'Bendghazi' returns: Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge just as bendable as Apple's iPhone 6 Plus

[othertomperson]

Well so was the HTC One M8, but people conveniently ignored that

[Snaeb_aka_Beans]

This is because the edge doesn't have the same internal construction as the st.

[zacRupnow]

"Do the bender!"

 

Seriously, why do people still buy Samsung phones? They're just like Apple in so many ways, except the fanboys are like "ERMHAGERD, IPHONE PEASANT HUR HUR HUR HUR"

 

I hate Samsung phones so mcuh

And they have so much bloatware and crapware. I prefer Motorola (they have the decency to use Stock Android), they made the first consumer mobile phone and they will make the last.

[Yoinkerman]

Personally I'm more interested in the thumb and pocket tests rather than the pressure machines.

[Syntaxvgm]

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Someone who used "Bendghazi", the much better pun.

Fucking thank you

 

tired of "gate" everything 

[euniqe]

Simply don't understand why  manufacturers are seemingly incapable of building a decent phone, when nokia has been doing it for decades. My 5800, N8 and Lumia 920 all had completely bulletproof designs. I tried bending them, I dropped them almost purposely time and time again without any "screen cover" and they all survived unscathed (the n8 had loads of small scratches due to having  a metal shell but did not dent at all). 

 

This modern obsession with lightness and thinness is stupid and counter-intuitive. 

[jaggysnake57]

I'm sorry but this started with people putting phones in their back pocket.

 

1 - Why put it in your back pocket when your front pockets are more easily accessible

 

2 - You just bought a £300+ phone, and you sit on it. Then you complain it breaks.

 

3 - You complain it breaks when your sitting down with it in your back pocket on your ROUNDED ass, what did you expect? for your ass to mold to the shape of your phone?!

 

4 - If you bought a laptop for £400, would you carry it around without a case or cover? No. Buy one for your phone which costs the same? "Nah it looks ugly" then thats your problem

 

Overall, peoples stupidity is the cause of this.

You want technological innovation, you want faster, brighter, higher def screens, you want thinner bodies, you want higher res, better zoom, slo-mo cameras in a thin as hell phone.

But you complain when your 150lb ass sits on it and it breaks.

 

People will say "But the developers should have thought of this"

 

Yes. They Did. But unfortunately, it's not easy to design technological equipment and high quality products which are so delicate and foresee the average moron doing some stupid like that. So they expect for the average consumer to buy the 100's of readily available cases for these products.

 

I'm a Big guy, I've got a thin phone, I use a rubber outer case, I put it in my front pocket.

Never broken a screen *touch wood*

 

Never bent a phone *touch wood*

 

Never bricked a phone *touch wood*

 

Rant over.

 

 

sorry but when i spend £500+ on a phone it better be able to take my weight if its in my back pocket.....there have been a metric fuck tone of phones in the past that cost just as much, but didnt bend when you sat on them...shit nokia made phones that would have survived a nuclear blast.  to me "dont put it in your back pocket" crap is no better than "your holding it wrong".  by defending this shitty build quality your allowing it to continue and saying its ok.  funny thing is some of you defending smasung are the same people who wanted to hang nvidia by the balls for the 970!.   

 

oh and 110lbs isnt all that much given the epidemic of obesity that's running through the us and the uk.   if half the population are 200lbs+ 110 is easy to achive.

[Mew]

sorry but when i spend £500+ on a phone it better be able to take my weight if its in my back pocket.....there have been a metric fuck tone of phones in the past that cost just as much, but didnt bend when you sat on them...shit nokia made phones that would have survived a nuclear blast. to me "dont put it in your back pocket" crap is no better than "your holding it wrong". by defending this shitty build quality your allowing it to continue and saying its ok. funny thing is some of you defending smasung are the same people who wanted to hang nvidia by the balls for the 970!.

oh and 110lbs isnt all that much given the epidemic of obesity that's running through the us and the uk. if half the population are 200lbs+ 110 is easy to achive.

That's like saying that you can abuse a lambo and expect it to survive a crash unscathed. If you don't like it, vote with your wallet. IMO there are more concerning things than how malleable a phone is- how refined the software is, how efficient the phone runs (larger batteries is a stupid solution to battery life).

