Because of the aluminum frame in the iPhone 6, it will bend. There are lots of videos on the net and some complaints on social networks like Twitter about it bending. It is most vulnerable near the buttons.
Steve ----- Original Message ----- From: Sieghard Weitzel To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2014 11:48 AM Subject: RE: Bending iphones? I guess we'll hear more about it if there is a real issue. My first response here is that just from being in a shirt pocket the iPhone won't bend. Give it a hard enough impact and it will probably bend. I am actually speaking from my own experience since I bent my 5S this summer. I had it in the back pocket of a pair of shorts when I took my dog for a walk to the river. I stepped on a rock which rolled out from under my foot and I was on a fairly steep downhill slope so I just sort of fell down on my behind on about fist-size rocks. Since the iPhone was in my back pocket I sat on it and at first it seemed OK, once I got home I noticed a gap between the touch screen and the top edge of the stainless steel frame big enough to stick a dime through. The phone was working fine and a few weeks later when I was in Vancouver I took it to an Apple Store and since I had bought Apple Care which covers 2 accidental damages, I was able to have it replaced with a new phone for a $79 fee, I guess you can call it a deductible since I see Apple Care as an insurance. My nephew whose parents (my brother and his wife) have a cattle ranch got knocked against a fence post by an unfriendly cow and he bent his iPhone 5. It's a minor bent and his phone has been working like that for over a year. I think one would have to know the "rest of the story" as Paul Harvey used to say to see why the iPhone 6 Plus in question got bent. For all I know somebody is just trying to give Apple a bad name (again) with such a story, but I guess we'll find out if this is a real issue or a manufactured one. Regards, Sieghard From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D. Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2014 8:17 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Bending iphones? Hi, I don't want to be alarmist, but last night a reputable local newscast in Minneapolis reported that some customers with new iPhone 6 (they didn't specify 6 or 6+ or both) have found the new iPhone bending after carrying them around in their front shirt pockets. That's all I know. Hope it's nothing. Keep your ears to the ground. Keith -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
