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Wow it was fake.... Or appears to have been... I hope this guy is sued for defamation.http://www.iphoneincanada.ca/news/bendgate-faked-clock-inaccuracies/

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Anyone who inspects their own iphone 6 would agree it's very rigid. I tried lightly flexing a couple on display and I believe unless a really heavy person sits on a 6+ there is no way this thing will bend in a front pocket with tight jeans. The more you observe the video it looks like he crumpled the area around the volume control with his thumbs first.. Weakening it to the point it can be flexed with what is still excessive pressure. Of course even if the video is legit- it could've been bent using more force but with the power and magic of video editing we might not ever find out. Either only 9 out of 10 million bent either those were defective cases, we have some heavier folks sitting on phones or someone in Canada likes blackberry too much.. Who knows.. This phone seems as solid as the iPhone 5, which also was bent.. Let's face it though it's not Tupperware.

Thanks, it's lovely to actually use my phone off wifi now and then. Before I moved here I had signal fine on band 25 (used to live north of Dallas, TX) but here there is a lot of 26 and just under 10 miles north of me is the border of the Sprint Spark zone so I should easily see decent signal all over the place now.

 

THIS is why I'm an early adopter of technology. It makes my life easier.

 

 

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Iam glad Apple made sure the iPhone had so many LTE bands and joined the Sprint band 41 crowd.. if they hadn't it would've been an uber failure..

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And there it is... Wife's phone cracked. Today was a good day. Haha

 

Reminds me of my Compusa days in the tech dept and people would come in with cracked LCD screens on their laptops.. alittle differently, but it happened so often.. 

Contrast ratio goes from 800:1 to 1400:1. I believe the results posted in that article.

 

 

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This :

 

Apple is one of the few remaining manufacturers to actually provide display specifications. They specify a “typical” Brightness of 500 cd/m² for both the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus – we measured 558 cd/m² for the iPhone 6 and 566 cd/m² for iPhone 6 Plus, both about 12 percent greater than the typical, which is impressive because they significantly exceed it – often the reverse is true… Apple also specifies a “typical” Contrast Ratio of 1400:1 for the iPhone 6 and we measured a True Contrast Ratio of 1591:1, and a “typical” Contrast Ratio of 1300:1 for the iPhone 6 Plus and we measured a True Contrast Ratio of 1451:1, both about 13 percent greater than the typical, and also the highest True Contrast Ratios that we have ever measured for mobile LCDs. Note that the very high Dynamic Contrast Ratios claimed by some manufacturers are meaningless and pure nonsense. And for those of you thinking of Emailing that we got hand-picked units, these were purchased retail from Verizon Wireless.

Looks like the iPhone 6 display review from displaymate was very positive overall - putting the iPhone 6 displays among the top of the best screens found in smartphones.

 

"iPhone 6 and 6 Plus have their displays reviewed, found to be ‘the best LCD ever tested’

"A great screen is about more than the number of pixels, though. Apple has traditionally been very good at color reproduction, with most of its panels hitting the full 100% sRGB Color Gamut. Last year’s Retina iPad Mini was a notable exception to this, but the new iPhones are on top once again. The color accuracy is similar to the iPhone 5S and roughly 10% more accurate than the Galaxy S5′s Super AMOLED panel. In fact, the contrast ratio is even better and more consistent on Apple’s LCDs in bright ambient light than it is on Samsung’s AMOLEDs, which is unexpected."

 

extreme tech:

http://www.extremetech.com/mobile/190675-iphone-6-and-6-plus-have-their-displays-reviewed-found-to-be-the-best-ever-tested

 

much more in depth-

displaymate:

http://www.displaymate.com/iPhone6_ShootOut.htm

That is true, there is a weak point in the casing.  If that was the root cause, it would also mean there would be more than nine reported cases of this happening since a fair amount of people do not take a good care of their phones as they should.  Would you throw a $1,000 laptop around or sit on one for that matter?

 

In addition, we do not know what the owner did to the phone causing it to bend.  If it only happened to a few and not many, I would say there is a QC issue in play.  If there were more cases reported, then I would point it to a design flaw.  Time will tell.

 

Considering the few bent cases so far out of a sales firgure well over 10 million by now.. Id say this could turn out like the iPhone 5..which was reported to bend as well - but never happened for the majority.

Anyone on thoughts of the iPhone 6 versus iPhone 6+ on screen size. The more I use my wife's I realize it's great when laying on the couch but I'm not convinced it would be good for carrying around work 12 hours.

 

Any thoughts would be helpful

 I was the victim of it just today at a business lunch where I was the only one not with an iPhone.  And then I pulled my work iPhone 4s out of my pocket and put it next to my N5.  Then they mocked me for having an old iPhone and that I was a poseur!!!

 

Forgot to mention this part was a bit funny..I mean imagining you pulling out your iPhone 4.. still, your point was well taken.

 

I work in healthcare and it's pretty even here.. but we don't really make fun of each other.  Most of the world uses their phones for texting, facebook and gps and one guy who here who used to hate Apple uses Apple Numbers ( I beleive ) which is like Excel to track vitals, blood pressures and meds on given dates has said it works very well.. I think Apple is slowly minimizing issues power users complain about..  

