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[Nexus 6P General] Stitch!:
Just a quick update, recieved my replacement device, which is in perfect condition. I have not put it in my case yet because im affraid to bend it again, so I ordered a new one that should help improve its ruggedness. When I compare the model I have now with the one that got slightly bend, I do notice that on the other one, the power and volume buttons are not centered completely. This could have had an influence on the strenght of the overall device. Happy with my new one, and will post back if anything changes. (although I hope it wont)
[Nexus 6P General] ataft:
If it's already bent... And you're going to be partially wrecking the phone by opening it... How easy is it to bend it back into shape? [emoji48]
[Nexus 6P General] ataft:
Wow, I don't have a bent phone but even I find that post a bit hard to read.
[Nexus 6P General] Revthejedi:
I've had my Gold 6P since Tuesday, I wear moderately "skinny" jeans. I keep my phone in my back pocket from time to time and I've sat on it a few times. I'm 6'2 about 215 lbs, so far so good. I'll report back if anything happens, but I think my phone will be fine.
[Nexus 6P General] IM0001:
Curious thread as I would hate to bend this thing, however I also have to admit that it seems the Aluminum they used is a little bit on the softer side then say what HTC may be using with theirs.

My old school EVO 4G LTE had a metal edge and lower back, always used naked, and only ever got nicks on the metal edge from when it did get dropped two separate times. Outside of that, normal pocket use allowed it to stay rather mark free.

2nd is a M8 For Windows my sister owns. She has had it in a case most of the time, but for the most part, it is also rather nick and scratch free with just the usual grime bits that end up between the case and device that are usually a good rub away from being fine as long as it isn't from sand...

Now only just over 2 months and my 6P has a couple obvious scrapes and scratches on the edge metal that I am still trying to figure out how they got there. I believe the ones I have on the lower left edge of the phones side, are from when I put it in my seat while driving, and a brass button on my pants must have rubbed against it causing the chips/nicks. Grr. The others at the top and bottom edge I feel are from putting it in and out of my pocket which while void of metal, seem to be enough to cause light scratches over time.

I am giving a Spigen Ultra Hybrid case a try to see if I can live with it or not... Going through all my past devices without cases is going to be tough to change.
[Nexus 6P General] BarryH_GEG:
This thread has annoyed a bunch of people from day one. The people that are annoyed keep posting and that keeps the thread on the front page. If everyone stops editorializing and just lets people with bent phones post their experiences the thread will die down. The ratio of posts with people reporting bending phones vs. commentary on people reporting bent phones is probably 1:4.
[Nexus 6P General] Valynor:
This phone was obviously subjected to a strong bending force, someone sat on it or something similar happened.

Aluminum does not bend like this by itself. And we're not talking about babying your smartphone here - to make a metal phone look like this you have to bend it with force.

You may not have noticed it while it happened, but this does look like mishandling to me without any doubt.
[Nexus 6P General] Valynor:
Don't care. Everyone is entitled to their own personal opinion. ;)

The N6P might not be the most rigid of all smartphones but to make it look like that force has to be applied. A lot of it.

Edit: I'm owning a N6P since 11/2015. Being careful with it. Not bent.
[Nexus 6P General] android4life92:
Same here mate. I agree ....:)
[Nexus 6P General] warplane95:
Except when i'm at the cinema, I never have my phone in my pocket. My phone is always in my backpack. So the phone probably bent when I sat down with a pair of jeans. But why it only bend near the lower volume? the aluminium is really really thin arround this area. I'll compare it with the new one i'll receive monday/tuesday.

I'm pretty sure the new one will have ticker aluminium. look at the post from a user above, it look like the sheet of aluminium they are using isn't the same for every phone they are making..
[Nexus 6P General] Valynor:
Sitting down on a metal phone "the wrong way" one time may be enough - or someone put something heavy on your backpack when you were not around.

You're right that the Aluminum is quite thin around the button area and sort of presents a weak spot, this is why it bends right there - but not without quite some amount of force applied.
[Nexus 6P General] warplane95:
I don't think it bent in my backpack. My books is too big for it xD.

So the only way I can see I bent it is in my front pocket at the Cinema. I don't think a battery can bent a phone like that.

I wonder how much pressure I applied to bent it like that. I don't have a rule with me, but the thickness of aluminium look like 0.2-0.3mm.

