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[Nexus 6P General] dusto2k3:
Man, if there is something on the left side,I cannot,for the life of me see it....

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I purchased it from the Google store so I email their support.
[Nexus 6P General] thaJack:
Bent on arrival

I ordered mine from the Google Play Store. It arrived today already bent. Never even turned it on yet.
[Nexus 6P General] dusto2k3:
Wow. I'd return it and go with another choice at this point. I wish I could have.
[Nexus 6P General] Reuben_skelz92:
Well if 90 percent of these phones are perfect which they are. Someone that doesn't have one is going around telling people they shouldn't get it is darn right trolling. You could go in every phone forum and find a thread like this one with faulty batches.
[Nexus 6P General] dusto2k3:
The guy who posted who got a bent phone in the mail bought his 4 months after mine. I doubt it's the same "batch". If you look at a video where they tear down this phone, the shoddy construction is explained.
[Nexus 6P General] Mr_GeGGi:
That's what I tried to say. Haven't seen a left side bent. And that's why I think there so thing which must all bent phones have in similar.

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That's how u got it from Google? Looks like someone gave this device back before and Google sell it to you again... That would be really bad

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[Nexus 6P General] thaJack:
Yes, that was exactly how it came. Other than the bend, it had no evidence that I could see that anyone else had ever touched it.

I contacted Google to ship me a replacement and they agreed. It's back in the box now. Never even booted it up. What's the point?

Also, I should note that the first person at Google I spoke with told me that it would be up to a week before I would receive a replacement. That was unacceptable. I was a bit upset about that and he ended up hanging up on me. After that, I contacted someone else via their chat (his name was Benn) and he was great. He told me to select overnight shipping on my replacement and I would not be charged for the shipping.
[Nexus 6P General] 06stang:
Got my replacement today. Took 2 hours to transfer my files for some reason. Nothing I did would make it move faster.

Anyway, brand new unit. No CLNRs from Google! No issue on this phone yet either
[Nexus 6P General] @work:
Further bending.

Hey guys, a couple weeks ago I reported that my phone began to wobble, today during my nightly wipedown (im gonna cut trolls of right here, I really care for this phone, I wipe it and inspect it daily, no tight jeans, no back pockets no drops, no case) I noticed that the screen near the headphone jack no longer sits flush with the body of the phone. below is an imgur album with some pictures (sorry about the flash, I just dont have good lighting here). I wonder if this is a precursor to a full on bend like others have reported and maybe not noticed before the failure.

http://imgur.com/a/aTfcK
[Nexus 6P General] combat goofwing:
5 months in ,no case ,no SP ,kept in a pouch ,in front pocket,in tight jeans,in gym gear etc or mountain bike gear ......no bend
[Nexus 6P General] JoshuaMh:
Same, though just 4 months in. Flossy Carter's still using as his daily driver with no issues. In fact most (all?) reviewer's devices seem to be fine as well., during their "3 months later" reviews.
[Nexus 6P General] ataft:
Well I think this shows it... The phone is not bending, rather something has pulled or forced the thin areas of aluminum outwards... Such as a case!

If the phone was actually bending, it would not bend almost perfectly the same in two areas... Unless the force was extremely focused after the first bend, the phone would continue to bend at the same point of weakness.

Until now every picture had been of only one spot bent outwards. These unfortunate, yet beautiful, pictures show very clearly that we should stop worrying about how we carry our phones.
[Nexus 6P General] stm8:
I thought there had been several members here who reported bent phones that did NOT use a case. I think the only common denominator in this equation is the N6P itself.
[Nexus 6P General] ataft:
The 6p isn't the sturdiest of phones, as we should all admit, but simple bending is obviously not what caused the damage to badfaz' phone.

The kinks are nearly identical, they occur outside of the middle of the device, and the aluminum remains in great shape between the two points.

What we also see is one kink situated dead centre of the power button. The second kink is not situated towards the centre of the volume rocker but towards a point near the bottom.

