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  • iPhone 6 Plus “#Bendgate” Causes Rivals To Mock Apple

    The iPhone 6 Plus‘s reputation for bending in pockets is causing Apple’s PR a bit of a headache.

    In case you missed it, disgruntled customers complained that after placing their shiny new iPhones in their front pockets (no one sat directly on their iPhones, as some confused Apple fanboys claim to be the case…), they later took the product out and discovered significant bending.

    Word of this unique problem spread across the internet and eventually resulted in the #Bendgate Twitter hashtag.

    Apple wants us all to know that #Bendgate isn’t nearly as bad as it’s been made out to be.

    According to the company’s official response, only nine people actually bothered to complain about a bent iPhone 6 Plus.

    That news didn’t stop Apple’s rivals from taking advantage of #Bendgate to poke fun at the entire situation in a hilarious fashion.

    Samsung, who has been feeling the heat thanks to the popularity of Apple’s newest iPhone, tweeted “Curved. Not bent.” with the hashtag #GALAXYNoteEdge.

    Also getting in on the act was HTC, which bragged that their phones were meant to “withstand
    the most demanding environments”. Like pockets.

    LG hit out with:

    Probably one of the most ice cold responses came via competitor Asus, who even referred to Apple’s phone as “iBend”. Ouch!

    The hits kept coming for Apple, with some of the best tweets coming from companies that have nothing whatsoever to do with the smartphone market.

    Kit Kat shows us all that sometimes it’s better to break than to bend:

    While Apple will likely recover from #Bendgate, one has to ask themselves how a company that prides itself on innovation wouldn’t take something as significant as pockets into consideration.

    I mean not everyone can afford to walk around with their smartphone in hand. Especially since they’re regularly stolen.

    Maybe Apple will give us a flexible iPhone 7? Just something for the tech giants to consider.

    A phone worth hundreds of dollars shouldn’t be easily so compromised by a pair of skinny jeans.

  • iPhone 6 Bending: Not A Cool New Feature

    The iPhone 6 is bending in pockets, say some customers.

    The iPhone 6 bending problem has become known as “Bendgate” for good reason.

    Many distraught customers who just shelled out their hard-earned money for the latest and greatest Apple gadget have found that the iPhone 6 models’ slimmer and larger design make it easy for the phones to bend while in a pocket.

    The iPhone bending trend isn’t a new one. Previous iPhone models, like the 5s, as well as those from other manufacturers, like the HTC One, have reported issues with bending, but none have become an epidemic like this problem has.

    As noted on imore.com,

    “If you apply enough force to an inch-thick solid steel rod, it will bend. Same goes for the quarter-inch-thick iPhone 6 and 6 Plus (which, I should note, have far less than a quarter of an inch of aluminum in any one spot). Aluminum is actually a fairly soft metal, ranking at 2.5-to-3 on the Mohs scale of hardness. That is to say, it’s about as tough as a U.S. penny (which is actually 97.5% zinc and just plated in copper).”

    So, if you just spent hundreds of dollars on your new toy and are now afraid of your iPhone 6 bending, there are some things that can be done to prevent this.

    For example, if you can’t keep your iPhone 6 or 6 Plus in your purse or man bag or whatever and must keep it in a pocket, go for the front pocket. Also, when it’s in your front pocket, try to keep it upright.

    Some hard cases could help prevent the iPhone 6 from bending, but those softer and more pliable cases won’t do a thing.

    What do you think? Should new iPhone 6 owners have seen this issue coming?

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