I think the phone have 2 problem:

-the thickness of aluminium.

-look like the size of thickness of all the phone isnt the same.
[Nexus 6P General] Brutus2TheMax:
So I bought one directly from Huawei, figured it would get to me faster. Long story short, I bought a Note 5 before my N6P got here because I saw this thread. I'm contemplating on going back with the N6P and selling the Note 5. Has anyone replaced their N6P in the US through Google or Huawei from it bending or kinking? I have to get rid of one of these quick and I don't want to sell my Note 5 if it's not easy to get a N6P replaced.
[Nexus 6P General] :
Ok folks, some cleaning done here.

If you are here to troll, argue, force your opinion on others, disrespect anyone, post nonsense, etc, then do yourself a favor and just unsubscribe from the thread.

Otherwise , let's keep things respectful and on topic. :good:

Thank you,

Darth

Forum Moderator
[Nexus 6P General] hka2000:
Im getting my Nexus 6p replaced from google because of another issue, it was really quick. I also asked them if my phone bends in the future, what do I do. They said all we need to do is contact them. They know that there is an issue so they are willing to send replacements.
[Nexus 6P General] Brutus2TheMax:
Thanks man! Second guessing my Note 5... I keep taking the N6P out of the box and fooling around with it. Decisions decisions....

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So when they send you a replacement, do you send your original device in after you receive the replacement?
[Nexus 6P General] warplane95:
you're paying for a new one actually, but when they will receive the other one, the will remove refund you
[Nexus 6P General] rice923:
Yes, it should work like this:

1. Contact Google for RMA

2. Once RMA is approved, they'll give you instructions on how to pay for the replacement (they'll tell you it's a temporary hold on your credit card).

3. Pay for replacement and wait for new phone to arrive.

4. Once new phone arrives, send back defective device.

5. Once Google receives defective device, any holds or charges on your credit card should be removed/refunded.
[Nexus 6P General] Brutus2TheMax:
Thanks for the reply. Will probably keep my N6P then and try and sell the Note 5. Awesome forum here. Much better than the arguing back and forth about bends.
[Nexus 6P General] [hfm]:
I'm sorry but that's just a bad idea. Why do you knowingly do that?

Sent from a 128th Legion Stormtrooper 6P
[Nexus 6P General] RidinNerdy:
Personally i like to think my device is my husband, so i sat on it hard till it bends in my butts. If i hear a creak i obviously stop, but usually the frame isnt bent[emoji117] [emoji108]
[Nexus 6P General] Revthejedi:
Well its not something I do all the time. I put my phone in my back pocket out of habit, I'm doing better about remembering to take it out before sitting down. I'm not going to baby my phone though, I'm going to use it like I've done every other Nexus phone. Bending seems to happen almost at random if you read the posts in this thread.
[Nexus 6P General] warplane95:
Receive my replacement today. The aluminium doesnt look thicker.
[Nexus 6P General] wevie:
What about the build date of the new device?
[Nexus 6P General] rpolito73:
Just happened to me too

No case, 3 weeks old, never dropped or sat on. I believe it has to do with pushing the volume up hard. Unacceptable. Glad I got best buy warranty even though it's within 30 day return period.
[Nexus 6P General] warplane95:
old device: 10-24-2015.

new one: 10-25-2015

well, it's only a matter of time before the new one will bend.
[Nexus 6P General] oxxshadow:
so are you gettting another 6P now?
[Nexus 6P General] jpeg42:
Sounds like they are rolling out the refurbs.

I have a 10-25 one as well (RMA on my day 1 device). I bully that thing (in a rhinoshield). But if you are sure it will bend, ditch it. No point stressing over a phone.
[Nexus 6P General] oxxshadow:
I bought a 6P brand new a few days ago from the Play Store and it was a 10/25 model. Kinda surprised that they are rolling out older batches even at this time for new customers. I returned it though, due to other issues, but I may go for the matte gold 6P since it seems like they have newer build dates. Can we even tell if a device will bend given the build date?

On a side note though, can we tell if a device will bend based on the build date?

