Explained: iPhone 6 Plus and the Bendgate

Explained: iPhone 6 Plus and the Bendgate

Now that the bendgate is slowly dwindling down after a scientific test that was conducted as well as Apple\'s official statement, let\'s take a moment to step back to look at what is causing the iPhone 6 Plus to bend in these circumstances. As we\'ve said a couple times already, when enough force is applied to a thin sheet of metal, it will slightly bend and stay like that. Noted in Marques Brownlee\'s video above, the bendgate isn\'t specific to just the iPhone 6 Plus. Other phones like the iPhone 5S, Samsung Galaxy S4, and Sony Xperia Z1 also suffer from the bendgate. Additionally, another good note Marques points out is that sometimes a thinner phone doesn\'t mean it\'s always better. If Apple would have made the iPhone 6 Plus just a tad thicker, there would be no protruding camera lens and a bigger battery could have been used. That being said, be sure to check out the video above for more information.

iPhone 6 Plus Scientific Bendgate Test

iPhone 6 Plus Scientific Bendgate Test

To settle the great bendgate debate once and for all, uBreakIfix is finally done a scientific test to see just how much force it takes to bend an iPhone 6 Plus and what the results are. After applying 100lbs of force, the iPhone 6 Plus bent only 3.25mm and didn\'t really go back to its original form, mostly due because of the aluminum frame not being very elastic. So is the bendgate something to really be concerned with? Not entirely, however, when the thin aluminum frame you\'ll probably want to take a little more caution than normal. That being said though, be sure to check out the video above.

iPhone 6 and the Bendgate

iPhone 6 and the Bendgate

First there was the infamous antennagate with the iPhone 4 causing users to have poor reception when holding their device a certain way. Well fast forward a few years later, we now have the bendgate with the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. What is the bendgate you ask? That\'s an excellent question. Simply put, the bendgate is an incredible phenomena (sarcasm) that happens when people sit down with their phone in their front or back pocket and their iPhone 6 slightly bends due to the pressure and weight. Typically this happens when the iPhone 6 is in the back pocket, however, there are now some uncommon incidents where this happens in the person\'s front pocket. That being said though it\'s not entirely a surprise -- if you sit on a thin piece aluminum and enough pressure is applied, it will slightly bend. With the iPhone 6 being incredibly thin, users should try to use a little more caution than normal. Sure it can withstand both an accidental and purposeful drop test, but there\'s a difference between a drop and having a lot of pressure applied directly to the phone. To demonstrate how bad this bendgate can be, check out the video below. Even though it took a decent amount of force to bend the iPhone 6, it\'s definitely a lot easier to do when compared to an iPhone 5 or iPhone 4. For now all we can recommend is that you use a fairly secure case for your iPhone 6 and use extra caution.