Comment by 2muchcoffeeman | Hacker News Reader

Comment by 2muchcoffeeman | Hacker News Reader

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That doesn't sound right. If you look at their tests of the iPhone 5, the LG G3 and the Galaxy Note 3, they clearly bend off centre, where I assume there is a weak point.

This whole thing is stupid. I have an iPhone 6 and it just barely fit comfortably in my front pocket. If it's just a bit off I find it awkward and uncomfortable.

I would love to see tests involving the real people who are bending their phones in their pockets. a) to measure the forces in their pockets and b) to see how they can stand that sort of discomfort.

Edit: I'll be specific. When I am standing the phone fits fine in my jeans. It's not great when I try and sit. In some positions it's ok. But in my head I was implying that if it's uncomfortable, I take it out of my pocket. The 6 is definitely the limit of any phone I'd buy.

You are complaining that the big phone you bought doesn't fit comfortably in your pocket. I don't even know what to say.

With regard to a weak point, the phone would bend there first in these tests if such a thing existed. That's how weak points work.

I don't think he's complaining nor saying it's unreasonable, just stating.

For him, it's uncomfortable to put his iPhone 6 in his pockets, and he wonders how much discomfort people are putting up with that is causing their phone to bend in their pockets.

Or at least thats how I understood it.

yeah, when people try to stuff a quad-core 2.7 GHz computer in their pocket they complain it might bend, duh!!! Treat these things with some respect or get a case.

The problem is a bit more subtle than that. If you're highly vested into the iOS ecosystem, and you need a new phone, you want to get the latest and greatest, but the 6 is just too big for some people.

My wife and I stopped in the Apple store today, and she saw the 6 and 6+ for the first time. She has a 4s (4.5") vs the iP6 @ 5.4" is quite large by comparison. "Nope, too big. I want the same size as mine but that thin" was all she had to say about it. It's a bit sad that her 4s is starting to show its age, and instead of a 6 she's likely get a 5s instead.

I think a lot of people are wishing for a 5-sized 6. I'm hoping my 5 will last two more years and that Apple will have a new release by then that's < 5".

The iPhone 4s has a 3.5" screen, not 4.5" ;).

You're right. I was quoting the overall height not just screen size.

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