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can we tell if a device will bend given the build date?
[Nexus 6P General] ZunRob:
Could you also make a photograph of the front? In my case it was more pronounced on that side..
[Nexus 6P General] warplane95:
yeah, honestly, it suck. I was hoping for something sooner. What I don't like about the late october date is it look like they made all the Frost 6p in a week or so. So they rushed it like hell.

sure
[Nexus 6P General] zymphad:
Maybe next time Google won't cheap out on aluminum, either use stronger alloy or use magnesium instead.
[Nexus 6P General] detonation:
I don't think they are necessarily refurbs, I think the reason for the older build dates might be that they kept an allotment of the original shipment to be used only for replacements and they haven't gone through all of them yet. Just a guess, but that way, even if they're out of regular stock, you can still get a replacement.
[Nexus 6P General] warplane95:
The one I receive is a brand new one., not a refurb. I think google doesnt have a second batch of 128gb Frost.
[Nexus 6P General] jpeg42:
Ah good point. Yes, that likely is the case. Especially for the Frost 128 GB.
[Nexus 6P General] rpolito73:
Turns out mine was only 12 days old so best buy did an exchange. This one was built 1/18/16. Doesn't look any thicker, but time will tell I guess.
[Nexus 6P General] Michalko5896:
Mine was manufactered on 4. december, I bought it from Huawei on 4. january. I'm carrying it in my front pocket, no case or anything and it is still perfectly straight. Not a slightest bend. Also buttons and display are perfect..
[Nexus 6P General] androidkid311:
I've had my 6P from release day and still isn't bent nor has the visor smashed lol. I've been throwing and dropping this thing almost every week but I have a spigen case on it which is battered lol. Loving the phone
[Nexus 6P General] oxxshadow:
The thing is how widespread is this issue. I know XDA and Reddit are filled with these posts, and it is definetly a problem, but is this impacting all 6Ps? Or only certain ones? A lot of my friends and family ask for a phone recommendation, I would recommend the 6P but I am unsure as of now due to this issue.
[Nexus 6P General] uiterlix:
Ik would mention the issues I read here as part of my recommendation. That will probably result in 99% of the people choosing another device though which is fair enough. Since when it does bend and I didn't tell them about that, that will probably be the last time they've ever asked for my advice.

Sent from my Gameboy Color with Tapatalk
[Nexus 6P General] wally3614:
Got my 6p, had it last couple of weeks. Note 5 sits in a box, love this thing. Only thing I noticed out of the box, it from a face up profile look, the glass is thicker in the middle compared to the top and bottom of the screen. Little strange, but doesn't create any issues.
[Nexus 6P General] ataft:
Well this thread is 97 pages long, which at first glance may lead you to believe a lot of people have the issue... But the reality is that this thread is mostly filled with repeat posts by people with both bent and perfect phones.

I was worried when I first got my phone, but day by day I babied it less and less. Now it's at a point where I don't believe this phone will bend without considerable force... force that I would know I shouldn't be applying to it, or any other premium phone... With that said, maybe there were problems during production in a batch of phones and they were quite easy to bend, or some design defect existed in early units... no one knows why it happened to some people here.

Whatever issue some people here encountered, I don't see any reason to believe it is widespread.
[Nexus 6P General] oxxshadow:
I'm not sure if it was early batches though, since even users with the new gold 6P had their bend by the volume area too, and those unit were all produced in 2016
[Nexus 6P General] ataft:
Everything in this thread is speculation, including my possible reasons for why people have ended up with kinked aluminum at the volume rocker.
[Nexus 6P General] Gorgtech:
Now I have everything I need in order to open my device. I got my heat gun today since a regular hair dryer is not good enough to soften the glue. I will have a closer look, why the gap between the buttons and the display exists and also try to tweak the cooling. I´ve got nothing to lose since I´d rather void my warranty and fix the device myself instead of arguing with the mobile provider and waiting for months for a replacement. A replacement which might have eg. a faulty display with broken pixels.
[Nexus 6P General] Locklear308:
Unacceptable for anything over 300 dollars.
[Nexus 6P General] Gorgtech:
I fixed my device and I´m pretty sure that I know now why the area around the buttons warps :D
[Nexus 6P General] Schl1ngel:
And why?
[Nexus 6P General] Gorgtech:
It seems that the glue below the Battery losens in this area because of heat. The whole stuff fits very tight inside of the Aluminum back. I´m not really sure if the battery is swollen or not since I would not try to remove it if it still works. I´ve modified my device now and also improved the cooling. It´s a nightmare to open though and I eventually managed to open it without destroying the visor glass. I´m working on a nice guide, stay tuned ;)
[Nexus 6P General] Schl1ngel:
Do you have any pictures of your modifications?
[Nexus 6P General] Gorgtech:
I have shot many pictures which include every step;) I need some time though to write a guide, though I´m sure that barely anyone will be also crazy enough to open this device ;)
[Nexus 6P General] WizeGuyDezignz:
This. I'm currently using a BLU Vivo XL that I got on the Best Buy $100 promo until my S7 Edge gets here and there isn't a bend or build issue to be seen.