If the phone were to bend, you would expect it to bend in one place at the weakest part of the phone, not at two places just off of it... While you can see in videos where the guy cleanly breaks the phone in two, between the battery and the mainboard, I would still expect very minor bending or damage to first occur in the middle of the phone. There is no sign of damage in the physical middle of the phone, which lies somewhere above the kink on the volume rocker. In addition to this, the kink in the middle of the power button lies above the point where people have photographed broken in half 6p's. So we have two arguable weakest parts of the phone showing no sign of be bending or damage.

I consider the above and it doesn't seem to me that carrying the 6p in your pocket, skinny jeans or not, would result in the forces or precise placement of forces that would cause the damage we see here. We should also remember that the damage we see from phone to phone in this thread is all very similar, and many people have said they babied their phones - past and present.

Badfaz' pictures lend strength to the argument that something other than bending is causing damage to these phones... My guess is that cases are somehow causing the damage... whether one or two may have reported they weren't using one should be taken with a grain of salt.
[Nexus 6P General] thaJack:
Replacement came today. On this one, the screen isn't flat against the phone across the entire length of the phone. See picture. Two broken new in two days.
[Nexus 6P General] dusto2k3:
And,what's happening now? And who shipped that? Google?
[Nexus 6P General] thaJack:
Yes, Google shipped it. They refused to send me another replacement until they received one of these back, which means that I would probably be waiting about a week for another one. That being the case, I told them to just forget it all and refund me and I'll send both devices back. Sad.
[Nexus 6P General] DrZEUS:
Do you have a screen protector on?
[Nexus 6P General] Reuben_skelz92:
This is a joke ain't it. I think there all like that. You can't notice. Just enjoy it and move on with your life. If your looking that vigorously your always going to find something wrong
[Nexus 6P General] thaJack:
No. That picture was taken about two minutes after it was initially removed from the box. Never even turned on. Brand new.

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Not when I spent this much money on it. The left side of the screen is perfect. It's not the same on both sides.
[Nexus 6P General] funziebear:
Gonna have to eat my words I said on here a a few weeks ago I have fallen victim of this bent phone issue , is google doing anything about this ? Is there a spot where everyone is signing in verifying their phone is bent ? :/ what's everyone's options ?
[Nexus 6P General] 06stang:
That's what my original phone was doing and that's why I replaced it. Sucks.
[Nexus 6P General] dusto2k3:
Well, the plus side of all this is I'm keeping the charger and cable from the phone I'm returning. They can deal with it.
[Nexus 6P General] byt3b0mb:
my original device had the issue with the screen lifting away from the frame near the buttons - i was able to return it and get a replacement, and the replacement (new kit) has the same issue. I am just going to suck it up and try to ignore it.
[Nexus 6P General] Reuben_skelz92:
That exactly!! Plus it's only 1 percent off the phones made. So if you swayed to settle for an older model or a phone not as good because a few people have had faulty units it's just silly
[Nexus 6P General] ralph78:
I'm just not willing to pay nearly 700 euro for the device that has a design flaw. A lot of people knows about it and I believe it would have an impact on the second hand price as well. I got older model for 370 euro and I'm happy with it. I'm hoping next nexus 2016 will be more sturdy as normally I keep phone for 2 years. I'm afraid n6p wouldn't last that long.

Shamu by TT
[Nexus 6P General] [hfm]:
I've had mine since 11/5 and it's still straight as an arrow mint condition. Rocking it naked.

Sent from a 128th Legion Stormtrooper 6P
[Nexus 6P General] dusto2k3:
I've never needed insurance and have had a plethora of phones. This is the only phone I've ever had that I've ever had to replace. There's an inherent defect in this phone. Hands down. Insurance is for extreme situations. Not for daily driver use.

Recalls happen because there's a defect. Not everyone will experience that defect,but it still exists. Insurance is not an acceptable solution to a defective design. Just as it's not sufficient in any manufacturing process.
[Nexus 6P General] rogi19:
A design flaw? Look man, this thread has 110 pages, if we assume that one person per page reported a bending of the frame or whatever you want to call it, which it didnt, lets say on reddit there are as many reports, which there aren't, and lets assume 10 times that many people dont post it online when they have such a problem, i can assure you that even with these exaggerated figures you will get a percentage of bending phones of under 1% compared to the number of sold phones. So please, dont be silly haters, just live with the fact that 99% of the people have normal phones , that there is no conspiracy, no bendgate or other sensionalistic theories about this phone, it's just pure mathematics for all the haters who want to make up some conspiracy about evrry phone that is released, not just talking about the nexus 6p. It's a great phone btw and i don't think anyome should be scared of getting one because of this thread
[Nexus 6P General] dramake:
Mine is in perfect condition yet. Very happy with my 6P.

