iPhone 6+ bendgate issue.

[BuffetSlayer]

It is not really surprising, thin Aluminium will bend.

Perhaps they should have used Titanium, but then you could probably add another couple of hundred quid to the retail price.

Or maybe they need to get over the Aluminium fetish, and start thinking about stylish plastics!

Defininately seems like a design flaw though, insomuch as it seems like they have not used material thick enough or with adequate reinforcement in the structure.

However, something that I have not seen explored is whether the issue could be due to internal heat fluxes distorting internal components that then cause the bending rather than just the external case bending due to external forces.

One report I have read was a guy who had the phone in front pockets of loose fitting suit trousers. Should be no physical pressure there really, so perhaps it is a heat issue causing distortion?

Either way, it seems like a gaff of epic proportions!

I blame Bono!! Boo hiss!

 

[Mobius 1]

I think they had the design perfected with the iPhone 4/4s. tempered glass on the back and the front.

 

[Sin_Chase]

Interestingly Note 3 holds up a bit better

If by a "bit" better you mean - did not bend. Then yes, it held up a "bit" better which - really, is a lot better

 

[Deleted member 651465]

My iPhone 6 is bent





It's started talking in a flirtatious manner and giving me the "come to bed" eyes.

 

[Swarfega]

Yes but it's plastic and also a Sumsung

 

[james.miller]

It is not really surprising, thin Aluminium will bend.

Perhaps they should have used Titanium, but then you could probably add another couple of hundred quid to the retail price.

Or maybe they need to get over the Aluminium fetish, and start thinking about stylish plastics!

Defininately seems like a design flaw though, insomuch as it seems like they have not used material thick enough or with adequate reinforcement in the structure.

However, something that I have not seen explored is whether the issue could be due to internal heat fluxes distorting internal components that then cause the bending rather than just the external case bending due to external forces.

One report I have read was a guy who had the phone in front pockets of loose fitting suit trousers. Should be no physical pressure there really, so perhaps it is a heat issue causing distortion?

Either way, it seems like a gaff of epic proportions!

I blame Bono!! Boo hiss!

Aluminium is a premium material. Apple said so!

To be fair it would probably be fine had they have made the casing a bit thicker.

 

[Imy]

Would a case help prevent the bending in pockets?



You're going to say "it depends on the case" aren't you?

 

[MagicBoy]

Millions sold, a few get bent in early accidents = Internet ****storm, plus some YouTuber gets his 15 minutes of fame.

Same thing happened with the iPhone 5.

 

[Janesy B]

Metal thing in bending when applied pressure non shocker. Next week, plastic melts in small lighter based fire.

 

[MagicBoy]

Metal thing in bending when applied pressure non shocker. Next week, plastic melts in small lighter based fire.

LOL. I'm off too look for videos of a melted Note 3.

 

[Swarfega]

Millions sold, a few get bent in early accidents = Internet ****storm, plus some YouTuber gets his 15 minutes of fame.

Same thing happened with the iPhone 5.

What happened to the 5? I remember the 4 with it's antennagate / death grip where even Apple caved in and gave out free cases.

 

[MagicBoy]

Idiot users bent the chassis.

http://www.cultofmac.com/248603/iphone-5ses-are-bending-in-peoples-pockets/

 

[Janesy B]

It looks like these people have put the phone in their back pockets and sat on it.

Again, it's nothing new.

http://www.tekcore.co.uk/2012/10/10/iphone-5-bend-gate/

 

[m4rk84]

Metal thing in bending when applied pressure non shocker. Next week, plastic melts in small lighter based fire.

So naive. The issue isn't about a metal object bending when force is applied, it's about whether the amount of force required to bend the phone is less then acceptable.

 

[MagicBoy]

So naive. The issue isn't about a metal object bending when force is applied, it's about whether the amount of force required to bend the phone is less then acceptable.

In which case someone needs to perform a scientific test, with force meters and stuff based on real world pockets. Someone phone the guys from MythBusters...

Some bearded faux hipster numpty who likes unboxing things, trying to get YouTube hits by bending an already weakened iPhone is not scientific.

 

[Janesy B]

So naive. The issue isn't about a metal object bending when force is applied, it's about whether the amount of force required to bend the phone is less then acceptable.

Well the only 'scientific' test I've seen is someone using all their strength to bend it. There's no way of knowing the circumstances of all the other reports but it's probably down to user stupidity.

 

[Fallen god]

Idiot users bent the chassis.

http://www.cultofmac.com/248603/iphone-5ses-are-bending-in-peoples-pockets/

"Idiot" for putting a phones in their pocket?

My friends iPhone started to bend and the screen started to pop out a bit, he never put it in his back pocket and only his front pocket. Clearly its his fault for thinking you should be able to pocket your device at all.

 

[Beasty]

Jeez, I wonder how long it will take them to acknowledge, bit like the antenna issue with the 4, they really tried to fob that one off for a long time.

If people are sitting on it with it in their back pockets then fair dos, I would expect some damage but also for it to be extremely uncomfortable Large people take cushions with them wherever they go I guess.

However I saw a few saying they'd only had them in shirt pockets or front pockets.

 

[sarge78]

So naive. The issue isn't about a metal object bending when force is applied, it's about whether the amount of force required to bend the phone is less then acceptable.

Yep, the 6+ has no chassis/frame inside and the screen panel sits on top. The thin aluminium is simply not strong enough over that length on its own.
Strange coming from a company who mastered the unibody years ago, wonder how it slipped through quality control?

 

[Janesy B]

There's no way it would bend just sitting in a shirt top pocket. That's ridiculous.