Samsung Galaxy Note 4 Gapgate vs. iPhone 6 Plus Bendgate
There has always been a love/hate relationship among Android and iOS device enthusiasts, although many might refer to it as more of a hate/hate relationship! Every year when Apple releases a new iPhone it’s put up for a whole lot of scrutiny, and this year you have probably heard about the Bendgate saga that has mainly concerned the iPhone 6 Plus. Now it seems the upcoming Galaxy Note 4 phablet may also have a flaw. Today we’re considering Samsung Galaxy Note 4 Gapgate vs. iPhone 6 Plus Bendgate.
Some may say that Apple’s new devices are put under the microscope in a bid to find any potential flaw that could be exploited by Android phone makers. While this might seem a bit unfair, of course it’s always good for consumers to find out if devices may have something wrong with them.
This year the iPhone 6 Plus came in for some stick when it was reported that it might bend in people’s pockets, and you can see more about this in our previous article here. LG was one of the Android manufacturers who targeted Apple over this, while Samsung also took a jab at the company. However, at the weekend we told how Consumer Reports had conducted its own tests, and while other some other phones were indeed stronger, the iPhone 6 Plus could actually withstand a fair amount of force before it suffered any ill effects.
Now it looks as though Samsung might regret being so quick to jump at Apple’s woes. Although the Galaxy Note 4 hasn’t released for most of the world yet, it has recently become available in its home country of South Korea. Now there are reports in Korean media that some early buyers are noticing a defect with the phone whereby a visible gap shows between the display of the Galaxy Note 4 and the frame. This is said to be a gap big enough to fit a business card or two sheets of A4 paper into (see image below).
As this is only just coming to light it’s too early to tell is this is a widespread issue or some isolated defective units. However, one thing for sure is that we’ll be hearing more about it, especially as the Note 4 becomes available in further regions. There has also been recent talk of Samsung attempting to get the Note 4 to the markets quicker than planned, in order for it to compete against the iPhone 6 Plus, and so it begs the question whether this supposed flaw could be anything to do with that.
Of course, what this really highlights is that every manufacturer can be vulnerable to the odd production issue. When you think of the millions of units made, it seems almost inevitable that some handsets will be affected by some kind of flaw, and the main objective should be to make sure this doesn’t affect huge numbers. We’ll be following further developments with the apparent Note 4 issue, and will keep readers informed.
It would be interesting to hear your views on the Galaxy Note 4 Gapgate vs. 6 Plus Bendgate story? Are you surprised that giant tech companies such as Apple and Samsung are not immune to these kinds of problems? Let us know with your comments.
Source: ItToday (Korean)
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11 thoughts on “Samsung Galaxy Note 4 Gapgate vs. iPhone 6 Plus Bendgate”
Karma at it’s finest, since Samsung has done nothing to showcase their products but campaigned against apple users and their devices, and since bendgate was started by Samsung, this is just epic karma.
I think the story is fabricated. Apple Fanboys itching to get a Samsung’s latest and find anything wrong wit hit. Why is it every time I see this Samsung gap story, it’s the same one picture everywhere? When iPhones started to bend, we had many photos of bent phones. Don’t call me a Samsung fanboy. I have a Nexus 5, so shut it.
This is cute
Thats bull. Like how you have the phone, why don’t you make a video showing the issues,. The iphone 6 plus bend and always going to bend it’s not just going to be only 9 customers. It’s going to be alot, if they dont fix this issue.
I just got the Note 4. It’s not a gap. That “gap” is for the accessories like the stand.
Just another story desperately fabricated by Apple because of it’s weak casing.
So basically there’s no gap but there’s a “gap”. Lol ok
FAKE everyone! a real note 4 boot up screen will have “powered by
Android” at the bottom of the screen, since it’s required by Google.,
It’s not present in the pics, FAKE. Nice try apple fanboys. Also, i can
fit a piece of paper in the “gap” in my Note 3, no moisture, dust,
problems of any kind. Go to Best Buy and look for yourselves, there is
no gap.
You say you can fit a piece of paper in the gap but then you say there’s no gap. So wich is it?
Dude, you have basically posted the same word-for-word reply to every possible news outlet. Like, copy and paste same. I call total bullshit on your claims.
Samsung stock was already in free fall. gs5 sales are disappointing. Google stabbing them in the back with it’s own phones that they can sell cheaper. Because they felt threatened by Apple sells they had to release the note 4 ahead of time and managed only 30k on launch day. That’s pretty weak for a big league company. then #gapgate. Ouch! Not looking good for samsung right now.
Just wait until the (in)famous Samsung lag and Android malware set in, six months down the road! Then your poorly-assembled, gap-plagued Samsung will be even worse. And after 12 months, when the phone is just-about-unusable, you’ll go to trade it in, only to discover that its value is essentially zero.
Even more hilariously, the Note 4 user’s manual claims the gap is a FEATURE, and notes that it will probably get worse with time (as well as have the screen rock and “components vibrate.”) Kwality with a Kapital K! Well done, Samsung!
Angry customers stuck with this clearly defective Samsung device are being given the runaround — Samsung won’t replace the device. (Then again, that’s probably not such a bad thing, since they’d just replace it with another Samsung, likely to suffer from the myriad of reliability problems that Android phones all suffer from).
Me? I’ll stick with my thin, fast, flawless iPhone 6 and Apple’s awesome support (which will replace any defective device in-store, no questions asked). So will most other customers, judging from Apple’s soaring sales and Samsung’s collapsing sales.