with Macs.
I'll do that, and please do some reading yourself about synonyms and antonyms.
In some instances, aluminum is considered a cheap alternative to a better product. For example, home wiring.
Neither here nor there. I am glad Apple chose aluminum. I wish they would have designed that internal brace better. Seems like they could have easily done a few things to make a big difference. One, they could have made it thicker. there's room. They could have made it a T or an I for more rigidity. There's a second brace a little further down. They could have made it one continuous piece so it was less likely to rotate or flex sideways. Or a combination of the above.
I'm also a fan of the idea that they should have, at least on the 6+, gave up the .7mm to make the camera flush, the frame more rigid, and more battery. I just do not get all the compromises over .7mm. Especially when you guarantee needing a case which adds that and then some anyway and hides all the aluminum. In other news, can you believe Apple charges $50 for a their cases!??
Neither here nor there. I am glad Apple chose aluminum. I wish they would have designed that internal brace better. Seems like they could have easily done a few things to make a big difference. One, they could have made it thicker. there's room. They could have made it a T or an I for more rigidity. There's a second brace a little further down. They could have made it one continuous piece so it was less likely to rotate or flex sideways. Or a combination of the above.
I'm also a fan of the idea that they should have, at least on the 6+, gave up the .7mm to make the camera flush, the frame more rigid, and more battery. I just do not get all the compromises over .7mm. Especially when you guarantee needing a case which adds that and then some anyway and hides all the aluminum. In other news, can you believe Apple charges $50 for a their cases!??
I don't understand the "flaw" in my argument. Blind apple fanboys I was responding to are saying this is fake (swapped off camera) and a magic trick. I am saying this guy knows the exact weak spot of the phone and is putting a ton of pressure there and of course it breaks. Hence it is not fake.
I am in absolutely no way saying this is normal usage. But to keep coming up with points that this is fake (omg, he has a home screen, not the welcome screen. my last store purchase of my iphone made me set it up there in the store!) is denying that this phone can be bent with the method he is using in the video. I just don't understand why anyone would feel the need to protect a corporation blindly like that. You are just a $ to them.
Since the time stamp in the video was in the wrong order the video is dubious. Still, you're right that massive force will bend the phone. 90-110 lbs to be exact. That is not the daily usage.
There was nothing not be believed. It was viewable in real-time and spoke for itself. That's why the kid got the same exact result the second time he did it.
How about this... The bend videos all have one thing in common... Pressure is applied to the aluminium back, whilst supporting/pulling back on the screen. This is a similar situation to the phone being in a pocket with the aluminium back against your thigh. So...
JUST TURN THE PHONE AROUND. Put the glass against your thigh and use your pockets again!
I own a regular 6 and already do this, just in case. If owned a 6+ I'd do the same.
I'm not siding with either argument. All I'm saying is... Just in case.
JUST TURN THE PHONE AROUND. Put the glass against your thigh and use your pockets again!
I own a regular 6 and already do this, just in case. If owned a 6+ I'd do the same.
I'm not siding with either argument. All I'm saying is... Just in case.
So you believe an internet video? Because those things can't be faked, right?
Ok. Do you want to buy a cheap bridge? I have one to sell you. It's in San Francisco. $100. What do you say?
Yes. But not as silly as believing an internet video created with the express purpose of generating clicks for ad revenue. That is double silly. I only look single silly right now.
Are we ignoring just this video or all videos?
The iPhone 5 had reports of bending when it was released (where bend gate originated) and its easily been proven the bigger and thinner iPhone 6 bends easier then the 5. Those are pretty well established facts wouldn't you agree?
So can't we take from that we will see more reports of bent iPhone 6s?
You'll obviously ignore any video evidence from any source as like you said it can be faked. However its getting to a point where believing video evidence is much less silly then believing all the video evidence is doctored like some sort of conspiracy theory thats soul purpose is to trick you.
EDIT : You can't fault a source if it has unbiased profit built in (merely viewing it). Every news outlet has a source of income built in. Newspapers and magazines aren't free, online news has ads on their pages or in videos like this one. By that logic nothing you ever hear from any news outlet is true.
All three videos?
Umm, ok. The first one was fake. And they are not making money out of this.
