Google Pixel 4 XL bend test doesn't have a happy ending

06 November 2019
The frame snaps in two places.

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Anonymous, 11 Nov 2019Nobody buys HTC anymore. Plz talk about relevant flagships. I gave my example to explain that bend tests are way overrated. Guess you didn't get that. Just bashing Htc make you feed better right? Keep it up.

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    • Anonymous
    • g3t
    • 11 Nov 2019

    acemang, 09 Nov 2019i've both htc 10 that passed with flying colors to all drop... moreNobody buys HTC anymore. Plz talk about relevant flagships.

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      • Anonymous
      • P@c
      • 10 Nov 2019

      can google block my research if i search some thing
      like this? "google pixel 4 mother of bendables"

        Anonymous, 09 Nov 2019what part of bend phones are not quallity issues problems y... morei've both htc 10 that passed with flying colors to all drop/bend tests, and I've htc u11 that failed bad in bend test because of its touch edge sense technology. Guess what, they are both still strong, after 3 years in my htc 10 and 2 years with my htc u11. htc 10 never knew a case or front screen protection still with 0 scratches. htc u11 without front protection, only with slim transparent silicone back protection because it's too damn slippery, not because i'm afraid of bend. but drops are another thing. why I would bother with thoses tests anyway?
        apple iphone 6 and more iphone 6 plus were too easy to bend still i bet millions of people never had an issue with them. antena gate was more serious to me and much more important one.
        bend are like those tests from an aeroplane if the phone will survive....its cool to watch but zero influence where my money will be spent. Like i told I've both the best and the worst phone in bend test and still they both are amazing well in real life situations. why i would care about a usless test? guess you care also about the burn test....

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          • Anonymous
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          • 09 Nov 2019

          acemang, 09 Nov 2019what part of bend phones are not quallity issues problems y... morewhat part of bend phones are not quallity issues problems you didnt get?
          Fortunately they are quality issues. If apple could admit that during i6 bendgate saga, no reason google can't. It is issue of structural integrity of a phone. I highly doubt that you would want to live in a structure that bends. Why live with phone that does?

            Anonymous, 09 Nov 2019My 1000$ phone doesn't bend neither does my 400$ or 500$ ph... morewhat part of bend phones are not quallity issues problems you didnt get?
            how hard is to an manufactor put a steal frame like the iphone or a reforced 2 lines of steal inside a phone just to pass this dumb test. that doesnt say nothing about the components used or the quality of them. only reta*ds like you think that way.
            Do you know why they made that way? more covering? less interference? less radiation needed to get proper signal? just bad design? just do what i you want, i will keep doing the same...my pixel 4 arrived yesterday btw, amazing phone. till now the only real negative i can say about it it's the battery (but i was expecting that from the reviews), 30% left with 4hours with screen time, the battery should improve with the smart battery saving option, only time will tell, but all rest is just amazing. lots of small things that none of the reviews talked about that are very helpfull to everyday use and that is my goal, to take advantage of its software not of its bendable capability....

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              • 09 Nov 2019

              acemang, 07 Nov 2019so making a phone not bendable is a premium phone now? tha... moreMy 1000$ phone doesn't bend neither does my 400$ or 500$ phone.
              U keep justifying cheap quality of the Pixel phone

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                • 09 Nov 2019

                Anonymous, 08 Nov 2019funny how people are dismissing the bend problem with googl... moreBecause the iPhone represents the entire iOS system while pixel isn't even 5% of the Android ecosystem.

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                  • 08 Nov 2019

                  PeterThePanda, 07 Nov 2019Unfortunately. he's bend tested so many phones and only a f... moreSoftware wise!?!? your a joker!!.....clearly never actually used a pixel before.

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                    • 08 Nov 2019

                    chmod xxx, 07 Nov 2019Pixel 4 deserves the worst phone of the year award. Literal... moreSpoken like a man that hasn't ever used this device clearly. The Pixel 4 xl is quite frankly an effing delight to use. Period! This is coming from a man with many years of android experience over many different OEM's.

                    Galaxy s10 may not bend but it's clucky af to use compared to the Pixel.

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                      • Anonymous
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                      • 08 Nov 2019

                      acemang, 07 Nov 2019so making a phone not bendable is a premium phone now? tha... more Apple and Google don't need it. They make phones not for reviews...but for people.

