Some iPhone 6 Plus Owners Accidentally Bending Their iPhones in Pockets

[phillytim]

Man, it's insane how people shirk their responsibility to take care of anything they have in a reasonable manner.

This is no more Apple's fault than it is of HTC, Samsung, etc. and so on....:

http://www.cultofmac.com/297404/get-bent-shocking-history-bent-smartphones

That being said, I actually love the form factor of my 5S (which never bent for me so far, and I keep it in my front pocket at all times). Perhaps we've now answered the question of how far slender manufacturers can go in designing their phones. Frankly, I'd rather have the 4.7" screen size of the iPhone 6 in a package as thick as an iPhone 5S, and use that extra space for better battery life, a non-protruding camera, and to support the aluminum frame in a more bend-resistant package.

 

[Grolubao]

I understand that folks can be cynical, but the attitudes in this thread are cruel. There are humans on the other side of the screen, and we are not all idiots or liars.

Even though I don't appreciate being treated like a "troll" that must be faking my bent iPhone, I will still provide more details.

I was able to bend mine back, and it's really not very noticeable. In fact, it was so easy to bend back into shape that i now feel even worse about the situation. If you try to bend the phone in half, you may not fully understand the issue. However, if you apply uneven pressure that twists the phone, then you will really see the problem. As I stated in my other post, I was removing my phone from a case, and it was the twisting motion that did it.

Let's just hope it was only one batch of bad metal.

Unapologetically embarassing for Apple

 

[viewfly]

Some iPhone 6 Plus Owners Accidentally Bending Their iPhones in Pockets

Don't think that this is quite comparable. A Ferrari is for a complete different purpose than a SUV. Everyone knows that and it is also obvious.
But if I develop only 2 different car variants and want them to be suitable for a lot of people, than I have to assure that these also work for all thinkable or at least most thinkable occasions. In this comparison it would have to include snow.

Otherwise I cannot whine when only a special group is buying my products, like race drivers. But then I've made a product tailored to their desires.


Imagine the car is too high for a downtown parking garage an now I'm telling you to leave the car at home, take the bus or whatever, because it was not made to go to a parking garage downtown...
It's only purpose is to drive on free roads, have a shiny outer appearance and some find leather inside, great gps and whatsoever.
Sorry, but being carried in a jeans pocket is one of the key purposes of a phone. Then the goal from Apple was completely wrong by offering only two choices, 6 and 6 plus.
I was fine with the size of my 4S, the robustness and everything. Just all the software upgrades from Apple you cannot evade have made it nearly as slow and un unusable after 3 years. No environmental influences have lead me to buy a new one

You come with hypothetical examples to make a point. And it's illogical and doesn't fit the facts.

How many decades have we had rear wheel drive autos slipping and sliding on New England roads?

I choose Ferrari as an extreme. But nearly all sedans today have introduced low profile front air scoops. And indeed I have such a steep driveway and deep snow that it is seriously something I examine. There are Honda sedans that just don't work. Period.

You can say I'm the exception. But so far I've only seen 1-3 examples of bent iPhones. Out of 10 million sold.

I have had every iPhone including the 5&5S. I use bumpers or thin cases and carry it only in my front pocket every day. No bent phones,ever. I have had the iPhone 6 since launch, in my front pocket, and it's fine.

If you want a thin 5.5" phablet then think about how you treat it. If I'm going to be careless with a phone , like a water sport, fishing or a day in the beach I slip it into a life proof case.

A lot of speculations here for a problem that has little statistics to support it. Don't expect any company to address this without more documented incidences.

 

[Derpert]

The silence from Apple on this issue is deafening.....

 

[viewfly]

No, the other one is better.

No it was a hypothetically silly one.

 

[Euge]

So how many people have actually reported a bent iPhone 6 Plus?

I went through the first few pages of this thread and I found 2.

This whole bend-gate thing is spreading like wildfire, but I bet very few people (me included which is why I ask) know of the actual reports of the bending. One person says my iPhone 6 Plus bent, and the next thing you know the report is "The iPhone 6 Plus bends in your front pocket."

I'm not saying the report is false, I'd just like to know the number of actual reported incidents. Seems like it's way out of proportion.

 

[StoneJack]

So how many people have actually reported a bent iPhone 6 Plus?

I went through the first few pages of this thread and I found 2.

