The company put the phones through submersion in water, drops and sliding tests. Reports of the phones’ bending comes as SquareTrade, which offers extended warranties on products, concluded that the new iPhones were the most robust yet in its “breakability” rating. ‘Bigger and more durable than any before them’ ![]() The Note 3 is 2.5mm thicker than the iPhone 6 Plus, which is 7mm thick. Hilsenteger conducted a similar test with the 5.7in Samsung Galaxy Note 3 phablet, which warped to a lesser extent and then came back into shape due to its primarily plastic construction. The Guardian found dozens of people on Twitter whose iPhone 6 or 6 Plus had bent – though there are also hundreds more echoing news reports and the pictures put up by those who have been affected.Īpple had not replied to request for comment by the time of publication. The exact number of iPhone 6 users affected is unknown. ![]() Sony’s Xperia Z1, which had a 5in screen and a metal frame, saw users complaining that they bent in pockets, while Samsung Galaxy S4 users had similar complaints, as did BlackBerry Q10 users. Surprisingly, the screen does not break when the phone bends – though it does if the phone is then bent back to a flat profile.Īpple is not the first to have the problem of a large-screened metal-framed smartphone bending under use. The weak area of the phone appears to be around the volume buttons, where the frame is at its thinnest and creates a fulcrum point around which the phone bends. The iPhone 6 and 6 Plus chassis is milled from a solid piece of aluminium alloy whose composition is secret. The reports come just after an insurance company claimed that the new iPhones are the most robust ever – though its tests didn’t include bending.
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