[jaggysnake57]

That's like saying that you can abuse a lambo and expect it to survive a crash unscathed. If you don't like it, vote with your wallet.

 

NO ITS NOT i hate these shit analogies that make no sense im not throwing my phone against a wall im putting it in my pocket. where i should be able to

[Blackler]

sorry but when i spend £500+ on a phone it better be able to take my weight if its in my back pocket.....there have been a metric fuck tone of phones in the past that cost just as much, but didnt bend when you sat on them...shit nokia made phones that would have survived a nuclear blast.  to me "dont put it in your back pocket" crap is no better than "your holding it wrong".  by defending this shitty build quality your allowing it to continue and saying its ok.  funny thing is some of you defending smasung are the same people who wanted to hang nvidia by the balls for the 970!.   

 

oh and 110lbs isnt all that much given the epidemic of obesity that's running through the us and the uk.   if half the population are 200lbs+ 110 is easy to achive.

Not necessarily. We're going to have to agree to disagree here because if you have £500 worth of tech and are willing to sit on it, then you're your own worst enemy.

If you wanted the companies who make these phones to make them more withstand-able to weight and pressure over a curved object, like the fabled Nokia 3310's of late,

then these companies would have to make them bulkier, heavier and of more expensive materials. Then the price goes up, then the consumer complains because its too heavy

and that they don't like how big and bulky it is. Either way, someone will complain and the developers will moan.

 

If the choice was having a nice, stylish and functional phone over a large bulkier, heavier and more expensive one, I'd put my money on the consumer wanting the first, not the latter.

 

Also, I have a 970 and have no qualms with the whole "RAM-Gate" BS

[mr moose]

And this is one reason companies should be very careful when using immature mocking marketing tactics against there competitors,  Remember AMD pissing on Nvidia for being hot, then Samsung pisses on apple for bending.  Umble pie is bitter to eat,  I hope they taste every last ounce.

[Blackler]

sorry but when i spend £500+ on a phone it better be able to take my weight if its in my back pocket.....there have been a metric fuck tone of phones in the past that cost just as much, but didnt bend when you sat on them...shit nokia made phones that would have survived a nuclear blast.  to me "dont put it in your back pocket" crap is no better than "your holding it wrong".  by defending this shitty build quality your allowing it to continue and saying its ok.  funny thing is some of you defending smasung are the same people who wanted to hang nvidia by the balls for the 970!.   

 

oh and 110lbs isnt all that much given the epidemic of obesity that's running through the us and the uk.   if half the population are 200lbs+ 110 is easy to achive.

Not necessarily. We're going to have to agree to disagree here because if you have £500 worth of tech and are willing to sit on it, then you're your own worst enemy.

If you wanted the companies who make these phones to make them more withstand-able to weight and pressure over a curved object, like the fabled Nokia 3310's of late,

then these companies would have to make them bulkier, heavier and of more expensive materials. Then the price goes up, then the consumer complains because its too heavy

and that they don't like how big and bulky it is. Either way, someone will complain and the developers will moan.

 

If the choice was having a nice, stylish and functional phone over a large bulkier, heavier and more expensive one, I'd put my money on the consumer wanting the first, not the latter.

 

Also, I have a 970 and have no qualms with the whole "RAM-Gate" BS

[jaggysnake57]

 

Not necessarily. We're going to have to agree to disagree here because if you have £500 worth of tech and are willing to sit on it, then you're your own worst enemy.

If you wanted the companies who make these phones to make them more withstand-able to weight and pressure over a curved object, like the fabled Nokia 3310's of late,

then these companies would have to make them bulkier, heavier and of more expensive materials. Then the price goes up, then the consumer complains because its too heavy

and that they don't like how big and bulky it is. Either way, someone will complain and the developers will moan.

 

If the choice was having a nice, stylish and functional phone over a large bulkier, heavier and more expensive one, I'd put my money on the consumer wanting the first, not the latter.

 

Also, I have a 970 and have no qualms with the whole "RAM-Gate" BS

 

not really the iphone 4 and 5 were solid samsungs before it too. the note 4 did well and i have a z3 that is fairly solid.  none are bulky (well apart from the note but thats what a 5.7inch screen will do to you.) you dont have to go bulky to get stability and i think that most people would take battery life over thinness.

 

and really WTF is going on with the forum it seams to spend more time down than up and noe there are a boat load of double posts!