This whole bend-gate thing is spreading like wildfire, but I bet very few people (me included which is why I ask) know of the actual reports of the bending. One person says my iPhone 6 Plus bent, and the next thing you know the report is "The iPhone 6 Plus bends in your front pocket."

I'm not saying the report is false, I'd just like to know the number of actual reported incidents. Seems like it's way out of proportion.

My assumption is that the reported smartphone might be actually bent on purpose and the fact that it was reported so fast, might raise suspicions of the wrong business practices on a part of S....... and G....... Police should investigate this case in all details and especially how it was originally reported.

 

[magpie maniac]

Another tempest in a teapot from overly dramatic people who apparently don't understand material science.

So you stick your larger-than-usual, thin aluminum phone into the back pocket of your skinny jeans, sit on it for several hours driving down the interstate, and it bends? Well, no @#$%ing *&^%!

 

[Zxxv]

There are some complains from iPhone 6 owners that their iPhone 6 got bend inside their pocket. This is seriously unbelievable. People have lot of trust on Apple.

Probably bent when they received them?

http://youtu.be/IROcoJeVfSI

 

[iRock1]

Perhaps everybody claiming that their iPhone is bent could upload a couple of pictures? Then a moderator or the OP can edit the first post and make an index, so we really see how many people are having this problem.

 

[azhurvadal]

Simple logic :
If the bent 6+ in the YouTube video is a faulty unit from millions of 6+ units, anyone (including Apple) can easily make a counter video to prove that iPhone 6+ has good durability.

the issue has been widely exposed to many well known websites.
The absence of Apple (or their loyal fans) responses so far is really disconcerting

 

[dannyyankou]

Introducing the iPhone 6 repair kit.

In case people thought I was joking...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/iPhone-6-Bending-Repair-Kit-/271616590259?pt=Cell_Phones&hash=item3f3d9c41b3

 

[Anorax]

apple press release: concerned iphone6+ owners will have option to receive a gift card for a case - done

move on folks - the news cycle will be done with this faster than you can say "naked icloud pics" and apple knows it -
and they know exactly how and when to issue response to a particular situ - its not their first rodeo, kids.

<made ya look - didnt I?>

 

[katewes]

When is Tim Cook going to realize that Jony Ive is not making the best design decisions, surely in the last few years Mr Ive has been working at Apple this would have been noticed, then again look at the stupid decisions of 1 sided ipad audio and hard soldered mac laptops...My 10 year old cellphone works as well as, if not better than an iphone and I do not need to charge it every 30 minutes!!

Yes, agreed. I'd like to know the name of the rodent at Apple that suggested and authorised the removal of anti-glare screens from the MacBook Pro, the last remaining Mac to have an anti-glare screen. This is criminal.

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Sorry guys, but putting a phone in your pocket is a reasonable use-case. If it subsequently bends, the solution is not to buy a case, put it in a splint or pad it in foam - it is to make it stronger

Apple's arrogant over-reliance of beauty of form over usability is going to come back and bite them big one day,

e.g.
-- refusal to offer replaceable batteries in iPhones and Macs.
-- refusal to offer anti-glare screens on Macs, why, to have shiny items for sale.
-- refusal to offer connecting USB ports in iPads
-- refusal to allow upgrades on RAM in MacBook Airs, soldering them in
-- glueing in the batteries so we can't replace them in Retina Macs.

All this form over function just irritates us, but it gets to the point where the form over function affects the structural integrity of the device, as in the iPhone 6+.

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Ive needs to back off on his thinness obsession and get some common sense and bigger batteries.

Jon Ive needs to stop being so arrogant, and realise that he's capable of bad design. Right now he thinks he is God. He removes anti-glare screens from the Apple line up and doesn't care a stuff about people who need anti-glare screens on Macs for their work.

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iPhones are tools to be used, not works of art to be placed on display.

If people are going to place large, thin, fragile electronics in tight pockets, or places where the device encounters movement / contact stress, they shouldn't be surprised that said device starts to show signs of stress by bending etc. .

Putting a phone in a pocket is a natural design parameter that Apple should design for. I've used iPhones and iPods, and I always put them in my pocket. Jon Ive needs to take heed of the rampant criticism of him being a slave to form, rather than giving more consideration to function.

