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WOW - - Bend Gate is so REAL. [WATCH]

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Ahonen said:
If everyone could just take their phone out of their pocket when they sit down, especially to drive... am I the only one to whom this is painfully obvious?
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Common sense does seem to be in short supply around the time of new product releases.

I said a few days ago that it was obvious to me that such a long, thin aluminum phone could get bent in a pocket. Then some people accused me of "defending Apple" by blaming the bent phones on the users, while at the same time other people accused me of "bashing Apple" because I was saying something negative about their new product.

Too much "pick a side" going on here. It's OK to get excited about a new iPhone, but I would hope that people spending big bucks on these things can take a moment to evaluate it objectively and realize "Hey, this is a lot longer and thinner, it might be more fragile than previous iPhones. I might want to be more careful with it."
 
Just when I was ready to try the iPhone 6+ as a replacement for my very strong reliable fault free one year old Samsung Note 3.

I wonder if next year it will be designed to last....
 
Why do all videos on YouTube start with "what's up guys?" Ugh. And how tight are people's jeans that this happens?
 
iososx said:
Just when I was ready to try the iPhone 6+ as a replacement for my very strong reliable fault free one year old Samsung Note 3.

I wonder if next year it will be designed to last....
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If you're looking for a phone made out of 316 stainless steel, you're full of it. You can bend your Note 3, too.

Metal bends under pressure.
 
Bend-gate is absolutely an Apple's fault. They should have added more material to support the weak point. It's Engineering 101.
 
Its cool how it actually works. LG has a phone that is intentionally curved and bent. If you really wanted to customize your phone's appearance, you could!
 
Let's see. I have a 5+ inch device made of aluminium (not billet mind you, but the same type you will find in a can of Coke or Pepsi), is only a millimeter or so thin, with minimal bracing joints and I exert pressure at the weakest point in the middle. What does Science 101 tell us will happen?

The smaller the phone, the more pressure will be required to bend it. Make a piece of aluminum long enough, place a wedge under the center of it and gravity will bend it, under the metal's own weight.

Not sure why this is surprising? But, a simple solution is to add a rigid case (plastic or metal) and the force required for the phone to bend will increase exponentially.
 
Goes to show that there are not a lot of people with common sense and intelligence it seems. It should be a no brainer that a long thin ALUMINUM smartphone will BEND. It happened with the 5 and it does not take a rocket scientist to see that the 6 and especially the 6 PLUS will have this issue even more! If you are the kind of person that does not take care of your stuff (What does your car look like? Your laptop? Your iPad? How about your sunglasses?) modern smartphones are probably not a good fit for you. You will trash it. LMAO
 
Are there any MODS on here at all!!!!!!!

we now have at least 3 of these threads that need to be merged!

PLEASE!!
 
AustinIllini said:
If you're looking for a phone made out of 316 stainless steel, you're full of it.
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Oh oh, you're so emotionally rocked by Apples failure you've resorted to striking out on a personal level. Usually these are tactics used by juveniles...

But then again who knows.

I win big because I didn't impulse buy, so I'm not stuck with one. Perhaps you are. That would explain your emotional reaction.

I waited for first reports because I have Apple experience. They're great when they apply themselves.
 
IndianBird said:
This is hilarious. Who knew you could take a millimeter thick piece of metal and bend it when trying.

I'm shocked.
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LOL... this made me laugh out loud. But this isn't a laughing matter!

There are ways to strengthen a structure even when it's really small or thin. Frankly, a company with such enormous resources, state-of-the-arts design technology and the world's most forward-thinking engineers could have done more to prevent this problem. The other question to ask is whether or not other similar-sized phones suffer from the same problem. If not, I'll be more willing to accept this as a unique design flaw and would expect Apple to address it.

Just my two cents. It will be interesting to see how Apple responds.
 
Instead try to realize that there is no aluminum to bend....

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One more nail in the 6+ coffin to hustle along the mid-year release of the 6+S.
 
iososx said:
Oh oh, you're so emotionally rocked by Apples failure you've resorted to striking out on a personal level. Usually these are tactics used by juveniles...

But then again who knows.

I win big because I didn't impulse buy, so I'm not stuck with one. Perhaps you are. That would explain your emotional reaction.

I waited for first reports because I have Apple experience. They're great when they apply themselves.
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Every phone manufacturer has failed to make a phone that doesn't bend.
 
Tacoma Narrows Bridge: Every bridge will come down if it's hit with enough wind. Ever hear of tornados! /s

70's Pinto: Every car will burst into flames if it's hit hard enough!
 
Superman can also bend a truck or what ever he wants.

I would love to see the face of the one that make the video so see how much pressure or effort apply to the phone.

Also I think that if the iphone has been in a lot of heat, or it is very heat it could bend more easily.


* Love seeing the video at 4K 2160p. You can change the quality of the video by pressing the option of gears and selecting 2160p 4K.
 
The people saying it's the users fault and not Apple's because the phone is metal and this is apparently expected behavior are so backwards and ridiculous but somehow completely predictable.

"Help, my car exploded while I was driving my child to school!"
"Well what do you expect! You bought a machine that has gasoline in it! That's your fault! Go buy a bike if it's a problem!"
 
timshundo said:
The people saying it's the users fault and not Apple's because the phone is metal and this is apparently expected behavior are so backwards and ridiculous but somehow completely predictable.

"Help, my car exploded while I was driving my child to school!"
"Well what do you expect! You bought a machine that has gasoline in it! That's your fault! Go buy a bike if it's a problem!"
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Just answer me this. Was the iPhone 5 and 5s bending Apple's fault? Did you make a thread or mention in the past 2 years?
 
that video makes me afraid to take the case off my phone...Its on pretty tight, don't want to bend my phone
 
I just realized... This isn't a problem, it's a feature!

The phone contours to your pockets. Jonny Ives had just said and I quote "It's incredible, amazing and truly remarkable just how the iPhone 6 plus bounds with the user to provide an amazing experience. Aluminum and glass working together with your pockets to create something new, something human, something truly inspiring and unique. The new iPhone 6 plus does just that with the innovative ibend technology build right into the device"

hahaha... Ok, you have to at least admit he talks funny.
 
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