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Some iPhone 6 Plus Owners Accidentally Bending Their iPhones in Pockets
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So all the apologist are now confirmed wrong. A note 3 does not bend and the iphone 6 Plus does, so does the smaller iphone 6 and the iphone 5.
iPhone 6 = Fail
If ****** Samsung can make a large phone that DOES not bend so should apple.
Bending has nothing to do with size, just Shi@#y apple engineering. We are on the 3rd generation of apple bendable phones. The most bendable yet!
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Well they sold what? 10 million phones? SO you bring me lets say 1/10 of those people that have bent phones and we'll call it a manufacture issue. Until then let's just call this what it is..... stupid people that aren't responsible enough to own an expensive device.
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Too late... many have posted about bender..... not original but nice job.
Actually it would have been simple to make the phone stronger by molding in extra internal ribs for bracing and increasing the aluminum thickness on the sides especially around the volume and sim slots, but there are two big negatives that prevented Apple from doing this 1) Profit margin of each phone and 2) The phone ending up slightly thicker.
Apple is most concerned about two things... Being really thin and making tons of money. They know even if the phone is weak and bends easily it doesn't matter because people will still buy it by the millions because it's an iPhone. The brand is so strong it can be abused for maximum profit and people will keep buying.
Apple is most concerned about two things... Being really thin and making tons of money. They know even if the phone is weak and bends easily it doesn't matter because people will still buy it by the millions because it's an iPhone. The brand is so strong it can be abused for maximum profit and people will keep buying.
You are not a designer, a metalurgist or a financial analyst, so I'll disregard everything you just said.
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Well, that changes things over my next phone purchase. Had damn near every iPhone since the first one, but was already thinking about a switch and this may push me over the fence.
This thread already had some hilarious arguments in favor for the iPhone 6+, can't wait to see how the Apple sheep (yes, I own Apple products but I'm not delusional about them) try and defend this now.
They dropped the ball on this one, no way around it.
Now that you are confirmed wrong, you call me a troll. I guess you never thought this through!!!
Even if I am a troll, (which i'm not) you are still wrong! worse then 1080P wrong!
hah that guy
He's right - internet arrogance is high on this thread, jibbering twerps everywhere. Need to put things back into perspective somewhat (IE: massively), and get a life. Expect Apple to care, noone else. Look after things you're spending money on, and stop blaming people like you're "entitled" to Apple caring - they probably WILL care (or feign it, very well), but some folks in the world are dying of cancer and serious injuries, and do THEY complain about THAT?
Grow up and get a life, count your blessings that you're not picking out scraps of melted plastic on a landfill site in Kenya, to scrape together a meal each day (if that).
GET. A. LIFE. (outside your screens).
Says who?According to a lot of evidence, fat people are also "in" (not a dig at fat people, the world has them - no problem - I am one of them)
I don't "refuse" anything, except to be talked down to by some supercillious know-it-all person on a forum. It's not what you say, it's your tone. You must like stuffing words into peoples' mouths... I bid you a jolly good day, and take care - you have no further purpose to interact with me - I'm not losing my peace over you
Good job making a point about arrogance and whining.
How do you know what I do for a living? Are you an engineer? I bet any good engineer would tell you that a heavier gauge aluminum with integrated bracing would be stronger then a thin hollow frame. No?
Wow, I wish my iPhone 6 Plus would have come in by now so I could actually use it and not bend it, shoot it, crush it, or drop it in liquid nitrogen and smash it for clickbait.
What a waste.
What a waste.
Samsung in the middle of shooting an ad regarding bending as we speak
They could work in that clip from legally blonde too. "Ouuu the bend and snap, works every time!"
I think the plus is more suitable for women w/large purses. No reason why a dude should be squeezing that phone in their pockets like that. Having a phone with a screen that large is unnecessary..
Would this have happened if they still used stainless steel like the iPhone 4/4S?
This is unacceptable for a $1000 (contract free) device. Apple have a real problem on their hands. If they want to keep making devices thinner then using soft aluminium is stupid. The button cutouts are an obvious weak spot in the structural integrity of the device.
This is why I never preorder Apple products anymore. Early adopters are just product testers for Apple. I've learnt my lesson from preordering iPhone 5 (confirmed battery flaws) and numerous other examples.
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Not if it happens through normal use of the device. i.e. Without an accident!
This is unacceptable for a $1000 (contract free) device. Apple have a real problem on their hands. If they want to keep making devices thinner then using soft aluminium is stupid. The button cutouts are an obvious weak spot in the structural integrity of the device.