I've had it since end November or start of December.

Sent from my Nexus 6P
[Nexus 6P General] zymphad:
Feel sorry for those if it bent spontaneous but most of the pics I've seen appear user damage.

I am just glad I haven't seen any 6P with bents or warping. They are all in great condition.
[Nexus 6P General] funcrusher:
Outdated position at this point. It's pretty obvious that this can happen regardless of how you treat the device. Let's move on.
[Nexus 6P General] zymphad:
Actually it is not obvious, only hearsay. It is only forum posting. We really don't know what folks have done to their phones.
[Nexus 6P General] sadoway:
Its happening to me. Right between the volume and power buttons. Its not super bad. Buy its happening.
[Nexus 6P General] :
Thread cleaned.

[MENTION=448833]@work[/MENTION]

You are not a Moderator. If you feel a post is out of place, use the Report button and let an actual Moderator decide if a post is out of place.

To the rest of those who have had their posts removed:

Do not argue in open forum. Take it to PM.

This thread has about run its course, IMHO.

If I answer another RP for this nonsense, I will most likely close this down.

Regards,

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[Nexus 6P General] Degenerator9000:
Not sure if this is the place to ask this, but...

I've had my 6P for a couple of weeks now (ordered off amazon, so likely from a newer batch?) and I absolutely love it. I doubt I'll ever go back to a non-nexus phone unless they do something incredibly ****ty like move to a 720p lcd screen with 1000mah battery

That being said, it's pretty obvious this phone has some durability issues. I keep my phone in my front pocket and generally baby the everliving **** out of it because without it I'm kind of SOL in work, school and life.

So, I'm looking for the most bomb-proof case possible. I currently have it in the heavy-duty unicorn beetle case, but I have pretty huge hands and I'm coming from a note 4 in an otterbox defender so I definitely have some wiggle room for size increase. I've looked through some of the case threads, but after reading this one through it seems like some of the issues may be related to case fittings, which aren't ever really addressed in any way other than "yup it fits nice and tight" or "ehh it's a little loose"

TL:DR Wondering which of the huge cases you guys like for overall protection + safe fit?
[Nexus 6P General] JoshuaMh:
I've used just about every popular 6P case, and for heavy duty the Unicorn Beatle (one that comes with holster) is in my opinion the most heavy duty case out and is great quality . Also, the way it fits on the phone you never push the phone to put it in or take it out, whereas some of the Spigden and Verus cases i have to apply quite a bit of pressure to insert the phone. Though I've taken my phone in the out of cases dozens and dozens of times with no bending issues so I doubt it could be the problem anyways.
[Nexus 6P General] polibok:
sometimes i do wonder if it can get bent while in the pocket and you're tying your shoelaces or something like that
[Nexus 6P General] Degenerator9000:
Nice, thanks!

I've really liked it so far (barring the initial stint getting all the fragments of the plastic screen protector off, dear lord) so I was kind of hoping for an answer like this

Really liking the way the plastic is keeping it's shape with multiple removals too, otterboxes lose their shape so damn quick

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Realistically I think anything can with tight enough denim/khaki pants

Phones are big now (fit your thighs less closely, longer lever arms) + I can't remember many I've seen disassembled that had reinforcement to resist twisting about the long axis. Which is probably the type of deformation that's gonna wanna be happening if your front pockets end in a taper like \/ instead of l_l

that being said, the reason we don't see this a lot probably has something to do with the fact that no human has the balls to **** with pants this powerful
[Nexus 6P General] habs101:
I won a nexus 6p at a contest at work.. long story short.. I have no kink yet.. though the phone wobbles on a table.. At first I thought the table was uneven.. but no it is even.. 6p wobbles.

what makes me annoyed.. I bought the huawei honor 5x a 199$ that i've already used on a trip ( dual sim is a great feature btw ) no case, and that phone is perfectly flat, and i use my front pockets! How can a 199$ phone made by the same company be so different.

