Dubbed “bend-gate” Iphone latest model the iPhone 6 Plus is been reported to be bending in customers pockets due to the phone’s aluminium body.
MacRumors, which first reported on the issue, said "a small but growing number" of iPhone 6 Plus owners had reported in their forums that their phone had been bent after carrying the device in their pockets. In one example, a new 6 Plus was bent during a day of "dancing, dining, and driving to a wedding".
According to some users the phone is said to bend when very minimal force is applied.
“Shortly after reading these reports I checked out my own iPhone 6 and discovered a similar – but significantly less noticeable – effect,”said one user.
“Much like these other reports, my phone had been in my front pocket for an extended period of time while I was driving.”
The claims have been backed up by numerous images uploaded online of iPhone 6 Plus models with a kink in them.
One MacRumours forum user, PD13, said their phone bent significantly after they bumped into someone with it in their pocket.
“It was a light bump, not even close to the force that should have been required to bend it,” they said.
“I’ve had significantly harder impacts to my 4s and never had any type of breakage or bending problems.”
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