Apple iPhone and related items (cont.)
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beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
So, people sit on their phones then moan that its bent. Genius 
bmd
Island in the stream.
So, people sit on their phones then moan that its bent. Genius
If I paid £700 for my phone I'd want to be able to put skateboard wheels on it and ride it. That's not unrealistic, is it?
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hiraethified
It's the funnest, thinnest, most bendiest phone ever.So, people sit on their phones then moan that its bent. Genius
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hiraethified
Interesting: the Note 3 can survive the same tough test that turned the iPhone 6 into a bendy blob of uselessness.
http://androidcommunity.com/galaxy-note-3-pitted-against-iphone-6-plus-in-bendgate-test-20140924/
http://androidcommunity.com/galaxy-note-3-pitted-against-iphone-6-plus-in-bendgate-test-20140924/
Sunray
Its sunny somewhere.
The plus still worked, so not a block of uselessness, just bent. The Note is made of plastic, the 6 is made of aluminium.
What do you expect to happen?
Had a go on a work colleague's 6 today. Very very nice bit of kit. Expensive but very nice. Screen looks amazing, the size is perfect. Speed is lighting. Camera takes amazing shots including slo-mo video which is super cool.
I am sorely tempted to upgrade my 4 to the 6.
What do you expect to happen?
Had a go on a work colleague's 6 today. Very very nice bit of kit. Expensive but very nice. Screen looks amazing, the size is perfect. Speed is lighting. Camera takes amazing shots including slo-mo video which is super cool.
I am sorely tempted to upgrade my 4 to the 6.
spacemonkey
I Love Noodles
I held an iPhone 6+ for the first time today. I'm convinced it's the first mass produced product in the history of the world designed to be used by massive tall people*. I have huge hands and it felt really comfortable, I can actually reach all parts of the screen quite easily.
Why anyone with regular, non-freak hands would buy it baffles me.
*yes I know the note has been out for a while
Why anyone with regular, non-freak hands would buy it baffles me.
*yes I know the note has been out for a while
RedDragon
"I am not one of your fans!"
I think the jump from a 4 to 6 is huge, and if I had the dosh I'd upgrade - I can see the 6plus being popular in markets where it'll be a persons principal device but I view a screen that large without android-like self-curated animated widgets as a waste of real-estate. Let face it iOS home screen is a little dull.
Mojofilter
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To be fair if you try and bend a metal phone the it's probably going to bend, so I'm not sure what that video really proves.
Although I'd be mightily pissed off it it got bent from being in my pocket - which seems to be the case for many people.
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hiraethified
It certainly seems more bendable than many other comparable phones. It certainly screws up easier than a Note 3, for example, thanks to Samsung using more flexible plastics rather than going for fashionable slim aluminium.
sim667
All aboard the 303 bus.
A lot of the articles about bendgate I think have been a bit misleading...... The video in that post clearly says that the iphone 6 plus is the one thats bendy, but a lot of articles are just using "iphone 6" in the headlines and articles... which the vid is showing doesn't really bend in quite the same way and isn't much worse than the other phones on test.
Mojofilter
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There's a big difference though between bending because you've deliberately tried to bend it and bending because it's been in your pocket.
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hiraethified
For sure, but there seems to be quite a few people saying that it has indeed bent in their pockets.
pesh
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turns out metal bends. who knew...
http://www.cultofmac.com/297404/get-bent-shocking-history-bent-smartphones/
never been a fan of thin phones anyway, would far rather they stuck in chunkier battery that would do several days.
http://www.cultofmac.com/297404/get-bent-shocking-history-bent-smartphones/
never been a fan of thin phones anyway, would far rather they stuck in chunkier battery that would do several days.
souljacker
innit
I reckon I could snap my s3 clean in half with a minimal bit of effort.
Mojofilter
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Well yeah, if that's the case then it's properly shit.
I just don't think these videos popping up everywhere of people deliberately bending phones says anything about real world use.
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
The perils of large phones and hipster tight jeans 
TitanSound
Mr Beardy Drummer
The perils of large phones and hipster tight jeans
This was my exact thought when I saw the first one. Wear proper jeans and your phone won't bend
Fez909
toilet expert
"You're wearing your jeans wrong" is 2014's "you're holding it wrong"This was my exact thought when I saw the first one. Wear proper jeans and your phone won't bend
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hiraethified
And Apple's slim aluminium build. The similarly sized Samsung Note 3 is far more robust.The perils of large phones and hipster tight jeans
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hiraethified
Apple has now offered to replace bent phones, which would suggest it's not the user's fault.
http://www.zdnet.com/apple-to-replace-bent-iphone-6-plus-models-7000034040/
http://www.zdnet.com/apple-to-replace-bent-iphone-6-plus-models-7000034040/
RedDragon
"I am not one of your fans!"
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
How many have they sold? How many have actually had this problem?
RedDragon
"I am not one of your fans!"
Over 10 million (6 and 6 plus), 9 reported bends.
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hiraethified
That's what Apple claims so forgive me if I don't take their figure as absolute proof.Over 10 million (6 and 6 plus), 9 reported bends.
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hiraethified
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1787302&highlight=bent
Zillions of threads about bent phones here: http://forums.macrumors.com/search.php?searchid=42085869
pesh
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