When will the thinness stop?

[Knockworstface]

I agree, Apple's obsession with thinner products has to stop at some point. With the iPhone 5 having issues getting bent from people's back pockets, its time to make sure that they're not sacrificing structural strength in the name of thinness

This. Anorexic iPhones need to stop.

 

[Applejuiced]

Well I didn't mean to call anyone stupid, maybe foolish is a better term. Seriously, it's made of glass, aluminum/plastic, has circuit boards, a battery, and very delicate electronic circuitry. What would make anyone think it would survive sitting on it, repeatedly putting +/- 175lbs. on it? And how does no other phone have this "issue"? If I put my Note 3 in my back pocket and sat on it I'll bet you it would crack right in half. I don't think I can recall a modern smartphone which would survive that repeatedly, maybe a military spec one but not a regular consumer grade one. It's not only the weight, but the phone would also bend being constrained by the pocket, that's a pretty steep angle the phone would have to follow as you got up.

I hear you.
Its common sense. Take care of your stuff.
Then people wonder why it broke or bend or got damaged and they blame the phone or the manufacturer.
Its supposed to be indestructible because they paid lots of money for it and many other excuses.

 

[R.Stoychev]

It will stop at some point, but hey maybe we'll become cyborgs at some point For now I'm pretty happy that devices are getting thinner

 

[ToddH]

I agree with you. The fitter they get the more fragile they are. They will also been the easier in your pocket! The Samsung galaxy S5 looks nice and large and I do like the bigger screen, however there is no metal on it and it is all plastic and it bends easily. Which is really cheesy in my opinion.