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Re:A Design Defect Is Breaking iPhone 6 Pluses by kalleboo on Tuesday September 06, 2016 @09:46AM (#12435935)
And after all this discussion I'd bet Apple already fixed this with the 6s by simply stiffening the actual case...
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Re:A Design Defect Is Breaking iPhone 6 Pluses by pilsetnieks on Tuesday September 06, 2016 @11:05AM (#12436507)
They did, they even said in the keynote that they're using a new aluminum alloy[1], and it's mentioned on the website as well[2]

[1] http://www.theverge.com/2015/9/12/9315471/iphone-6s-new-alum...

[2] https://www.apple.com/iphone-6s/design/

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Re:A Design Defect Is Breaking iPhone 6 Pluses by yincrash on Tuesday September 06, 2016 @10:56AM (#12436433)
In the article, it's mentioned that in the 6S, the chip location has moved to where it's not near the most flexed area.
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