Maybe google will allow them to built another nexus device one day.. i mean huawei already has some awesome looking phones like the mate series... why the f' up on this phone :(
[Nexus 6P General] Degenerator9000:
Smaller phones are a lot less likely to bend just by by design

Usually smaller phones need to be made slightly thicker to be able to hold the battery, and this means not only will it have shorter lever arms but if it's made to the same thickness with the same material as a larger phone, the lever arms will be stiffer and tougher

Obviously these things can be countered with sufficient reinforcement to the frame, but it's looking like a lot of manufacturers aren't used to building phablets yet. It'll probably get worked out in time, I doubt the same company would make this mistake more than once or twice. see: apple 6 vs 6s. They added titanium reinforcement iirc
[Nexus 6P General] xchasa:
Thought the 5X was LG?
[Nexus 6P General] Heisenberg:
He's talking about the Huawei Honor 5X, not the Nexus 5X.
[Nexus 6P General] xchasa:
Missed that.

Thanks mate.
[Nexus 6P General] funziebear:
Mine has a slight bent and i baby my phones , getting a replacement Friday , sucks that I been using this phone like I would any other and its doing that , I come from a long history of big phones starting with a dell streak 5 so after a few Months with this phone I can say some do have the bending issues ( gold 64 gig here )
[Nexus 6P General] sam razzy:
Did you get the new phone ?
[Nexus 6P General] funziebear:
Yeah I got a RMA approved and my phone is in route tracking says Friday , sucks that some people are actually going thru bent phones I know not everyone but some are

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Can't be coincidence most these phones are bending in same location , I'm sure there's prolly a bad batch
[Nexus 6P General] juancaperez2000:
I got mine from BestBuy, on February and just start to noticed that my phone has a little bent in the bottom part of the volume rocker, should I RMA by Google or Huawey also can you share the procedure that you did with ur RMA please.
[Nexus 6P General] Edgio60:
Have accidentally slept or sat on my Nexus several times now, no sign of a bend yet and it's only in a flimsy gel case. Only problem I have is specs of the graphite coating coming off when dust gets inside the case.
[Nexus 6P General] juancaperez2000:
Just contact Huawei CS, they said that bent is phisical damage and they wont RMA that kind of issue, Ill keep my phone till is unusable then maybe get another 6p if im not seeing something different in the market, a little mad because this is not a cheap phone, next time ill get insurance.
[Nexus 6P General] @work:
I got mine from huawei also and am worried about this when the bend becomes bigger. On Reddit someone had luck by being insistent with huawei.
[Nexus 6P General] funziebear:
I've accidemtly slept on plenty of phones I've owned still not an excuse for a bent phone. I RMAd thru google I was polite and told them my phone had a slight bend and my glass was starting to lift a bit she said something about wanting happy customers and sent the replacement .

I'm sure of you guys start a list with people signing of they'll hear about it , I was one of the first guys asking on here how they used their phones cuz this phone feels nice and sturdy well o was wrong and take what i said back
[Nexus 6P General] jsminnis:
I got mine from Amazon, if this happens who do I contact? Has anyone one else that got theirs from Amazon had this happen and got a replacement?
[Nexus 6P General] JoshuaMh:
You contact Huawei.

If you bought straight from Google, you deal with Google. If you bought anywhere else, you deal with the manufacturer (Huawei). Unless your device arrived defective, then the store you purchased from will usually replace it for you.
[Nexus 6P General] zymphad:
Start a petition to ask google to put some pressure on Huawei. Seems ridiculous if in some instances, google will replace but Huawei won't. RMA and replacement policy should be the same between the two companies, my thought at least.
[Nexus 6P General] cbobb123:
I bought mine through carephone warehouse, so who would I contact? (Mine has a slight bend as well)
[Nexus 6P General] zmeflyby:
Unfortunately, huawei
[Nexus 6P General] lakyberry:
Today I noticed my 6p has bend in same way in OPs pictures.

Is there any long term negative effects of this?
[Nexus 6P General] @work:
I think most people have returned their phones, but I imagine that eventually the screen would crack with the extra pressure. Do you remember doing anything that might have made it bend? Just out of curiosity.

