Scattered reports around the Web claim that iPhone 6 Plus bent during “normal” use in pants pockets.
Really, does the iPhone 6 Plus bend under pressure?
Well, it depends on how much pressure you plan on applying to the device. Any smartphone on the market today will bend (or crack) under sufficient pressure.
That said, Unbox Therapy conducts their Apple iPhone 6 Plus bend test:
Direct link to video here.
MacDailyNews Take: As we wrote earlier today:
As iPhones get thinner, Apple’s work with Liquidmetal becomes all the more crucial. Be careful out there. Use common sense. iPhones are currently made with aluminum and glass and are not unbendable/unbreakable.
If you tend/expect to be rough on your iPhones, consider a strong protective case.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “David E.” for the heads up.]
Related article:
Caution: Some users have accidentally bent their iPhone 6 Plus in pockets – September 23, 2014
The bends all appear to be occurring at a weak point near the push button controls which lie next to the bend in the leg and the hip, if the phone is inserted upright in the pocket. So, put it in your pants pocket with the the bottom of the phone facing the top of your pocket. Will it solve the problem . . . who knows, but at least the weakest part of the phone won’t be getting torqued.
All you fanboys will be lughing whn Apple admits there is a problem. You guys disgust me…anytime someone has a legitimate complaint about Apple you laugh and make fun of “Samdung” trolls…get a life! This is a valid concern to anyone who is planning on upgrading.
– just bend it back into shape, roughly.
Problem solved 🙂
What I don’t understand is why anyone would spent hundreds of dollars for a smartphone—any smartphone—and then not get a case for it. I’ve had the iPhone 5 since it came out, and kept it in my front pocket nearly all that time while sitting, standing, running walking… all the while with the phone protected in the Otterbox Commuter case.
I’m not saying that people who don’t use cases deserve to have their phones bent, but a little common sense would dictate that you protect the freakin’ thing.
This here fella who done made the video just likes to see himself on the screen. Ya’ll notice it goes on for a minute more longer while he milks that small stunt he done with the phone bend, giving us 40% more unnecessary recap of what we seen him do.
Part two next week where he tries to bend it back. That gets it even worse, so he takes it to the Apple store for complainin’ without full disclosure, lookin’ for a refund and more attention. They play back the video of him doin’ it on purpose, then call the Apple security iThugs to show him where the door is and how to use it.
The sapphire bent but never snapped. Strange, that! 😉
– bend it back into shape, roughly.
Problem solved! 🙂
If I land hard, I’ll bend my airplane.
I just don’t.
Despite some of the glib responses, this is NOT a good situation. This was clearly a failure in understanding sound structural engineering. They created a notch point at the switches with a very malleable material, and eliminated the I beam structure of the last generation phone and this is what you get. People keep mentioning a rigid case. Since cases are all made of plastic type materials, a case rigid enough and with enough strength not to bend is unlikely unless it is make quite thick. Perhaps a case with carbon fiber would work, but cost would be prohibitive. The other possible material would be a poly-imide type but very expensive per pound. I see this as a very serious issue for Apple as it is a real and not a perceived problem.
As I mentioned a few posts up, even a decent hardshell plastic case (not leather, silicone, or any other soft cover) might be able to take on and distribute enough of a “normal” bending force that only a fraction reaches the metal body.
Normal meaning limited to front pocket of course… sit with it in your back pocket, all bets are off.