Not sure if you want to hide your shiny new iPhone's newfangled design in a bulky case? Maybe you should -- apparently, it's quite pliable. iPhone 6 and 6 Plus users on Twitter seem to be finding small, but noticeable bends just south of the handsets' volume controls. Front-pocket storage is all it takes to give the handset a gentle slope, according to some users, but it can be bent other ways too. Back pockets and malicious YouTube users (video from Unbox Therapy after the break) can both bend the device to their will.
Some say that extra-tight jeans are to blame, but it's really an issue of building materials -- the iPhone 6 and 6+ feature an aluminum chassis spread over a wider area than any previous iPhone. Aluminum is a naturally soft metal; with enough pressure and leverage, it's going to bend, and some owners reported similar issues with the iPhone 5. Metallurgy aside, though, it's still a potential drawback for Apple users thinking of upgrading.
Oups, l'iPhone 6 se déforme dans la poche ! http://t.co/szFfovaHB7 http://ift.tt/1mMfxCm
- Florian Paulmier (@FlorianP123) September 23, 2014
I don't think Wall Street has heard about #bentgate yet. Stock is holding steady: http://t.co/dkRsisB3QF $AAPL
- Boris VvZ (@Boris) September 23, 2014
For the record, you can't bend a @oneplus. Or, I'm weak. Or, I didn't really want to try to anyway. #BendGate http://ift.tt/1ve6Fo8
- John Colucci (@johncolucci) September 23, 2014
#bentgate jQuery19105771696190349758_1411511316677? #GFlex http://ift.tt/1ve6Foc
- LG Electronics UK (@LGUK) September 22, 2014 [Image credit: Unbox Therapy]
Filed under: Cellphones, Mobile, Apple
Via: Gizmodo
Source: Unbox Therapy (YouTube)
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