If you can't get it exchanged you could try replacing the back cover, replacements are available now.
[Nexus 6P General] lakyberry:
I don't remember doing anything extreme like siting on it or something, and I hope my 6p will last for long time despite this bend. Looks like bendgate is real for me. :(
[Nexus 6P General] Gm0n3y:
warped after two weeks

Got my device about two weeks ago. Noticed it would wobble when on the desk at work. Decided to check it on the granite counter at home and with a straight edge. Looks like the phone is twisted if you look at it down the long axis. Really disappointed because I have already fell in love with the phone and made up my mind I wanted to keep it for at least two years. If it won't last me two weeks how will I get two years? I got in touch with google support on chat and they promptly sent me a replacement. Should arrive on Tuesday. If it's bent I guess I'm going to try to get my money back and go with something else.
[Nexus 6P General] HzMeister:
You're lucky you were able to resolve it so easily. Aren't you worried that it will bend over time if it isn't bent straight out of the box. You said you want to keep it for the next two year - it's HIGHLY UNLIKELY it won't bend in that time. It could bend right outside the return window, and then you're stuck with it... Sorry but taking that risk is foolish.
[Nexus 6P General] Gm0n3y:
That's a good point but at the same time what else is out there for me? I fell in love with aosp back on cm7 on my HTC evo. Took this long for me to be financially able to afford to buy a phone without carrier help. Now I have aosp bug free and it's amazing.... Worst case scenario I get another warranty claim right around the release of this years nexus and sell it as new and buy the new one. Or maybe that would be best case? I'll decide on Tuesday.
[Nexus 6P General] murso74:
Second "bump" appeared at the volume buttons, so now I have 2. First one is next to the power button. Neither one is very big, but I'm growing more concerned. Wasnt going to RMA with the first bump unless it got bigger, but now I am. Not sure what to do after though. I'm completely in love with the camera, especially low light. Not sure if I want to sell the new phone or not.
[Nexus 6P General] dratsablive:
Most people haven't returned their phones because most people's phones aren't bent.
[Nexus 6P General] Reuben_skelz92:
Booom!!
[Nexus 6P General] funcrusher:
Uh, guys, I believe [MENTION=408485]work[/MENTION] was saying that out of the people that experienced the issue being discussed - most returned their device.
[Nexus 6P General] @work:
Obviously that's what I'm saying, these defenders of the 6p's honor are getting weird.
[Nexus 6P General] zymphad:
So has anyone started a petition asking Huawei to honor warranty? It would appear not all are user damage.
[Nexus 6P General] dusto2k3:
So Google shipped my NEW replacement on 3/16. Look at the screenshots to see it's adventure. The box came held together with tape and empty. Google was good on shipping another device but now they are sending a refurb. I'm pissed. I have a funny feeling something on the refurb is not going to work right.
[Nexus 6P General] murso74:
Jesus... How does that even happen?
[Nexus 6P General] Heisenberg:
I wouldn't accept that. You shouldn't be penalised for something that wasn't your fault. I'd challenge that if I were you.
[Nexus 6P General] dusto2k3:
I got shut down per policy. Whatever. I'll just keep having problems til something new shows up or they refund me. ;)
[Nexus 6P General] Heisenberg:
What policy did they quote?
[Nexus 6P General] @work:
The way we used to put it is. You sent us a broken used phone. We sent you a working used phone.
[Nexus 6P General] dusto2k3:
We will see about that....

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It's ok. They can send refurbs all day. I'll just send em back. These things warp easy apparently.
[Nexus 6P General] funcrusher:
Honestly, I'd check out the refurb unit before getting too bent out of shape (:p) on new vs refurb. I had three new phones with unacceptable screens. So as long that unit arrives in your hands unbent and with a nice uniform screen, I'd be content.

At least worth checking out.
[Nexus 6P General] Gizmoe:
Refurbs get a bad rap. Best phone I ever owned was my HTC M7 refurb. It had noticeable glue marks but works flawlessly to this day. As long as it functions as expected I don't see the issue. If anything it has corrections the original devices lack.
[Nexus 6P General] @work:
They really do, a lot of times they aren't even refurbs, people just assume they are. Not saying that happened here