topic Re: New Iphone 6 bends too easy! Yikes!!! in Electronics

New Iphone 6 bends too easy! Yikes!!!

mima — Wed, 24 Sep 2014 15:13:05 GMT

If you put them in your pocket they bend and stay bent. Lots of reports according to the news. And they sold how many? Yikes!

If you bought one, you better get a good quality case for it.

Why didn't they test this???

Re: New Iphone 6 bends too easy! Yikes!!!

mima — Wed, 24 Sep 2014 15:14:21 GMT

Major flaw.

http://www.cnet.com/news/will-it-bend-iphone-6-takes-a-turn-for-the-worse

Re: New Iphone 6 bends too easy! Yikes!!!

apple1964 — Wed, 24 Sep 2014 15:17:08 GMT

LOl Glad I will never want or own one.

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chrystaltree — Wed, 24 Sep 2014 15:21:16 GMT

......because you aren't supposed to put them in your pocket and then sit on them. I think it never occurred to them that people would do that with a larger phone.

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mima — Wed, 24 Sep 2014 15:25:17 GMT

On 9/24/2014 chrystaltree said:
......because you aren't supposed to put them in your pocket and then sit on them. I think it never occurred to them that people would do that with a larger phone.

I think it should have occurred to them that people would. I read all the time that people want a phone that will fit in their pocket. These phone most certainly would fit in most pockets. These phones are smaller than my Samsung Note 3. I put my phone in my front pocket all the time. I can see a lot of men doing this since they don't carry a purse.

I personally would never put it in my back pocket, but men are used to putting their wallet in their back pocket, so I can see them putting their phone in their back pocket also.

I also would never use a phone without a good case though. Without the case it would easily slip into most pockets.

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jaxs mom — Thu, 25 Sep 2014 02:38:14 GMT

Every man I know with a cell phone uses one of the cases that hooks to their belt, they are smart enough not to put it in a pants pocket. I've never used a case for my iphones and I've never damaged one.

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Nuttmeg — Thu, 25 Sep 2014 02:58:04 GMT

On 9/24/2014 jaxs mom said:
Every man I know with a cell phone uses one of the cases that hooks to their belt, they are smart enough not to put it in a pants pocket. I've never used a case for my iphones and I've never damaged one.

Most men I know use a belt case to carry a phone. I use an Otterbox case to protect my Samsung S4 in my handbag.

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Cha1k — Thu, 25 Sep 2014 03:11:28 GMT

This is a problem that should have been caught by Apple designers long before the iPhone 6 Plus hit the market. iPhone 6 (the smaller one) doesn't seem to have this problem.

This video is by the same guy who did the original 'bendy' video:

http://www.cultofmac.com/297619/iphones-also-bend-just-much-6-plus/

Look at that guy's thumbs in the video.....he's exerting tons of pressure on those phones. Who on earth would put an electronic device costing $600 (out of contract), made of glass, through that kind of abuse? And in your pocket? Sheesh.....

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dooBdoo — Thu, 25 Sep 2014 03:16:28 GMT

On 9/24/2014 Cha1k said:
This is a problem that should have been caught by Apple designers long before the iPhone 6 Plus hit the market. iPhone 6 (the smaller one) doesn't seem to have this problem.

This video is by the same guy who did the original 'bendy' video:

http://www.cultofmac.com/297619/iphones-also-bend-just-much-6-plus/

Look at that guy's thumbs in the video.....he's exerting tons of pressure on those phones. Who on earth would put an electronic device costing $600 (out of contract), made of glass, through that kind of abuse? And in your pocket? Sheesh.....

Hi, Cha1k! Here's one of their articles from yesterday about a variety of brands and their "bendy" problems. (Btw: I don't know anyone who carries their phone in their pants pocket.) :

Get bent: The shocking history of bent smartphones

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

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shesallthat — Thu, 25 Sep 2014 12:21:25 GMT

my guys - DH and two sons - NEVER put there phones in their pockets! but they also all have cases for them that would make it a little hard to do. and my DH has one of the bigger phones like the 6S size and he uses a belt clip. the only time i see that is with the younger girls that slip them in and out of their back pockets.

