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To the bending naysayers...

Jayson A said:
This thread is for the people who constantly think that people with bent iPhones did something drastic in order for it to bend. It's for those who constantly call these people liars and choose not to believe that they only had it in their front pocket.

What is going to happen if your iPhone bends the same way and YOU only had it in your front pocket? Are you going to say it's your fault it bent? Are you going to say that you weren't using your iPhone in a normal fashion?

If you wanna tell others your story, are you going to be okay with people calling you liars, or telling you that you shouldn't have sat on it?

Will you believe us now or would you just say "I must've been irresponsible with my iPhone"
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IF I keep my iphone in my front pocket and IF it bends "without me doing anything", then I will simply take it to the closest Apple store and tell them what happened and get a replacement phone.
What I won't do, is come on MacRumors and whine about it without being able to actually prove it happened the way it did. And, I won't send it in to that other website, since it does not good. The only thing that will get Apple to change anything, is people returning the device and them having an actual record of the incident. Anything else is simply internet complaining.
 
mercuryjones said:
The only thing that will get Apple to change anything, is people returning the device and them having an actual record of the incident. Anything else is simply internet complaining.
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You must be new here (or you've just had your head in the sand for the last 9 years...) Apple knew for a fact that the liquid damage indicators for some devices could be partially triggered by humidity and continued to deny warranty coverage right up until they were sued. It's forums like this one where people can see trends whether it's iPods, iPhones, or MacBooks...

https://www.macrumors.com/2014/09/30/liquid-damage-settlement-checks/
 
Two tips to avoid bending your phone that have worked well to keep mine flat through tonight when I checked twenty minutes ago for front pocket carriers:

1) Take it out of your pocket if you need to bend down to tie your shoe

2) Pull it halfway up your pocket (note not halfway out) when you go to sit in your car. This is counterintuitive but the phone has a lot more breathing room at the top part of your pocket than when jammed all the way to the bottom of your pocket.
 
I'm willing to bet most phones are bent. But the percentage of nitpickers here are overwhelming.
Most iPhone 5s that's been used for two years are almost always bent too, to some degree.

Who cares just use your phone. Get Apple care if you care that much.
 
iceperson said:
You must be new here (or you've just had your head in the sand for the last 9 years...) Apple knew for a fact that the liquid damage indicators for some devices could be partially triggered by humidity and continued to deny warranty coverage right up until they were sued. It's forums like this one where people can see trends whether it's iPods, iPhones, or MacBooks...

https://www.macrumors.com/2014/09/30/liquid-damage-settlement-checks/
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Do you think that Apple sent out checks just randomly, or only to people that actually brought in their devices and then were denied warranty coverage? Or, do you think that they perused MacRumors forums and then sent a check to everyone that complained about the issue, without actually checking them? ("I did nothing to my iPhone and suddenly the water damage indicator was tripped!" - you get a check).
 
iceperson said:
I bet there is...
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Perhaps you should turn your attention to making a point. What is it that you wrote, functional illiteracy is alive and well? ;)



There are two types of folks who have bent iPhones, those who realize it bent under normal circumstances and those who claim they woke one morning and it was suddenly bent. The latter are the ones who get it. The phone does indeed bend and some would be nuts to deny it; however, it is my opinion that a phone used under normal circumstances (in a pocket of regular fitted pants), should not just bend. I understand that many would say that a device that big should not be in a pocket while sitting or bending, but again, folks have been putting their iPhones in their pockets for years now and I'm unsure why the phone couldn't be made with a metal that is sturdier.
 
Well, I know a lot of people are saying they shouldn't leave their phones in their pocket. For guys especially: Where else should they have their devices?

No matter front or back pocket, this device shows potential to bend a tad easier than other iPhones. I hope there will be a solution for everyone.
 
Septembersrain said:
No matter front or back pocket, this device shows potential to bend a tad easier than other iPhones. I hope there will be a solution for everyone.
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Because of this, I opted for this
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Mr. Buzzcut said:
I can say this if I ever break a screen because I've never done that. Why isn't everyone upset over broken screens anyway? They often break during "normal use" after all. I've had many home phones over the years and drop them all the time. Talking and they just fall down. Normal use. Not a single one has broken, cracked, shattered, etc. Drop one of these fancy cell phones and it's over. Think I'll go start a thread.
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keep in mind people were raging about iphone 6's drop test before bending issue surfaced.

needless to say, QA department has failed Apple.
 
Regardless if it's your fault or not, a bent phone is a bent phone. Get insurance / case and move with your life. If you're concerned about people calling you a liar on an internet forum, then that's a personal matter you should learn to deal with on your own time.
 
mercuryjones said:
Yes. How dare Apple QA not purposely try and bend the phone in their own two hands, since apparently that is now considered "normal use" /s
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you clearly don't know how QA works, do you?

HOW DARE PEOPLE PUT CARS IN HORRIFIC CRASH TESTS THAT IS CLEARLY NOT "NORMAL USE"??

/s
 
kingofwale said:
you clearly don't know how QA works, do you?

HOW DARE PEOPLE PUT CARS IN HORRIFIC CRASH TESTS THAT IS CLEARLY NOT "NORMAL USE"??

/s
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Car crash != bending a phone on purpose.
If you think it does, you are the one that doesn't understand the QA process.
Apple has already showed their bending tests and CR did their own to verify it. Now, if you feel that both of these companies are less trustworthy than some guy on YouTube that gets paid per view, I suggest you purchase another phone and be happy with it.
 
mercuryjones said:
Car crash != bending a phone on purpose.
If you think it does, you are the one that doesn't understand the QA process.
Apple has already showed their bending tests and CR did their own to verify it. Now, if you feel that both of these companies are less trustworthy than some guy on YouTube that gets paid per view, I suggest you purchase another phone and be happy with it.
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Users reporting bending while in their pockets/purse is very different than the Youtubers bending phones with their hands.