Well, I'm on board with the 6. Just picked mine up. What a homerun this phone is. It's a perfect size, and the way it switches between bands is phenomenal. Way better than the 5s. I'm so happy right now.

 

 

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Yeah now that my wife has the 6 I really see im missing out on band 41..

The bending thing with the 6Plus may just be bad enough that Apple may have to address it, but if it truly is a non major issue unlike how it's being played out to be now then you probably won't see anything change. I definitely don't remember the 5/5S bending issue being this big a deal though...

My mother is thinking about a 6Plus and I may have to steer her towards a 6 because of this though. (She hasn't bent her 5 in two years but I've seen her put it in places where I'm amazed it hasn't yet)

 

Yes, but also realise most people will buy phone case.. I'm not sure how well the iPhone 6 plus would fit in my front pocket, but I tend to wear cargo pants often.. I honestly feel they make enough solid cases ( defender, otterbox ) that bending would be a non issue

I hope Apple does get it together though with a patch soon for the bugs in iOS 8 though - this time delivering.

 

.. Wifes phone had to be restored.. didnt take long, but yeah

I treat you Apple fans right.  Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, after all.  But I draw the line where Apple fans claim to be one sided victims of Android fans.  It's tit for tat, quid pro quo.  Apple fans were the first to start talking down and mocking Android users in all the circles I have been a part of over the years, whether online or in person.  I was the victim of it just today at a business lunch where I was the only one not with an iPhone.  And then I pulled my work iPhone 4s out of my pocket and put it next to my N5.  Then they mocked me for having an old iPhone and that I was a poseur!!!

 

It is Android vs. Apple and/or Apple vs. Android.  Not just Apple haters.  None of you are victims of the Android fans.  You have made a choice.  And that's fine.  But perspective is important.

 

Personally, I beleive you've been fair. I hope you didn't feel you were being poked out. I was generalizing what I see.

 

On the s4gru forums though I personally have seen more bias against Apple then not by non Apple users. Just my opinion. I'm not seeing alot of Android hate talk here at s4gru, but I ( meant ) that I  see alot more Adroid users posting fanatical things on the "internet"  in general IMHO. 

 

1st, I feel  the conditions of the bend test rely on the fact you're stupid enough to not use any case on an aluminum phone that cost alot without a contract.  When I had an iPhone 5 I knew it was aluminum - so I bought a case. My iPhone 5c has no case because its plastic.

 

My cousin - like myself has both Apple and Android products - and has the otterbox I beleive for his Note 3.. Why ? He plans of reselling and of course again - it cost too much to buy without a plan.

 

I just personally have never spent so much energy trying to disprove the reason I don't buy any product on .  Seems like a waste of energy in itself.  I don't want to offend anyone.

"I am not trying to argue..." == "No offense, but..."

 

 

It amuses me that people that don't own iPhones care enough to come into this thread.

 

Yes, the haters of Apple are much more passionate then the Ford versus Honda, Ali versus Frazier, Jordan versus the NBA talks.  They make fun of "fanatics" without realizing that they show even more fanatical behavior with the constant defensive post of but but but and why why.  To me they prove the success of something much like anyone who argues Xbox versus Sony.  Losers in this capitalisitc society are ignored - not adored versus hated.  Everytime anyone hates on any consumer product just a bit too much I think there is really something wrong.  I've never once considered going to any forum of a product I don't use and posting pros and cons.. or the constant BS you see..  Best selling Android phone Galaxy S5 - 10 million in 4 weeks versus 10 million iPhone 6's in 3 days. Enuff said

Iphone 6+ bend test

 

 

Note 3 bend test

 

 

Instead of antennagate it is bendgate.  Does Apple issue titanium bumpers, instead of rubber ones for antennagate, to add extra strength ?  This is definitely a design flaw and not found on all phones (i.e. note 3 video).  I think it's time to stop going thin with Al body.  Anyone?

 

 

Keep in mind the video I posted a page back showing the bending of an Iphone 6+ was in the open air.  If a phone has been in your pocket (front or back), it will be much warmer that the video conditions because your pocket acts as an insulator for all the heat the phone is generating.  Most materials, especially Al, become weaker at higher temperatures.  After a bit of research, the creep strength (related to malleability) will decrease almost 20% over 50 C for Aluminum.  Here in lies the problem.  Did Apple test bending?  If they did (I hope they did), did they qualify the structural response under higher temperatures?  This really makes me want to do a finite element analysis for the structural response of the iphone case to thermal and structural loading.  If I only I had time while at work.

 

The way he bent the iPhone 6 would be easier to bend then in the pocket overall - Once you crumble one or two small focused areas with your thumbs the rest will fold much easier.. just as any metal will once it crumples. 