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shesallthat — Thu, 25 Sep 2014 12:26:14 GMT

On 9/24/2014 mima said:
On 9/24/2014 chrystaltree said:
......because you aren't supposed to put them in your pocket and then sit on them. I think it never occurred to them that people would do that with a larger phone.

I think it should have occurred to them that people would. I read all the time that people want a phone that will fit in their pocket. These phone most certainly would fit in most pockets. These phones are smaller than my Samsung Note 3. I put my phone in my front pocket all the time. I can see a lot of men doing this since they don't carry a purse.

I personally would never put it in my back pocket, but men are used to putting their wallet in their back pocket, so I can see them putting their phone in their back pocket also.

I also would never use a phone without a good case though. Without the case it would easily slip into most pockets.

i wonder who these pocket phone people are because almost everyone i see now is getting these larger tablet sized phones! i would never put a phone in my back pocket either. i see that alot with the smaller iphones because people do not use cases for them. but i would be afraid of cracking it! my 4s has been in an otterbox since i bought it - before i left the store it was put on and it is rarely taken off. my white 4s still looks brand new without a scratch or mark on it.

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Buck-i-Nana — Thu, 25 Sep 2014 12:30:55 GMT

On 9/24/2014 mima said:
On 9/24/2014 chrystaltree said:
......because you aren't supposed to put them in your pocket and then sit on them. I think it never occurred to them that people would do that with a larger phone.

I think it should have occurred to them that people would. I read all the time that people want a phone that will fit in their pocket. These phone most certainly would fit in most pockets. These phones are smaller than my Samsung Note 3. I put my phone in my front pocket all the time. I can see a lot of men doing this since they don't carry a purse.

I personally would never put it in my back pocket, but men are used to putting their wallet in their back pocket, so I can see them putting their phone in their back pocket also.

I also would never use a phone without a good case though. Without the case it would easily slip into most pockets.

This is putting the blame on the wrong people IMHO. If people want a phone they can carry in their pocket, then they shouldn't get a phone the size of the 6+ or a Samsung Note3.

I saw the videos on this too, and they did have to exert a lot of pressure to bend the phone. Unreasonable expectations and actions cause the problem.

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Cha1k — Thu, 25 Sep 2014 19:56:29 GMT

Apple reports only 9 complaints of bent iPhones.

Quoted from the site linked below:

Apple has responded to the various reports of iPhone 6 and 6 Plus bending, saying that it’s “extremely rare,” and that in fact, only nine people out of all the customers that bought devices thus far have complained. That would presumably mean nine out of the well over 10 million that have sold thus far.

Apple noted to TechCrunch that under normal use, the problem rarely occurs, which is in contrast to the demonstration videos hitting YouTube showing users deliberately trying to deform their devices in extremely artificial circumstances. Since the first reports had emerged, mostly in forum posts on Apple enthusiast sites, others including Wired contributor Mat Honan have also come forward noting that their devices had warped somewhat.

Apple also added that the newest iPhones are built with “steel/titanium inserts” to “reinforce stress locations,” and that they use “the strongest glass in the industry” in order to prevent any problems like those described. In addition to the use of high-quality materials, iPhone 6 and 6 Plus also underwent ample testing to ensure they can endure bending, sitting, torsion and other kinds of stress, even over prolonged periods, throughout their design and development. These kinds of tests are standard in the industry, and can be seen directly in this video from TechCrunch shot on location at Nokia’s gadget labs in 2008.

The echo chamber that is the tech blogosphere has perhaps contributed to blowing this problem out of proportion, which often happens when new hardware ships and a small but noteworthy issue comes to light. Apple has faced similar uproar in the past, particularly around bending with its devices since they switched to metal cases, but this time the amplification was especially loud.

http://techcrunch.com/2014/09/25/apple-says-iphone-6-and-6-plus-bending-complaints-number-less-than-10/