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Some iPhone 6 Plus Owners Accidentally Bending Their iPhones in Pockets
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I would have to agree. I have had my iPhone 6 plus for several days now. It is in my front pocket or back pocket of my jeans during classes at school. 4-6 hours at a time. Sometimes I have a case on it, and sometimes I don't. It is not bent nor does feel like I am putting any pressure on it when sitting. Either this person is wearing some serious emo skinny jeans or something fishy is going on.
Or until iPhone 6S Plus comes with ion-strengthened aluminum that can stand the butt-bend test
I'm just saying if you're going from a 4" to a 5.5" device you'll need to adjust the way you treat the phone, especially if you're drunk and dancing at a wedding.
99.766% of statistics are made up on the spot.
1% of (at least) 10,000,000 is 100,000 units. I think I'll be okay. Also, I'm not serious.- it's all for the drama Queen's benefit.
I thought you might have realised that I'd already done that calculation when you initially quoted me....
seriously?
Sitting wrong? Are you serious?
So people who buy these over priced gadgets have to sit a certain way? Is this a phone or what is this?
So how do these not end up on landfills? How much of this phone is repairable especially if it is ben all out of shape? If it doesn't end up in landfills it ends up leaking toxins for Chinese children in China and other places in the world where desperate youth burn the devices for precious metals and minerals.
Hipster gals & guys with their tight tight tight pants like their phones to peek out, show offs they text and play games on the subway lines, crashing and bumping into walls, light posts and other phone users with their slouch heads down posture.
Of course this was totally expected to happen with the fetish of thin and light gadgets.
Fail.
I love you all.
Sitting wrong? Are you serious?
So people who buy these over priced gadgets have to sit a certain way? Is this a phone or what is this?
So how do these not end up on landfills? How much of this phone is repairable especially if it is ben all out of shape? If it doesn't end up in landfills it ends up leaking toxins for Chinese children in China and other places in the world where desperate youth burn the devices for precious metals and minerals.
Hipster gals & guys with their tight tight tight pants like their phones to peek out, show offs they text and play games on the subway lines, crashing and bumping into walls, light posts and other phone users with their slouch heads down posture.
Of course this was totally expected to happen with the fetish of thin and light gadgets.
Fail.
I love you all.
Yes, I think most people DO actually know this, but Apple has spent so many years convincing people Aluminium is best, when it isn't, that it's not a mentality that can be changed overnight.
It will change of course in time, it's how they do it, and the way they script the explanation, chemical terms to describe the plastic, which won't be called plastic, and showing how precise it is made, it's weight advantage, how strong it is, how it flex's back into shape compared to the aluminium body
I know Apple can sell it to fans, and they will do, as some plastic/composite is naturally the way forward.
Indeed but, at the same time, putting the device in a case beats the effort to make it thinner at first place.
worried
I am worried myself, especially after having seen a similarly bent iPad Air shortly after release in a German electronics store.
At the time I thought the size of the iPad was the issue (in connection with the thinness of the Air) but now I am not so sure anymore.
I think this IS a design flaw and could be a major issue for people (and Apple). I carry my iPhone 4S in my front jeans pocket all the time and you simply won't always remember to take it out before sitting down.
I am worried myself, especially after having seen a similarly bent iPad Air shortly after release in a German electronics store.
At the time I thought the size of the iPad was the issue (in connection with the thinness of the Air) but now I am not so sure anymore.
I think this IS a design flaw and could be a major issue for people (and Apple). I carry my iPhone 4S in my front jeans pocket all the time and you simply won't always remember to take it out before sitting down.
You all need to stop apologizing for Apple.
The fact remains, if you can't put your cell phone in your pants pocket then the cell phone has been poorly designed.
We need to clarify the differences between a cell phone and a tablet.
The iPhone 6+ is a tablet with cellular antennas on board. Apple should NOT be selling this product as a phone.
The same goes for the Note, the LG G3, etc.
The fact remains, if you can't put your cell phone in your pants pocket then the cell phone has been poorly designed.
We need to clarify the differences between a cell phone and a tablet.
The iPhone 6+ is a tablet with cellular antennas on board. Apple should NOT be selling this product as a phone.
The same goes for the Note, the LG G3, etc.
It's someone else's wedding, let's try not to impress the bride or groom with that 5.5" in your pocket, will you? And also you should know if the stiffness in your pants lasts longer than 4 hours, you should call a doc too.
I thought socks were the favorable choices...
I thought socks were the favorable choices...
It already happened with the 5s and likely other metal phones.
To be honest I am not sure how you would not notice the abnormal amount of pressure being applied to your leg...
This^.
It is really your choice how you treat your disposable phone. Being Al 7mm thin, this phone will bend if not treated well.
If you made some money in Europe, would you bring it home and pay huge amount of taxes, or would you keep it abroad for when you build that next store or pay foreign suppliers?