 

Although it would be "nice" to know something is more indestructible then what most people need - proving that something is "easier to break when stressed beyond what might be usual circumstances" is like proving a floor-trim nail will bend easier then a roofing nail.  Both have intended purposes - the question would be, "Does a stress test that involves a scenario Iam very not likely to administor to my phone mean anything ? "

They proved the iPhone 5 to bend soon after its release as well.. but my wife never bent hers. Nor I mine..

 

But just to appease the haters and those whom are genuinely not very careful - maybe Apple should use an alloy which withstands being bent at all.. Of course then someone would say, "its just too rigid ! Shame on Apple!"

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Lol, this I did not know. So just the same people bashing a brand because they don't like it. Eh...

 

Also, that update came out quick. Holy crap. Good on Apple.

I won't try and discount that someone legitimately did or can do this, but yes plenty of people have made videos showing if you squeeze the shit out of an iPhone 4 you can impeded a signal .. Or bend an iphone 5... And now a 6.. My advice is don't sit on an iphone 6 or iPad mini.. My iPhone 5 can be run over by a car but you're comparing a metal alloy to plastic

Be careful with these iPhones, folks. Nbc Chicago just ran a story about people reporting their phones are being easily bent.http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/276854531.html?_osource=SocialFlowFB_CHBrand

I agree about the need to be careful but remember some of those same people bent the iPhone 5 just to prove it .. Which also made the news

So the wifi performance on the 6 is kinda blowing the 5S out of the water in some ways... I'm getting lower pings on speed tests now, and things seem to be zippier (that's probably just the phone though!) and finally having it be compatible with 802.11 AC is awesome! Finally tapping the full potential of my 1.5 yr old Asus RT-AC66U router. it's logs were showing my phone connected at 433/433 Mbps!

 

The LTE performance seems improved a good bit too, the 5S seemed kinda pokey at times while my N5 didn't and the 6 surely doesn't. And this call quality makes me wanna throw out our landline!

 

My Wifes iP6+ is hitting 30, 40, sometimes almost 50 Mb/down ... in places where my 5c is hitting 2 Mb down.. we've been trying speed test in the car driving around.. must be the band 41 i dont pick up on the 5c..

SMS can go through LTE without CSFB. My VZW SMS go through LTE in LTE Only mode with a non CSFB device on a non CSFB network all the time. Also, the previous iPhones on Sprint did not have simultaneous voice and data either. They never maintained a data connection during a call. Any data it displayed otherwise would likely have been static.

 

from Sprint's press release:

 

"Sprint Spark devices leverage eCSFB technology (enhanced Circuit Switch Fall Back) which enables single radio functionality in the handset. This allows Sprint to leverage the many benefits of Network Vision, including the ability to utilize multiple CDMA and LTE spectrum bands efficiently. Although, simultaneous voice and LTE is NOT supported on new Sprint Spark devices, it does provide improved coverage, quality of voice and data service, as well as improved battery performance..."

 

Sprint implies they use CSFB to an extent (?) on Spark devices ( which the 5s was not ) ...

I know very little, but just posted that even if it doesnt help.

Having backups not able to be restored.

 

 

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Never had it happen from a backup stored on iTunes on my Windows pc.. but that doesnt mean in this case that a corruption couldnt occur on the hard drive.. files rarely, but do get corrupted.

 

I've done a few backups over wifi to icloud ( which can take many hours to backup ) and recently one backup didn't complete - It did say "backup incomplete" though... obviously this wouldnt work.. 

I ordered the 128GB Gold 6 Plus, and for the price, I can understand that they might have less orders than the smaller, lower priced 6 Plus models.

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I ordered my wife a gold iPhone 6 128gb Plus last Tuesday around

1030am.. I got a call from the Sprint store this morning and picked it up around noon. The manager told me he had seen a total of only three iPhone 6 plus models including mine and he was surprised mine came so fast but "it had to be because mostly have ordered a 16 gig or 64 gig model " .. My wife is happy and it came in only 6 days.. 3 days after launch..

 

It's fast and the screen is rich looking... Can't get it to hiccup no matter how busy it gets

Just read Apple sold 10 Million on opening weekend.. 1 million more then last year ( despite the fact Apple didn't launch in China this year -  like they did last year with the 5s/5c )... so thats impressive..

 

..And its a good thing they didn't launch in China day 1..

Band 41, at home:

Previously on B26, i would hover around 2Mbps. I like the new Spark speeds a lot.

Some of you just need to update your profiles so they say iPhone 6.. It may be confusing to someone when some see a band 41 post with 5s as the photo ..

Yeah 6+ 16GB in space gray. Ordered the 16th.

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The rep also said "because you ordered it Tuesday you'll likely have it within the week.. If you had ordered the 6+ today (launch day) it would've been 3 or 4 weeks"

 

I'm using a 5c.. And this 6+ is for my wife.. But planning on getting a 6 or 6+ for myself later

No status change on my Sprint.com order status. I hope that 4-6 weeks is a gross over estimate. Come on Sprint and Apple...over deliver!

 

Are you getting the 6+ ? ... I noticed today no change on the Sprint "order status" website.. so called them... I was told my iPhone 6+ should ship in about 5 days.. on the site there is nothing..