This is why I never preorder Apple products anymore. Early adopters are just product testers for Apple. I've learnt my lesson from preordering iPhone 5 (confirmed battery flaws) and numerous other examples.
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Not if it happens through normal use of the device. i.e. Without an accident!
Imagine that: If you apply more raw material and complicate the design by including cross-sectional ridges like a roof line it can handle more applied load.
However, an idiot will still abuse their phone and the cost of the phone will have been more.
Perhaps you should take the time to go and watch his other video before posting, you will understand the point then.
Geezzz…
EVERY aluminium smartphone (without any other metal frame) WILL bend if applied enough force… And a smartphone being on a tight pocket while you sit or climb stairs or get in/out of a car, can be enough force… Every plastic smartphone will bend and bend to the previous form when force is applied and then released. If you apply enough force, however, it will break…
You don't need to be that clever to figure this out… So that iPhone vs Galaxy Note video makes non-sense…
Or most of you are just whining because it's cool nowadays to whine against Apple and to insult Apple customers… I guess that the Android fan base is getting boastful...
EVERY aluminium smartphone (without any other metal frame) WILL bend if applied enough force… And a smartphone being on a tight pocket while you sit or climb stairs or get in/out of a car, can be enough force… Every plastic smartphone will bend and bend to the previous form when force is applied and then released. If you apply enough force, however, it will break…
You don't need to be that clever to figure this out… So that iPhone vs Galaxy Note video makes non-sense…
Or most of you are just whining because it's cool nowadays to whine against Apple and to insult Apple customers… I guess that the Android fan base is getting boastful...
LOL, you are dude from "AppleInsider", right?
How is "Tallest Skill" taking this news? Foaming at the mouth about "trolls", I presume.
Is Daniel Eran Dilger already writing a 100000000000 word hit piece?
LOL... good old "AppleInsider".
Sure. But the reason why a (usually ugly) case is needed is because Apple's priority is to make their devices look pretty.
I can't believe this didn't come up during early testing! Surely there must be some Apple employees who also wear tight pants or did some more technical durability testing
Phones are our most used devices, I would much rather have a phone that is very durable versus one that is paper thin. Sure I don't want to carry a brick around, but the thickness of the iPhone 5 for example was just fine. I don't see the need to go even thinner. I know a lot of people already said you need to be more careful with your phone, but I don't want to have to do that. I'm not throwing it around but I shouldn't have to worry about something as simple as putting it in my pocket and taking it out or other repeated daily use. That should be a completely acceptable action.
I agree with an above post about how this should have been reinforced with something, or a different metal/plastic being used. A long piece of aluminum that is very malleable just doesn't sound like a good idea for long-term durability.
This is too bad. I was really excited for the new iPhone. I didn't even want the 6+, I planned to get the 6, but now I'm too scared that would also bend. Looks like I'll wait until the next generation. I wouldn't switch from Apple, I love my iOS/OSX lifestyle - but I will say I'm very disappointed with this outcome.
Please Apple, continue to make attractive looking devices (it doesn't need to be so thin! Don't go overboard!) - but do not sacrifice durability in the technology that is going to used very frequently in our day-to-day lives! We shouldn't have to treat them like very fragile artifacts.
Phones are our most used devices, I would much rather have a phone that is very durable versus one that is paper thin. Sure I don't want to carry a brick around, but the thickness of the iPhone 5 for example was just fine. I don't see the need to go even thinner. I know a lot of people already said you need to be more careful with your phone, but I don't want to have to do that. I'm not throwing it around but I shouldn't have to worry about something as simple as putting it in my pocket and taking it out or other repeated daily use. That should be a completely acceptable action.
I agree with an above post about how this should have been reinforced with something, or a different metal/plastic being used. A long piece of aluminum that is very malleable just doesn't sound like a good idea for long-term durability.
This is too bad. I was really excited for the new iPhone. I didn't even want the 6+, I planned to get the 6, but now I'm too scared that would also bend. Looks like I'll wait until the next generation. I wouldn't switch from Apple, I love my iOS/OSX lifestyle - but I will say I'm very disappointed with this outcome.
Please Apple, continue to make attractive looking devices (it doesn't need to be so thin! Don't go overboard!) - but do not sacrifice durability in the technology that is going to used very frequently in our day-to-day lives! We shouldn't have to treat them like very fragile artifacts.