iPhone 6 Plus Reportedly Bends In Tight Pockets

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Apple's new iPhone 6 Plus may bend substantially if put into a tight pocket for a prolonged period of time, some users claim.

A record 10-million units of it and the smaller iPhone 6 were sold within two days of the Friday launch, but some users have complained that their device is more fragile than they expected.

One user, Nelson Cardoz, posted a photograph of a misshapen phone on Twitter with the message: "The iPhone 6 could bend in your pocket! Haha, love you Apple."

He told Sky News that when he contacted Apple about the problem they offered to replace his device.

A YouTube channel called Unbox Therapy uploaded a video of a man using a tight grip to bend the phone out of shape.

The bend appears to occur just below the side-mounted volume buttons.

However, website Cult Of Mac said some users reported similar complaints about the iPhone 5s, as well as Sony, Samsung, BlackBerry and HTC smartphones.

On Monday Apple chief executive Tim Cook said the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus launch was its "best ever", and had "shattered" all previous sales records.

The iPhone 6 Plus is Apple's largest ever phone, and features a 5.5-inch screen. The increased size and reduced thickness may be responsible for the bending.



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Source: http://news.sky.com/story/1341229/iphone-6-plus-reportedly-bends-in-tight-pockets

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AE86Posted:

Potion All previous iPhones have been fragile, i don't know why people are expecting the new ones to as strong as a brick.


"I dont know why i paid $1000 for a phone that sucks" is all i hear.

AE86Posted:

Miss Figures 'Cult of Mac' would say that. Obviously just a bunch of Apple fanboys trying to make it look like the iPhone 6 isn't the only one that does that.


i agree with you completely

HarmfulMushroomPosted:

MVPapi This makes me laugh, all those people that wasted their money on this piece of crap


You and me both buddy, gotta love Apple.

UrfPosted:

Grimlock Sounds really stupid. Think they made it to skinny so it bends.


No they made it cheap. They used aluminum which when heated, bends.

TomPosted:

Sounds really stupid. Think they made it to skinny so it bends.

TohkaPosted:

I saw a post about this in the iOS section and saw several Youtube videos about it. It's crazy how cheap they made the iPhone 6 & 6+.

StonerzardPosted:

Bebe_Rexha I'll admit, this is a bad thing, but come on... It's a fairly large piece of aluminium, which we know is a very soft metal. It's not a huge surprise.


Well, technically every metal can be soft or hard, it just depends which state it's in. Aluminium just isn't that dense

StonerzardPosted:

This makes me laugh, all those people that wasted their money on this piece of crap

Bebe_RexhaPosted:

I'll admit, this is a bad thing, but come on... It's a fairly large piece of aluminium, which we know is a very soft metal. It's not a huge surprise.

MissPosted:

Figures 'Cult of Mac' would say that. Obviously just a bunch of Apple fanboys trying to make it look like the iPhone 6 isn't the only one that does that.


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