QA of course tests normal (and hopefully even extreme) use of a product to make sure it is durable and understand the tolerance limits. As many around here think, if it bends, it is your fault and out of normal usage that Apple has approved (not my opinion though).
 
mercuryjones said:
Car crash != bending a phone on purpose.
If you think it does, you are the one that doesn't understand the QA process.
Apple has already showed their bending tests and CR did their own to verify it. Now, if you feel that both of these companies are less trustworthy than some guy on YouTube that gets paid per view, I suggest you purchase another phone and be happy with it.
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Apple's bending tests clearly failed because CR showed that iPhone 6 is around 50% as strong as iPhone 5. (and if I recall correctly, there are also small amount of iPhone 5 bending issue).

what's more telling is that the weak point of iphone 6 (near the volume button), the phone can be bend for as little as 100N (or 23lb) [can someone please link the video?]. now, that's something QA team should be able to find out.
 
kingofwale said:
Apple's bending tests clearly failed because CR showed that iPhone 6 is around 50% as strong as iPhone 5. (and if I recall correctly, there are also small amount of iPhone 5 bending issue).

what's more telling is that the weak point of iphone 6 (near the volume button), the phone can be bend for as little as 100N (or 23lb) [can someone please link the video?]. now, that's something QA team should be able to find out.
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So now, you not only want them to test the overall strength of the phone, but also test bending it along every part of the phone, just in case there is a weak spot? You do realize how insane that sounds, right? That would be like crashing a car, hitting the wall at 1 cm differences each time, just to see if the car will react differently.
 
mercuryjones said:
So now, you not only want them to test the overall strength of the phone, but also test bending it along every part of the phone, just in case there is a weak spot? You do realize how insane that sounds, right? That would be like crashing a car, hitting the wall at 1 cm differences each time, just to see if the car will react differently.
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Is it insane most all companies will of course do this with their products, including as Apple claims, with the Iphone 6?

Apple went on to say that workers did "rigorous tests throughout the entire development cycle including 3-point bending; pressure-point cycling; sit, torsion, and user studies. iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus meet or exceed all of our high quality standards to endure everyday, real-life use."

The sit test "simulates users sitting on a hard surface in the highest stress position of having the iPhone in their backpocket of tight jeans. A single phone will endure thousands of cycles with the phone in multiple orientations," an attempt to inflict several years' worth of stress.
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T5BRICK said:
The Note 4 and HTC One M8 both bend. Ya know, if you bend them.
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This is interesting.

How come the unbox therapy guy couldn't get the HTC One M8 to bend, yet consumer reports found it to be just as bendable as the iPhone 6 (at 70lbs)?

Also, how come unbox therapy had such a hard time bending the regular iPhone 6 with his bare hands (which only took 70lbs of force for consumer reports), but had such an easy time bending the 6 Plus (which was 90lbs according to consumer reports).

If the M8 bends at 70lbs and the iPhone 6 bends at 70lbs, then shouldn't there be people complaining that the M8 bent in their pockets as well?
 
Jayson A said:
This is interesting.

How come the unbox therapy guy couldn't get the HTC One M8 to bend, yet consumer reports found it to be just as bendable as the iPhone 6 (at 70lbs)?

Also, how come unbox therapy had such a hard time bending the regular iPhone 6 with his bare hands (which only took 70lbs of force for consumer reports), but had such an easy time bending the 6 Plus (which was 90lbs according to consumer reports).

If the M8 bends at 70lbs and the iPhone 6 bends at 70lbs, then shouldn't there be people complaining that the M8 bent in their pockets as well?
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Maybe because he was bending said phones in a very unscientific way, meaning that there was no real way to gauge exactly how much force he was using on each phone? He can say he's using the same amount of force on each phone all day long, but that's just his word.
 
ET iPhone Home said:
I've always believed after reading too many bending incidents and reports that there is indeed a flaw in design. Even if a phone is inserted into a jean pocket, it should withstand bending, and no one should have to treat it like it was fragile. There has to be a degree of sturdiness. All the bending is at the same spot, so there in definite consistency.
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I don't know if those reports are true or not. But there are certainly design flaws here: the phones are too big, too thin, too light. There.
 
Robert1-1 said:
Can't believe after all this time people are still throwing out strawmans.
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I can't believe that people are still using the unbox guy as an argument.
That said, I don't doubt that iPhones (along with other phones) will bend, if put under some kind of pressure. The question really is, how much pressure and from what? I can say that the phone bent in my pocket after "normal use" but you're just going to have to take my word for it, aren't you? I mean, it's the internet,right? We all tell the truth here.
 
jpeg42 said:
Is it insane most all companies will of course do this with their products, including as Apple claims, with the Iphone 6?
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Regardless of anything claimed or reported, Nobody has any verifiable proof that the iPhone6/plus will bend by just having the phone in your pocket or under normal use.
 
Jayson A said:
This is interesting.

How come the unbox therapy guy couldn't get the HTC One M8 to bend, yet consumer reports found it to be just as bendable as the iPhone 6 (at 70lbs)?

Also, how come unbox therapy had such a hard time bending the regular iPhone 6 with his bare hands (which only took 70lbs of force for consumer reports), but had such an easy time bending the 6 Plus (which was 90lbs according to consumer reports).
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As someone else already stated, the unbox therapy guy used an extremely unscientific method for bending the phones.

If the M8 bends at 70lbs and the iPhone 6 bends at 70lbs, then shouldn't there be people complaining that the M8 bent in their pockets as well?
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http://forums.androidcentral.com/htc-one-m8/381873-bent-m8.html

Maybe because the android folks didn't get whipped up in a frenzy when it happened.
 
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