                      Google sells 3-4 M phones a year. I don't think they make it for people either. It is for stans like you. People buy samsung, apple or huawei

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                        • Anonymous
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                        • 08 Nov 2019

                        Tintinfifa, 08 Nov 2019Funny how the comments trying to defy Jerry. It's your own ... morethe most funny about the comments are that when zac bended the ipad pro, every android fanboy was saying that the ipad pro was weak because it bended, even when the iphone 6 bendgate happened they have the same reaction, but now the pixel bended on 2019, where all OEM learned the lesson from iphone 6 bendgate, the pixel bended, android fanboys are in complete reversal and making excuses for the bend

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                          • Anonymous
                          • Kg@
                          • 08 Nov 2019

                          funny how people are dismissing the bend problem with google, but there was a time when the iphone 6 bend and everybody was calling it bendgate and every android fanboy was jumping to bash apple, but now reading thru the comments, they are even defending why it bended, times has changes.

                          they bashed apple for the notch but when pixel has the notch they defended it, when apple made the 3.5mm jack obsolete they bashed them, when pixel took the 3.5mm jack they defended the move, when apple implemented the faceid they said it can be trick, now with pixel opening the phone even with your eyes closed, they are defending it.... there is absolutely a trend here

                            Funny how the comments trying to defy Jerry. It's your own choice, yes that's true. But Jerry is a professional. He has been abusing phones from past few years and have millions of followers. Even tech companies followed him and sponsored him, since he's like an influencer in tech world. Everyone's watching his video not just to take his words fully. Most people watched his video to see the durability test of the phone they wanted. If you don't like it, you don't have to watch it

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                              • 08 Nov 2019

                              Good heavens... the bendgate of the iPhone 6 many years ago was totally harmless, compared to this. The iPhone 6 only bent, but it didn't break.
                              This Pixel 4 XL has far less structural integrity than the iPhone 6 ever had.
                              Can we call this #breakgate, please? That would be a very fitting name.

                              Not only Google is too stupid to design anything that isn't butt ugly. This one, too... the fat border on the top was apparently copied from some 2016 phone. The camera on the back is a poor copy of last year's Mate 20 camera design, which went horribly wrong.
                              Now this #breakgate is even adding insult to injury, on top of all the other failures and shortcomings the Pixel phones have... like the very buggy software, which I haven't mentioned yet.
                              Charging $1000 for this fetid excrement Pixel 4 XL is really way beyond insane. Are they seriously expecting people to buy this garbage?

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                                • 07 Nov 2019

                                hmm, 07 Nov 2019I didnt talk about the phone it's self on none of my comme... moreThats what i am saying. The only problem with Zac is he havent enough muscular strength to properly test bending durability of the devices.
                                This should be done by Marius Pudzianovsky a man who won 5 times World Strongerst Man competition and the only human in universe who have 5 titles from this show.
                                With mariusz gentle hands even the phones such as Sonim or Caterpillar will bend like sheet of paper.
                                Wish to see him testing flagship models such as Sony, Apple, Samsung, LG etc.

                                  [deleted post]it's my money, i do what i want with it. i don't need to justify nothing. ofc you will never see a different if you never got one for more than 5m on a shop.
                                  Only sheep's buy what others say what's right or wrong. I know what i want and what i need...bend tests are not on my check list when i buy a phone. go see more jery videos..at least they are fun.

                                    Anonymous, 07 Nov 2019not bendable is not a premium feature its a common sense d... morelol. so you bend all your gadgets before you buy them?
                                    do you see the force it will take to break/bend the phone? not a real life situation, but it's your money you do what you want. I know i don't care less about this reta*d tests.

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • gya
                                      • 07 Nov 2019

                                      acemang, 07 Nov 2019so making a phone not bendable is a premium phone now? tha... morenot bendable is not a premium feature
                                      its a common sense design language that exited for two decades until the plague that is today's smartphones crap mainstream with cut corners and screens and quality.
                                      the only premium thing most flagships have is price nowadays

                                        Anonymous, 07 Nov 2019I wonder where are all those guys who see a brand from Chin... moreso making a phone not bendable is a premium phone now?
                                        that's why Chinese build them that way..to trick people like you.
                                        Apple and Google don't need it. They make phones not for reviews...but for people.
                                        Only reta*d people look at those bend tests like a religion. if it bends..it's crap? lol.
                                        Did you have have problems with any phone bending? ip68 is 100x more important to me.
                                        I've htc u11 that failed bad on bend test. for the past 2 years still have 0 scratches and 0 problems bending or whatsoever with no front protection, only slim back transparent silicon case.
                                        keep trying to justify your crap 200$ phone.