will apple replace my slightly bent iphone 6?

I bought my iphone 6 about 1 month ago, and recently i notice it is a little bent.

Its not a big issue and the phone still works it just looks really weird and im worried it might get worse.

I didn't put the phone in my back pocket at all or try to bend it in any way so im pretty sure its not my fault.

If i take this to apple will they replace/fix my phone for free?

iPhone 6, iOS 8.0.2

Posted on Nov 3, 2014 11:21 PM

Reply
135 replies

Mar 5, 2015 7:41 PM in response to Kathleen_Zeglinski

I experienced the same issue today


I noticed that one corner of my screen was making a clicking noise when pressed it as if the screen was loose - a week later, the screen had popped out of the frame and when I took it into the Genius bar, they told me that it was actually bent and since it was bent they wouldn't replace it. I purchased the phone 3 weeks ago and they offered to give me a new one for $350... I have been treating this phone like gold since I bought it from apple at full price. I have not dropped it a single time and it has otherwise been sitting in my purse. I was quite surprised and disappointed that Apple didnt agree with me that a phone that cost that much shouldnt have the screen pop out of the frame less than a month after I purchased it.

Apr 18, 2015 9:32 PM in response to Kathleen_Zeglinski

I am really late but oh well. Today I took my iPhone 6 plus to the Genius Bar (2nd time) for the same problem. I was getting a gray bar at the top of the screen and the first time they replaced the screen for free. two months later I'm back at the Genius Bar today and this time they took a look at my phone and the staff member noticed a slight bend in my phone without question they replaced with a new one completely free.

May 8, 2015 4:02 AM in response to Triple33

Just for the record; my white iPhone 6+ was bought as one of the very first models and had after a few month a clicking noise from the top of the screen that indicated a loose screen, I saw others had the same problem on forums but was too lazy to take it to the store and complain.

I never really been happy with this iPhone as it constantly had all sorts of small failures, I had to restart it constantly to get Mobile data connection and the screen often would not accept swipe to answer calls, programs stuck etc. not really the "just work" quality that I had with so many other apple products over the years.

And now only a few days ago I noticed the phone was bend across the Volume button and the SIM tray slot as so many others and I went to the Apple store, first they was trying to talk down to me and teach me how I should have taken better care of my phone and that they normally did not replace bend phones.

So... I EXPLODED and told them not to treat me like a little child and tell me how to take care of my phone, I have never damaged any of the huge amounts of phones and I refered to all the similar online cases online and that they all have some kind of design/metal weakness around the buttons and that I would not leave the Shop before I got a new phone, So... after consulting the Manager it was decided to replace my bend iPhone with a new one!

Im still ****** off with the attitude and that I had to argue and fight for a replacement as it to me is a clear case of weak design.

May 15, 2015 2:50 AM in response to Magnethi

There’s a specific weak point on the inside of the chassis right beneath the volume buttons that allows it to bend very easily with pressure added in the right place.

The iPhone 6 Plus will bend if enough pressure is applied to a certain area. In fact, a lot of phones will bend when extreme pressure is applied. Everything has a weak point.

so get on with it

Jul 9, 2015 8:48 AM in response to faris llb

faris llb wrote:


I am going through the same problem right now and i couldn't have expressed this struggle any better than you did, i love my device and i didn't subject it to any form of abuse. apple employees responded by directly pointing the blame on me and has refused to remedy the situation within the warranty. i am very disappointed.


😟

Really? You bent your phone (they don't bend by osmosis after all) and you are disappointed because Apple won't remedy your bent phone under warranty? Why do you think they should fix or replace the phone you bent for free?

Jul 13, 2015 7:25 AM in response to iainfrombellshill

Apple may replace a bent iPhone 6, as long as there isn't any cosmetic damage. Thou you must go into an apple store to obtain these results. Of coarse if you try to do this over the phone with apple care tech you will have to pay something out of pocket as much as $329.00 for a replacement or if you have apple care plus you'll have to use one of your accidental replacements and that will cost around $79.00, because they have noway to verify how bad its bent without a visual inspection. Now when you go into an Apple Store it's up to each genius to make that decision a pond inspection as long as the bend isn't extreme and not do to physical abuse you should be OK. Apple is pretty good about taking care of there customers.

This thread has been closed by the system or the community team. You may vote for any posts you find helpful, or search the Community for additional answers.

will apple replace my slightly bent iphone 6?

Welcome to Apple Support Community
A forum where Apple customers help each other with their products. Get started with your Apple Account.