The iPhone 6 Plus is flexible, and not necessarily in a good way.
Since the phone hit stores last Friday, a number of owners have reported bending near the volume buttons and mute switch.
Most owners noted that their iPhone 6 Plus got bent after they place in in their front pocket for a duration.
One owner even gave a detailed breakdown of how his iPhone 6 Plus “slightly distorted” after a day at a wedding on the MacRumors forums:
“Yesterday, I left at 10am with the iPhone in my left FRONT pocket of my suit pants. I drove 4 hours to a wedding, which also involved a lot of sitting during dinner etc but also 2-3 hours of dancing. I left at 2am and went to bed, driving home 4 hours back.
So in total, the 6 Plus was about 18 hours in my pocket while sitting mostly.”
Other owners took to Twitter with their photos using the hashtag #bendgate.
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A number of parodies and spoofs have since surfaced.
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MacRumors notes that the iPhone 5 and iPhone 5S are known to have bending problems as well, so the design flaw is not exactly new.
Apple has yet to comment on the problem.
Given that most “bending” complaints involve the owner placing the iPhone 6 Plus in their pants pocket while sitting or doing other activities for an extended period of time, iPhone 6 Plus owners might want to keep the phone in a coat pocket, pouch, or just hand carry it to prevent their phone from warping.
iPhone 6 Plus owners could also get a hard case to ensure that the phone keeps it shape and won’t bend with their leg when placed in a pants front pocket.