Unacceptable is an understatement.
[Nexus 6P General] Batfink33:
^^^^^^Usually hate Samsung devices but managed to play with the S7 this week and damn, it's fluid and smooth and fast. The 820 with Marshmallow flies on it. You can really see the difference over the 6P.
[Nexus 6P General] JoshuaMh:
That makes sense as it's half a year after it's release and costs more money. I don't see leaving the 6P anytime soon though, amazingly fast for me.
[Nexus 6P General] dratsablive:
How has this thread not been locked by now?
[Nexus 6P General] @work:
Why would it be?
[Nexus 6P General] dratsablive:
Because I think it's outlived it's usefulness.
[Nexus 6P General] WizeGuyDezignz:
I must have missed something. Are you forced to be here? How about simply not clicking on this thread?

This is a very real issue and it has the right to be here just as much as any other thread.

I've always found it funny when people want a thread closed when they don't agree with it.
[Nexus 6P General] xchasa:
Because it's a relevent thread?
[Nexus 6P General] siegesoldier:
My graphite nexus 6p using the official case is not bent. I also don't sit on my phone or wear skinny jeans. I have had it in is official case for over a week now.
[Nexus 6P General] morpheousrx:
I have a 128GB Graphite on order from Huewei. I'm not canceling or anything like that. I do appreciate everyones and I mean everyones experiences and opinions. I always use a thin TPU case and tempered glass screen protector on all phones I own. Can anyone out there using the "VERUS High Pro Shield" case give some feedback on the fitting of it. Possibly being tight to get on or off. Thanks people and keep up the great feedback.
[Nexus 6P General] heleos:
The verus soft plastic tpu fits nicely, it's the plastic bumper that makes it a tight fit. I have a little trouble getting the plastic on and off, but I just checked and don't have any bending issues
[Nexus 6P General] presstech:
I've had the Adopted case on my 32gb Graphite with no issues so far. My case doesn't seem all that tight around the edges to cause problems.

Guess I'll need to keep an eye on it for the next week and see what happens.
[Nexus 6P General] chichu_9:
Just some feedback, I had the phone for almost a week now - Aluminum with Adopted case. I took the case on and off almost a 100 times and I have not seen any bends or other issues with my phone. Not sure, what the gripe is all about, no denying there might be some phones that might have an issue or 2 but dissing the entire 6P line is not something I agree. This phone looks and beautiful in hand. I am so tempted to go naked on the phone, but I have a extreme case of OCD and I cannot use a phone with scratches or other issues. I have a new found favorite with this phone and will stick with it. unless things change for the worse, fingers crossed. Go Nexus!!!
[Nexus 6P General] slosrtnick:
Just checked mine and my wife's. Both are fine and both have adopted cases on them. Maybe the two guys who had the defective ones had less adhesive above the buttons or something?

