Update: 9:23 a.m
Questions about the supposed bent iPhone 6 are now showing up on the Apple users forum, without, so far, a response from Apple. The actual number of people claiming to have encountered this issue remains very limited.
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Skinny jeans and the iPhone 6 Plus may be a bad combination. According to reports from some users, Apple’s latest offering allegedly bends when carried in pants pockets.
Now there’s a science project idea: How many pounds per square inch of pressure is exerted by a denim-encased thigh?
The reports surfaced on MacRumors on Sunday, just two days after the new iPhones went on sale. One user said his brand new 6.2-inch 6 Plus was noticeably bent after less than 24 hours in his front pants pocket. People starting posting photos of their bent phones on Twitter with the hashtag #bendgate.
Apple did not respond to requests for comment. (The BBC reports this morning that the story is now so widespread that, in its opinion, Apple may be compelled to say something. But it says experts are “divided” on how, or if, the company should respond.)
A hoax? Not many are willing to risk breaking a brand new $300 phone that some slept in boxes while waiting in line to buy. But one intrepid vlogger decided to test the claims. On Tuesday, Unbox Therapy’s Lewis Hilsenteger posted this video of himself bending a brand new iPhone with his bare hands.
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