iphone 6 bending defect

iPhone 6 #BendGate Saga

Dubbed "bend-gate", some iPhone 6 Plus owners have discovered their new phone's aluminium body literally bending in their pockets.

Unlike LG's bendy G FLEX and numerous other bendy phones that came out earlier this year, the iPhone 6 was not made to bend.

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".

PD13 said this bend occurred after lightly bumping into someone.
PD13 said this bend occurred after lightly bumping into someone. Photo: MacRumours/PD13
Other users have found it bends when only a nominal amount of force is applied.

Russell Holly, a reporter for Geek.com, said he had also experienced the issue.

"Shortly after reading these reports I checked out my own iPhone 6 and discovered a similar - but significantly less noticeable - effect," he said.

iBoost621 posted this picture of an iPhone 6 Plus with a kink in it.
iBoost621 posted this picture of an iPhone 6 Plus with a kink in it. Photo: MacRumors/iBoost621
"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 MacRumors forum user, PD13, said their phone bent significantly after they bumped into someone with it in their pocket.

MacRumors user DevinPitcher shows off their bent iPhone.
MacRumors user DevinPitcher shows off their bent iPhone. Photo: MacRumours/DevinPitcher
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"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."

PD13 said they used a phone case that wasn't very durable and would be upgrading to a sturdier one.

A distinct curve in an iPhone 6 Plus.
A distinct curve in an iPhone 6 Plus. Photo: MacRumours/hanzoh
iPhone 6 Plus owners are also being warned against bending their phones back into shape due to the risk of its screen cracking.

One user found out the hard way when he demonstrated this for a YouTube video.

The new iPhone 6 Plus has a 5.5-inch (diagonal) screen and is made of aluminium, which is known to bend if pressure is applied.

Another blog covering Apple, Cult of Mac, noted that Apple phones weren't the only ones to have issues with bending over the years.

"Any phone made of metal is still subject to the laws of physics, but to reiterate, this isn't exactly a problem exclusive to the iPhone 6," it reported.

It listed the Samsung Galaxy S4, iPhone 5s, Sony Xperia Z1, iPhone 5, BlackBerry Q10, HTC EVO, Oppo and iPhone 4s had all suffered from bending.
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Maybe they should put the phones in an oven for a few minutes to let the aluminium get soft then they can force it straight again.
 
vinodh said:
http://www.cultofmac.com/297404/get-bent-shocking-history-bent-smartphones/
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Grasping at straws a bit there aren't they?
iPhone 5s
Many iPhone 5 users reported bent frames
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iPhone 5
Back when the iPhone 5 first came out, there were a surprising number of reports of people whose iPhones suddenly bent themselves
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iPhone 4/4s
Problems with the iPhone 4 and 4s body bending weren’t as widely reported as when the iPhone 5 and 5s launched, but it was a common problem seen at the Genius Bar and on Apple Support forums by owners who weren’t gentle enough with their devices.
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Zperia Z1
Many Sony Xperia Z1 users reported their metal frame mysteriously bent
Read more at http://www.cultofmac.com/297404/get-bent-shocking-history-bent-smartphones/#Lk4404md5rieIq1z.99
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BB Q10
One unfortunate CrackBerry user posted pics of his Q10 that never fell but is bent
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Oppo
Lesser-known Android handset manufacturer Oppo has also had bending problems with some of its handsets according to at least one owner
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Galaxy S4
XDA forum user Phonage reports his Galaxy S4 bent when he put it in his front jeans pocket like always.
Read more at http://www.cultofmac.com/297404/get-bent-shocking-history-bent-smartphones/#Lk4404md5rieIq1z.99
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Crowley said:
Grasping at straws a bit there aren't they?
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Quite right. It doesn't take much for a "sensational" article to be written. You just need one or two morons to sit on their phones and they are already preparing a class action lawsuit.
 
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The Samsung Note 4 will also be aluminium, so let's see then. I understand that the HTC One also had this problem, or their was reports on bend M8's. Should aluminium be the issue, then it will set a chassis standard.
 
The Note 3 still maintained it's form but for an ever so slightly bent shape. The iPhone suffers big time. Did not expect Samsung to have better build quality than an iPhone :whistle:
 
Wind turbines can bend 4m into any direction and retain its structure, thanks to research and development in aeroelasticity, smart device makers can learn something here.
 
mercurial said:
The Note 3 still maintained it's form but for an ever so slightly bent shape. The iPhone suffers big time. Did not expect Samsung to have better build quality than an iPhone :whistle:
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I will like to see the Note 4 as it do have a partly aluminium chassis.
 
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