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Some iPhone 6 Plus Owners Accidentally Bending Their iPhones in Pockets

Menel said:
No, antenna-gate was solved by:
1. providing free rubber bumpers.
2. redesigning the successor to have an extra cellular antenna running in diversity mode so that even if one antenna was compromised, the second could operate as normal.
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3. They discovered they were using the wrong algorithm to calculate the bars that indicate signal strength and released an update to fix that.
 
26139 said:
Please go away and troll somewhere else.

Do Apple fans do this on Android forums?
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Yes.
26139 said:
Okay, and...?

Analog keyboards were normal for YEARS, too.
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So you somehow believe that phones should now not be carried in pockets and that this so-called change is just the times changing? Please. That's absolutely ridiculous and frankly, a phone should be able to be pocketed.


This is why I don't go to weddings. :D
 
26139 said:
Maybe you should return your phone.

Not sure what price has to do with this, my MacBook Pro was $1400 and I can't drop it on the ground without something denting, should I call Apple about that?
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yes please do that and report back!

I mentioned price because judging from some posts, some people think the more expensive a phone is the more we should take care of it -- therefore placing it in our pocket is now foolish, since it is totally reasonable for a phone to warp in a pocket.

I on the other hand think the more expensive a phone is, the more I should expect out of it, especially its ability to keep its form while in my pocket.
 
Really?

fathergll said:
high pressure forces inside a tight pants pocket when sitting

Yeah that's exactly how the majority of mobile phones have been stored for YEARS.




The problem is this isn't advertise by Apple "Hey btw you can't store you're phone like you did our other versions since 2007 but we will advertise a thinner and bigger screen. You'll just have to find out about our dirty little secret"
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Been carrying my new 6 Plus in my front pocket with no issues at all!

But if a couple people have some issues bending a phone in a pocket, it's now a design flaw? Does not matter that 1000's of people have no problem at all, still a design flaw?

I don't see this as an Apple design flaw, they are not advertising it as an indestructible phone, nor are they telling you that it won't get damaged in your pocket!

Whats there dirty little secret, it's not indestructible? Dam, Apple got one over on us........:rolleyes:
 
I apologize in advance if this has already been posted ten times in this thread, but I do not have time to read through the whole thing.

An iPhone 6 Plus owner spotted walking through Grand Central Station in New York City:
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Zxxv said:
You said if they change the design are they admitting a fault. I said there is more than one way to look at that - no maybe they are admitting users are dumber than they gave them credit for. i.e. the 6 and 6 + won't bend if treated right. The 6 won't bend in a pocket if treated with the proper care. But users are not as smart as apple hoped and the lower denominator are bending the iphpne and spooling it for those that don't.
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Dude Apple caters to dumb people...remember? "It just works" . Is it only now Apple expected it's "it just works" user-base to think about possible issues with a thin aluminium casing on the newest iPhone?
 
Happened to my first two iPhone 5's and just noticed my iPhone 5s was bent as well when I took it out of my lifeproof case. Not happy about it. I'm sure they new this would happen to bigger and thinner phones.
 
AbSoluTc said:
Says the Redneck. :rolleyes:
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What's the matter? Too stupid to respond rationally to a legitimate post about a legitimate problem?

Go to an Apple Store and look for yourself.

I was at the Chinook center Apple Store in Calgary, AB looking at the silver models on the left side of the table (left side if you're looking directly into the store from inside the mall).

I showed the Apple employee helping me; all she said was "oh yeah! Hmm..."
 
Dubberton said:
since it is totally reasonable for a phone to warp in a pocket.
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Close. It's totally reasonable for something that thin with aluminum being the strongest part bending. Aluminum bends, that's just the way it is, Something that thin with little or no sides will bend. Hard abs or something similar would possibly bend and snap back, aluminum stays bent.

If it had the square sides like the 5s it would probably be less likely to bend, or thicker case......but apple is obsessed with thin and this is what happens.
 
Ah!

greenmeanie said:
My son bent his IPHONE 5 in his pocket which made it not work anymore.
The style the kids are wearing is tight pants like Skate Borders wear.
I had to argue with Apple for awhile about how it bent but they shipped him a loaner and then a new 5S but I am sure it helped when they looked up our account an saw we bought a lot of products from them.
I still remember the guy on the phone asking " How can we make you happy?" because I wouldn't agree or hangup LOL.
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But skateboarders don't wear totally tight pants - I see more like looser fitting things like cargo shorts so they can maneuver when they're doing extreme maneuvers jumping off a ramp. I ride my bike by a skate park and if they were wearing really tight pants they'd probably split a seam!
 
This is sarcastic, right?

Piggie said:
Nope, can't be done, you can't design out natural properties.
You pick the material best suited to the task, you don't pick the most unsuitable material then try and design it to be something else.
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This is a joke?

If not, please proceed. It's not about designing out natural properties. Take concrete, for example. Concrete is great under compression, but terrible under tension. Solution? Put rebar in it...

This is one of an infinite number of examples where you use design to minimize problems encountered with a material.
 
So we stoop to bickering and childish jibes for what... A PHONE?

Grow up and act like adults, and get over yourselves and your misappropriation of "entitlement". If ya fat bum bends your phone, that's just tough - look after your products more carefully then.
 
rsocal said:
Been carrying my new 6 Plus in my front pocket with no issues at all!

But if a couple people have some issues bending a phone in a pocket, it's now a design flaw? Does not matter that 1000's of people have no problem at all, still a design flaw?

I don't see this as an Apple design flaw, they are not advertising it as an indestructible phone, nor are they telling you that it won't get damaged in your pocket!

Whats there dirty little secret, it's not indestructible? Dam, Apple got one over on us........:rolleyes:
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Obviously we are debating on theoretical basis here assuming a lot more reports come to light as time passes on. It was concerning that there have been a few reports of the bending after only owning the phone for a few days. I'd say that is a concern because logic tells me if someone can get this thing to bend in a few days then there is going to be a lot of people doing so in a few months.
 
Good for you but maybe other people want it in their pocket so they can feel if they have calls or messages.

aliensporebomb said:
Steve Jobs from beyond the grave: you're humping it wrong.

If I was at a wedding I'd be wearing a suit at the very least. And I'd be putting the phone in the upper left pocket of my suit jacket.
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