 

[StoneJack]

Simple logic :
If the bent 6+ in the YouTube video is a faulty unit from millions of 6+ units, anyone (including Apple) can easily make a counter video to prove that iPhone 6+ has good durability.

the issue has been widely exposed to many well known websites.
The absence of Apple (or their loyal fans) responses so far is really disconcerting

And you joined Macrumors just in time to chime in with your disconcerting concerns about iPhone. How timely

 

[Pyro-Bass]

Another "bad sample"?
http://youtu.be/-58g-sMrkys

 

[StoneJack]

Another "bad sample"?
http://youtu.be/-58g-sMrkys

You joined Macrumors just in time to contribute to manufactured, Samsung-benefitting news. Nice try.

 

[Liquorpuki]

Man, it's insane how people shirk their responsibility to take care of anything they have in a reasonable manner.

This is no more Apple's fault than it is of HTC, Samsung, etc. and so on....:

http://www.cultofmac.com/297404/get-bent-shocking-history-bent-smartphones

I like how to prove the HTC Evo to bending they used a picture where someone sat on it when it was docked in a cup holder and shattered the screen

That's clearly the same context

 

[sundragon]

Stupid answer for your stupid answer. Do you know glass can break if you bend it? Do you know anything in the universe can break under certain conditions if you bend it? Comparing the Note 3 and the iPhone 6 show the superior bend characteristics of polycarbonate. Its a Fact!

How about thinking about your absurd answer... Breaking is better than bending? In the end, bending or breaking, both will destroy the product.


Oh superior intellect... Please prove your fact, now

 

[i4m]

Who didn't see that coming.

definitely Ive

 

[Pyro-Bass]

You joined Macrumors just in time to contribute to manufactured, Samsung-benefitting news. Nice try.

Yes? Then tell me, why I'm writing this reply on an iPad air, why am I using an iPhone 4S that I've bought 3 years ago for 900 Euro and why I have a retail packed iPhone 6 128 GB that I've biught as well but haven't used, as I'm waiting for my spigen armor case...

I'm waiting for an official reply from Apple but honestly, having spent 900 on such a fragile device (in comparison to my 4S) pi**es me off!

I'm a concerned owner and do not intend to change to Samsung.
I like iOS and have spent a lot of money for songs, apps iTunes match and everything else. The only alternative I'm considering is selling the 6 and get a 5S instead.

But I'm also realistic and not blinded by Apple being God like, they're just a company that likes to make profit and it seems this time they have made serious error and I wonder what their solution will look like

 

[fmcarv]

Yes? Then tell me, why I'm writing this reply on an iPad air, why am I using an iPhone 4S that I've bought 3 years ago for 900 Euro and why I have a retail packed iPhone 6 128 GB that I've biught as well but haven't used, as I'm waiting for my spigen armor case...

I'm waiting for an official reply from Apple but honestly, having spent 900 on such a fragile device (in comparison to my 4S) pi**es me off!

I'm a concerned owner and do not intend to change to Samsung.
I like iOS and have spent a lot of money for songs, apps iTunes match and everything else. The only alternative I'm considering is selling the 6 and get a 5S instead.

But I'm also realistic and not blinded by Apple being God like, they're just a company that likes to make profit and it seems this time they have made serious error and I wonder what their solution will look like

Welcome to the forum!

Joined yesterday.....

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Another "bad sample"?

http://youtu.be/-58g-sMrkys

Yeah another bad sample on what normal usage of a phone is not

 

[fallenjt]

Holy F.
1500 messages already?
Believe me, bending the phone is not accident. You have to apply enough force for that and if you say you put the phone in the pocket and don't feel the pressure on it, you're a liar. So get over this crap...I'll get a 6+ and will put it in my front jeans pocket...I don't believe this claim a bit. Bend my a.s.s

 

[bobob]

Welcome to the forum!

Joined yesterday...

Heh - - check out their posting history.

I'm definitely not trolling.

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Another "bad sample"?
http://youtu.be/-58g-sMrkys

That's hilarious - - it's the best one yet!

"I was barely pushing on it all."

(Does anyone know why these guys are only bending the phone backwards? It's obvious that you're never going to get that kind of pressure in your pants pocket, but if there were any pressure at all, wouldn't it be folding inwards towards the screen since most sensible people carry their phone screen-in for protection?)

 

[cfedu]

How about thinking about your absurd answer... Breaking is better than bending? In the end, bending or breaking, both will destroy the product.


Oh superior intellect... Please prove your fact, now

But the note 3 did not break!! it only flexed!!

You said polycarbonate will flex and break! That is 100% false.


iPhone 6P flexed , bend and broke!