[bry.yyyy]

i really need to get back to old school nokia phone hahaha jk

[Blackler]

 noe there are a boat load of double posts!

Yeah, I pressed it once as well. Peculiar. 

[Mew]

NO ITS NOT i hate these shit analogies that make no sense im not throwing my phone against a wall im putting it in my pocket. where i should be able to

They belong in your hand, not in your pocket lol

[NeatSquidYT]

And they have so much bloatware and crapware. I prefer Motorola (they have the decency to use Stock Android), they made the first consumer mobile phone and they will make the last.

Exactly. I'm more of a HTC person, but I don't understand Samsung phones at all.

[mr moose]

They belong in your hand, not in your pocket lol

 

Really? you carry your phone around in your hand all day?  I don't know a single person who doesn't put their phone in their pocket. 

[Bsmith]

this makes you wonder, which company is more of an asshole?

 

samsung or apple?

both are overpriced, both are expensive, samsung talks shit but does the samething.

[LAwLz]

Like I said with the iPhone bending, this is only an issue if it is widespread and happens during everyday use.
Also, something OP front pocket. Nobody was complaining about the iPhone getting bent in tests (except maybe some idiots). The issue were multiple reports of the phone getting best in everyday use.
If similar reports start showing up regarding the S6, and that it happens to many people then I'll say it's an issue.

Until then I'll say this is a desperate attempt to try to make Samsung look bad. Shame on you Victorious Secret. This is not at all like the "bendgate" that happened to Apple.

 

 

So to everyone who is already throwing shit around:

1) Phones bending from just having them in your pocket is an issue. A lot of people don't have handbags to put their phones in, nor do they carry them in their hands all the time. I'd say a big portion of people carry their phones in their pockets. Having it in the back pocket might be a bad idea if you're going to sit on it, but at the very least it shouldn't break when you have it in your front pocket.

 

2) A few phones here and there getting bent does not mean it is a flawed design. It is however a flaw if it happens to lots of people. If it happens to a few people then the manufacturer should fix it for free, without any "service fees" or bullshit like that.

 

3) A phone getting bent in a machine doesn't mean anything. A phone getting bent by someone trying to bend it doesn't mean anything either. What matters is that the phone don't get bent in everyday scenarios. However, the results of the machine tests can indicate that it might be an everyday issue. For example if a phone gets a lower score then it is closer to the threshold of what is needed for everyday use.

 

 

The reports of the iPhone getting bent was a bigger issue because of these points.

[TAK]

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[suicidalfranco]

still waiting for claims that it bended while being inside a pocket http://oneofthenine.com/

[techswede]

Now i want to see apple get some friendly jabs in at samsung. 

[flibberdipper]

Please, just no.

[cesrai]

Like I said with the iPhone bending, this is only an issue if it is widespread and happens during everyday use.

Also, something OP front pocket. Nobody was complaining about the iPhone getting bent in tests (except maybe some idiots). The issue were multiple reports of the phone getting best in everyday use.

If similar reports start showing up regarding the S6, and that it happens to many people then I'll say it's an issue.

Until then I'll say this is a desperate attempt to try to make Samsung look bad. Shame on you Victorious Secret. This is not at all like the "bendgate" that happened to Apple.

 

 

So to everyone who is already throwing shit around:

1) Phones bending from just having them in your pocket is an issue. A lot of people don't have handbags to put their phones in, nor do they carry them in their hands all the time. I'd say a big portion of people carry their phones in their pockets. Having it in the back pocket might be a bad idea if you're going to sit on it, but at the very least it shouldn't break when you have it in your front pocket.

 

2) A few phones here and there getting bent does not mean it is a flawed design. It is however a flaw if it happens to lots of people. If it happens to a few people then the manufacturer should fix it for free, without any "service fees" or bullshit like that.

 

3) A phone getting bent in a machine doesn't mean anything. A phone getting bent by someone trying to bend it doesn't mean anything either. What matters is that the phone don't get bent in everyday scenarios. However, the results of the machine tests can indicate that it might be an everyday issue. For example if a phone gets a lower score then it is closer to the threshold of what is needed for everyday use.

 

 

The reports of the iPhone getting bent was a bigger issue because of these points.

I second this shame on you VS shame on you.