When you bend the back like that you expect a line going horizontally, not vertically like in the pictures
And Chrome can automatically translate pages into English BTW.
Care to prove that? Because they only have a picture of them bending it one way, and the crack goes in the opposite direction. Also, what proof do you have that those pictures were even taken chronologically? Or are you just making a giant assumption?You can tell they have bent the back vertically prior to taking the picture of them bending it horizontally.
There is no need to bend the back. But you are only asking this question because you blindly assume that plastic is extremely strong and will only break when forcefully and purposefully broken. But that is not the case. Plastic can crack and break from average day to day use. Need me to show you my iPhone 3GS?
Yet the only proof is them showing how weak it is by bending it in the opposite direction. Good one
And I have seen multiple broken back plates on S3s. So that doesn't help your argument at all.
Plus in drop tests I have seen, the iPhone 5 help up much better over the GS3. And in that case, it was because of the weak plastic frame. By having a weak frame, on impact there was more pressure on the glass, causing it to crack. Whereas the aluminum frame kept its shape much better, causing less stress on the glass.
Bending it and it not snapping hardly proves the plastic is weak! Anyway, the backs are not designed to be bent! Again, they only break if caused by user error - aka bending.
. Nice to put the feet up and watch ye go at it... Bender style...
just third parties offering repair services. For example
I said and we don't have 'apple stores' in Ireland
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Yet the only proof is them showing how weak it is by bending it in the opposite direction. Good one
And I have seen multiple broken back plates on S3s. So that doesn't help your argument at all.
Plus in drop tests I have seen, the iPhone 5 help up much better over the GS3. And in that case, it was because of the weak plastic frame.By having a weak frame, on impact there was more pressure on the glass, causing it to crack. Whereas the aluminum frame kept its shape much better, causing less stress on the glass.
Funny how you avoid the main point of why I brought that up
Way to read buddy
Funny how you avoid the main point of why I brought that up
Way to read buddy
Clearly.Sorry, lost me on that one
It is not about drop tests, but more about the structural integrity of the phone's frame. If the frame of a phone takes enough force from an impact, it will bend. Hopefully we can at least agree on that simple fact.
).Out of all the people I know with iPhone 5's, not a single one of them had this problem. So sure, you can cherry pick. But I could cherry pick about broken plastic on smartphones, but that would be much easier to find.
See above.
Clearly.
It is not about drop tests, but more about the structural integrity of the phone's frame. If the frame of a phone takes enough force from an impact, it will bend. Hopefully we can at least agree on that simple fact.
Now as the frame bends where the impact was, more stress is put on the glass. Hopefully that still makes sense.
As more stress is put on the glass from the impact on the frame, the more likely it is to shatter. Still with me?
So to recap so far, without even discussing materials, a phone's frame can increase or decrease the likelihood of the screen shattering. And with a stiffer frame, it will cause less deformation in the frame, causing less stress on the screen, making it less likely to shatter.
Now here is where the different materials come into play. You want a stiffer frame in order to keep the stress off the corners of the glass during impact. So what material will give a stiffer frame: that plastic that bends with almost no pressure, or the aluminum?
Also note, weak plastic in this scenario does not even require the plastic to break. It just requires that the plastic allows a lot of bending. And as seen in a previous picture I linked to, the GS4 plastic bends quite easily (and also cracks
Out of all the people I know with iPhone 5's, not a single one of them had this problem. So sure, you can cherry pick. But I could cherry pick about broken plastic on smartphones, but that would be much easier to find.
Clearly.
It is not about drop tests, but more about the structural integrity of the phone's frame. If the frame of a phone takes enough force from an impact, it will bend. Hopefully we can at least agree on that simple fact.
Now as the frame bends where the impact was, more stress is put on the glass. Hopefully that still makes sense.
As more stress is put on the glass from the impact on the frame, the more likely it is to shatter. Still with me?
So to recap so far, without even discussing materials, a phone's frame can increase or decrease the likelihood of the screen shattering. And with a stiffer frame, it will cause less deformation in the frame, causing less stress on the screen, making it less likely to shatter.
Now here is where the different materials come into play. You want a stiffer frame in order to keep the stress off the corners of the glass during impact. So what material will give a stiffer frame: that plastic that bends with almost no pressure, or the aluminum?
Also note, weak plastic in this scenario does not even require the plastic to break. It just requires that the plastic allows a lot of bending. And as seen in a previous picture I linked to, the GS4 plastic bends quite easily (and also cracks
Out of all the people I know with iPhone 5's, not a single one of them had this problem. So sure, you can cherry pick. But I could cherry pick about broken plastic on smartphones, but that would be much easier to find.
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See above.
I'm sorry, please quote me where I said that aluminum will always keep everything perfectly safe.
If you care to read any of my previous statements, you will notice me using words such as "more stress" and "less likely". No where did I say "no stress" or "not at all likely". See the difference?
In every single case I have talked about, I was consistently talking about aluminum and how it stacks up against alternatives. Again, I never said it would always without fail keep everything safe. So maybe you should understand what is being said before making giant assumptions.
Of course, we could just follow your theory of not completely comprehending an argument before making a halfway thought out response
Read my previous post about how this goes into accidentally dropping a phone, not just purposefully trying to bend it. Ever heard of average wear and tear?
Well then according to your logic if someone doesn't personally know anyone with a certain problem, then that problem must not exist anywhere in this universe
Ever heard of a little website called Google? Or do I really need to treat you like a child and spoon feed you every piece of information? I was trying to show you more respect than that.
....You do know what the word "frame" means, right? Because I am clearly talking about the frame and not the back cover at this point. This conversation has progressed passed the back cover as nobody seems to understand the downfalls of a plastic back cover. Maybe they will understand the downfalls of a plastic frame.
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Let me try and make this as simple as possible for you.
Imagine the aluminum in the iPhone 5. Now imagine the plastic on the GS3 or 4. Which one would require less pressure and strength to make the kind of bend at the top of this image?
It is simple really. Plastic would without a doubt require less pressure to make it bend that much. Now apply it to what I talked about in relation to a phone's frame. The easier it bends, the more pressure on the glass. The more pressure, the more likely it is to shatter.
Yet plastic requires less pressure to make a bend of the same magnitude.
Read my previous post about how this goes into accidentally dropping a phone, not just purposefully trying to bend it. Ever heard of average wear and tear?
Well then according to your logic if someone doesn't personally know anyone with a certain problem, then that problem must not exist anywhere in this universe
So then let's follow your logic. I know nobody with a dented or bent iPhone 5, or anyone who bought an iPhone 5 that came bent, dented, or scratched straight from the factory. So according to your logic, that problem must not exist anywhere
Ever heard of a little website called Google? Or do I really need to treat you like a child and spoon feed you every piece of information? I was trying to show you more respect than that.
but i know sd cards/slots have its advantages in regards of roomingWell then according to your logic if someone doesn't personally know anyone with a certain problem, then that problem must not exist anywhere in this universe
So then let's follow your logic. I know nobody with a dented or bent iPhone 5, or anyone who bought an iPhone 5 that came bent, dented, or scratched straight from the factory. So according to your logic, that problem must not exist anywhere