Nick
[Nexus 6P General] macked:
Sorry guys just to clarify a statement I made earlier, I do not have the Adopted case, I have the Nexus case with the microfiber back.
[Nexus 6P General] Wickidmasshole:
I have one sitting right here..i will be able to try it out next week as the phone should be here by Tuesday. Build quality is solid so i have high hopes.
[Nexus 6P General] ohlin5:
I could let you know too as I have one sitting here, phone should be delivered today. However, the guy who said the TPU fits nicely but the frame is what makes it tight I am inclined to fully believe - my co-worker has the exact same case on this note 5 and that's exactly how I'd describe his having looked at it before I bought mine.
[Nexus 6P General] mkouk:
I have the adopted case on my 6p graphite and I put the case on when out and about but take it off when home. I've not noticed any issues with the body of the phone.
[Nexus 6P General] CandyAndy:
I think that aluminium is pretty much overrated material used on the phones. Some high quality plastic is much more durable
[Nexus 6P General] TroyBoy30:
no they simply need to use better aluminium ala iphone 6s. they went to 7000 series for a reason
[Nexus 6P General] joshuadjohnson22:
money money money, they would have to raise the price of the device.
[Nexus 6P General] tdamocles:
That is why the iPhone is 2 to $300 more or more.
[Nexus 6P General] Soulfulgrey:
Lol. Sorry. Won't happen again! :)
[Nexus 6P General] joshuadjohnson22:
exactly, Nexus base model: $500 vs iPhone 6S plus base model: $750 (since the nexus is the big phone you have to compare it to the plus). They have more room to eat an expense like that.
[Nexus 6P General] TroyBoy30:
id rather pay 200 300 more than have a bent phone.
[Nexus 6P General] MrDSL:
then buy a $700 dollar phone..apparently those are perfect.
[Nexus 6P General] TroyBoy30:
already have and yes it is. its sitting right next to my nexus 6
[Nexus 6P General] RED ZMAN:
I'm guessing another guy that keeps his phone in his pocket?
[Nexus 6P General] purokogi:
I've had my phone since about the middle of february. Just wanted to voice my own experience. My phone is bending slightly. More like it twists and laid flat on a table and pressed it will lift diagonally one one side. I'm afraid eventually it will kink, but so far nothing yet. My build date is 1/17/16. I do love this phone but this is kind of frustrating. If I knew the issue was resolved I would try to do a warranty replacement with huawei.. (didnt buy through google).
[Nexus 6P General] wakers:
Bent my second one got a replacement and sold it, loved it but if I can't use it day to day like every other phone I've ever owned it's no use to me... Waiting to see what the M10 looks like, even tempted with a nexus 5 for now... Gutted
[Nexus 6P General] habs101:
i guess huawei needs to take some notice from here.. https://youtu.be/D_bB5fnN7Jk

the new s7 from samsung... and jerry rig .. no break..

it unfortunate that the huawei was made the way it was. it would be so solid without this worry
[Nexus 6P General] boxcar8028:
had my 6p since november and still no bent!

no case, naked and totally flat!
[Nexus 6P General] WizeGuyDezignz:
I watched that, but unfortunately it won't mean much to the Nexus loyalists. They will say he wasn't trying as hard as when he bent the 6P, he was bending it at a different spot, theirs hasn't bent (yet), etc.

Not trying to start a war, I'm just preparing you for what you might hear.

That being said, I agree with you. The 6P just isn't built good enough for me. I tried my best to make it work but it still bent under my normal usage. Jerry bent it like a piece of cardboard.
[Nexus 6P General] tacosrdelicioso:
Just received my replacement 6p. My November one uhh
[Nexus 6P General] Pain-N-Panic:
Holy crap dude....that's ridiculous. I know the bending issue is a legitimate issue. I know there are users who believe it's design fault in the structure of the phone but I'm not sold on that. I think it's more of an issue of quality control from device to device. I have dropped my phone a few times. The last time I dropped it I caught it and began to fumble with it like it was a hot potato and accidentally SLAMMED the back of the phone onto the sharp edge of a table.....no dent, not even a scratch. I do keep my rugged armor Spigen case on it 90% of the time. Maybe that's a factor.
[Nexus 6P General] funcrusher:
Man, that's horrible. :(

I'm on my 3rd day with a 6P - I knew of the issue beforehand, but it's still painful seeing these pics.
[Nexus 6P General] habs101:
Oh yes I know, But i have posted in this thread multiple times. I deal with phones daily. I'd like to someone to say something to me. I deal with returns and unsatisfied customers daily. Even our demo unit kink on display !!

I don't care what anyone says,, but anyone that has spend money on this phone in this thread even 400 US or 700+ CDN should not have to worry about a phone kinking , bending like this.

Horrible build quality.
[Nexus 6P General] Schl1ngel:
That is definitely one of the poorest designs since the beginning of the smartphone era. The most ridiculous thing is that google keeps selling the device knowing it has a major design flaw. Probably somebody did a bent test on your demo unit. I cannot image it is bending itself :D
[Nexus 6P General] Gorgtech:
Someone asked me about my opinion about the Nexus 6P ( since I opened this little guy 2x ).

The Aluminum back itself seems pretty solid to me. Can this phone warp, even if you baby it? Yes, it can. I´m not sure however about the bent area since you need some force.