But the other two, THOSE are for real. Definitely.
And all the other copycats who realized too late how to monetize an internet video? The ones laughing all the way to the bank? THOSE are real too. Of course.
Sorry, but I believe the video creator. I saw an imgur.com image earlier today showing the "pressure points" of the 6 & 6+. Consumer Reports and Apple tested it at the center of the phone. Unbox Therapy was at the weak point by the volume buttons. Sorry but I believe Bendgate still exists.
This was a stupid video, the guy intentionally bent the phone. I'm pretty sure I could bend or break a moto-x if I wanted to. It's made of plastic rather than aluminum, the material will behave differently. Plastic cracks, aluminium bends.
Also, this wasn't a real world test. He should have put the phone in his pocket and sat down or walked around a while. Normal everyday use type stuff. I don't think anyone is surprised that a phone will bend/break when someone applied direct force to it like he did, with the intention to cause damage.
He's a shill for Motorola, that much is obvious. Why else add the bit at the end with the moto-x? And I'm not convinced he applied the same amount of force to both phones. Additionally, the moto-x is smaller, more in line with the 6 than the 6+, nobody is complaining about the 6 bending.
Also, this wasn't a real world test. He should have put the phone in his pocket and sat down or walked around a while. Normal everyday use type stuff. I don't think anyone is surprised that a phone will bend/break when someone applied direct force to it like he did, with the intention to cause damage.
He's a shill for Motorola, that much is obvious. Why else add the bit at the end with the moto-x? And I'm not convinced he applied the same amount of force to both phones. Additionally, the moto-x is smaller, more in line with the 6 than the 6+, nobody is complaining about the 6 bending.
It also looked to me like the apparatus spread the force equally across the whole back of the phone, for both the Apple and CR tests. Meaning the stronger side would help pick up some of the load. I'm not sure real world use would be as precise and even spread. Just as I don't believe these people are exerting 90-110 lbs of force with their thumbs (the CR threshold for the 6+). Instead, they are concentrating the force on the week side and it bends much easier. Bump the phone in this area, or your thigh presses too hard against this area, and you end up with a deformed phone. Most of them minor, but still not something one wants to see on such an expensive phone.
It's also the reason the M8 failed so easy with their tests. It did actually only press in a single spot and compromised its biggest asset to it's strength, it's curved back. And it failed readily.
I challenge Consumer Reports to redo their tests on all phones, but to focus the pressure on one side and then the other (new phone of course). I think it is a valid scenario that needs explored scientifically. I'd accept the results regardless of what they showed.
It's also the reason the M8 failed so easy with their tests. It did actually only press in a single spot and compromised its biggest asset to it's strength, it's curved back. And it failed readily.
I challenge Consumer Reports to redo their tests on all phones, but to focus the pressure on one side and then the other (new phone of course). I think it is a valid scenario that needs explored scientifically. I'd accept the results regardless of what they showed.
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The reason it was created has nothing to do with the indisputable, clear-as-day results. We're discussing the latter. Or at least I am, and you would be if you were able to mute your fanboyism long enough to allow it.
Multiple people have filmed theirselves trying to bend this phone and most struggle to and hurt themselves . Even saw a body builder do it . He was able to bend it but he said it took a lot of effort . Yet this guy can do it in 2 seconds . Yeah okay ... Even if this is real he has to put pressure all on the same point of the phone. Will the phone bend? Sure if you put it in a vice like grip and use enough force but this isn't realistic of day to day use. Don't wear them with skinny jeans and for God's sake don't sit on your phone
You mean the results from Consumer Reports, a far more reputable source than some guy on YouTube?
"The results showed that the 6 Plus was actually stronger than the iPhone 6, starting to deform at 90 pounds of force and having its screen and case separate at 110 pounds of force. The iPhone 6 started to deform at 70 pounds of force and started coming apart at 100 pounds of force. "
Those results you mean?
Here it is put through every test that you could imagine and fails right at the end.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9epQmODr-9Q#t=224
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9epQmODr-9Q#t=224
New Video of Bend Test Iphone 6 +
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Update : never mind I coped the url. I thought it was going to be a serious video though . Oh well
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Update : never mind I coped the url. I thought it was going to be a serious video though . Oh well