The bend test

[vasa1]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znK652H6yQM

Ouch.


Apple support just confirmed that to avoid #iPhone6 bending, you must use the pockets of certified Apple jeans ;)

[QIII]

I once conducted a similar test on a Samsung that seemed not to get the reception it should have been getting at a point when I really, really needed it too.

It failed catastrophically under the stresses applied. But the snapping and crunching sounds were exceptionally satisfying.

Don't make too much of that video. He's really putting a lot of effort into that. They would all bend.

[EnglishElectricAndy]

Repair kit launched:

http://imgur.com/Q4rOPIm

(I LOL'd at the price!).

[vasa1]

OTOH, it could be used to demonstrate the often misunderstood airplane mode: http://9gag.com/gag/aQp36ow?ref=fbp

[oldrocker99]

OTOH, it could be used to demonstrate the often misunderstood airplane mode: http://9gag.com/gag/aQp36ow?ref=fbp

:lolflag:

[nenad6]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3QcOSyD38M

[Old_Grey_Wolf]

A test comparing it to other phones https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0-3fIs2jQs#t=18

[dataformsaction]

One thing I don't understand is why the screen doesn't crack when the phone is bent?

Are they not made from glass any more? I've certainly seen a lot of cracked screens in
the past on the 4 and 4s (as well as Samsung models)

[Old_Grey_Wolf]

One thing I don't understand is why the screen doesn't crack when the phone is bent?

Are they not made from glass any more? I've certainly seen a lot of cracked screens in
the past on the 4 and 4s (as well as Samsung models)

Glass can bend. Think about fiber optic cable. Corning has a thin glass sheet that can be rolled up and straightened out. Corning also sells a product called display glass used for things like LCDs and OLEDs. Flexible sheets of glass still crack when struck on the edge or with a sharp object. Corning isn't the only manufacturer of this type of glass.

Edit: So, don't drop your phone unless you can guarantee that it will land perfectly flat and not hit something like a pebble. :lol:

[Old_Grey_Wolf]

One thing I don't understand is why the screen doesn't crack when the phone is bent?

Are they not made from glass any more? I've certainly seen a lot of cracked screens in
the past on the 4 and 4s (as well as Samsung models)

I did a home experiment on some old phones I have in a box that no one will take, why do I still have them, I don't know. :)

1) I opened the blinds slightly. 2) I tilted the phones until I saw the lines of light from the slits reflecting on the phone's screen. 3) I pressed lightly on the screen. 4) I observed how the lines of light distorted in the reflection.

What I observed was that the really old phones did not distort the lines when I pressed on them, so I thought the glass didn't bend. The newer the phone the more distortion I observed; so, I thought the glass used was more flexible over time.

My conclusion, based on a home experiment, is that glass technology is changing and the phone manufactures are incorporating it to make their phone more durable.

[georgelappies]

I did a home experiment on some old phones I have in a box that no one will take, why do I still have them, I don't know. :)

Not living in Africa then I presume :)

[dataformsaction]

I did a home experiment on some old phones I have in a box that no one will take, why do I still have them, I don't know. :)

1) I opened the blinds slightly. 2) I tilted the phones until I saw the lines of light from the slits reflecting on the phone's screen. 3) I pressed lightly on the screen. 4) I observed how the lines of light distorted in the reflection.

What I observed was that the really old phones did not distort the lines when I pressed on them, so I thought the glass didn't bend. The newer the phone the more distortion I observed; so, I thought the glass used was more flexible over time.

My conclusion, based on a home experiment, is that glass technology is changing and the phone manufactures are incorporating it to make their phone more durable.

Very interesting, and especially the last bit. I'm off to bend my phone now :)

The Internet thanks you for your experiments! :p

[vasa1]

Very interesting, and especially the last bit. I'm off to bend my phone now :)

The Internet thanks you for your experiments! :pIf you come up with something nice, please share!

Here's something I found: https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRDHOFQdDta08KAjtw-ZNTAU9V5kcJsamspZa4ZWGclVEwugLefFg

Find more by googling for iphone 6 "persistence of memory".

[sammiev]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znK652H6yQM

Ouch.

Not just right... :lolflag:

[ukripper]

Oh the bend test....thought it was something else...anyway