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Samsung, HTC, BlackBerry, and Others Mock 'Bendability' of Apple's iPhone 6 Plus
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Sir Jonathon Ive is responsible for the poorly engineered iphone 6 bending fiasco as well as the rotten ios 8.01 update fiasco. That's two fiasco's in one day for the incredibly overrated Sir Jonathon. Watch him blame marketing like he did for the ugly ios7 icons. Everything this guy touches lately is Unapologetically flawed.
I guess your school forgot to tell you that aluminum is found in the much cheaper container known as the soda can.
You put a big phone in a pocket not big enough resulting in excessive pressure. Who would have thought enough pressure could break a phone?
SHOCKER: In related news the new iPhone will break when used as a hammer or when subjected to explosives.
SHOCKER: In related news the new iPhone will break when used as a hammer or when subjected to explosives.
I don't own stock in apple and have no emotional attachment and could careless if other companies mock them.
I will say I'm surprised that this and the other stuff has occurred from a company that prides itself on having products that "just work".
I will say I'm surprised that this and the other stuff has occurred from a company that prides itself on having products that "just work".
Not sure if this has already been confirmed by others, but Apple's internal guidelines DO cover bending under warranty without any charge, barring other unrelated damage. Have seen it firsthand.
1. I don't understand why people sit down with a phone in their pocket. I find even a small phone in a big pocket is annoying. My phone is almost always sitting on a horizontal surface near me because I can't stand having "stuff" in my pockets.
2. Smaller iPhones sometimes turn sideways in a pocket so the force that bent those 6 Pluses would act on an iPhone 4 or 5 widthwise rather than lengthwise.
3. iPhone users are used to carrying little "bricks" and need to adapt to larger, thinner objects.
4. I think Apple is getting a bit of what they deserve because they've taken their obsession with thin to extremes. If the phones were thick enough to accommodate their camera modules they probably wouldn't bend without significantly more applied force.
2. Smaller iPhones sometimes turn sideways in a pocket so the force that bent those 6 Pluses would act on an iPhone 4 or 5 widthwise rather than lengthwise.
3. iPhone users are used to carrying little "bricks" and need to adapt to larger, thinner objects.
4. I think Apple is getting a bit of what they deserve because they've taken their obsession with thin to extremes. If the phones were thick enough to accommodate their camera modules they probably wouldn't bend without significantly more applied force.
Yup sales will prevent your weak phone from bending.
Notice how the people fanning this fake flame are non iPhone 6 Plus owners?
I guess your school forgot to tell you that aluminum is found in the much cheaper container known as the soda can.
Not the same thing, but nice try, though.
That doesn't even make sense, but thanks for indicating your intention to contribute nothing to the discussion.
If you ever watch his second video bending the iPhone 6 along with 3 or 4 Android phones, you'll notice he gives the most effort on the iPhone 6. I believe it was on the second phone, an Android, he barely put any effort into it before he heard a crack and then stopped. Whereas on the iPhone he kept going and going until he got a very, very minuscule bend. This "story" has been blown out of proportion just like antennae-gate. I had a 4 and never once experienced the drop in service. Maybe I was holding it the right way. The Android manufacturers have their own ghosts to deal with as their products are far from perfect. They should be the last to comment on this.
Hey Samsung have you read this? http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/galaxy-note-3-problems/
Or this? http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/galaxy-s5-problems/
And you too LG... http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/lg-g3-problems/
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I guess the implication is that QC problems at Android vendors are irrelevant because most Android phones sell in low volumes and people are expected to throw out Android devices annually to get the next big gimmick (or a needed security patch).
Don't lie about things like this, you just look stupid. Samsung (and other gadget makers - including Apple) use a wide variety of plastics for different products in their range. Plastic isn't just simply 'plastic'. It is the common name for a wide variety of materials with extremely different properties.
On the raw material market (where things are traded in bulk) you would be hard pressed to find any polycarbonate/plastic (usually delivered to the manufacturer as tiny pellets) that is cheaper than aluminium.
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I take it you don't have a clue how aluminium cans are made. You know those that cost next to nothing - even when filled with beer or soda.
I'll give you a hint - the process is not very different from soda/water bottles
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They combined to sell more than 50% of world's smartphones, much more than Apple does in a year.
It should be well known by now that Apple sells most during the initial launch. 10million in 3 days doesn't equate to 300million this Q.
Yes on all points, especially #4. My iPad Air is extremely thin and although I do like it I've heard that the second gen Air will be even thinner which IMO is silly. Enough already with this paper thin stuff. Structural integrity MUST have some importance with any device like this.