
The iPhone 6 Plus is currently under fire for being easy to bend in one's pocket with a little bit of force from being squashed by the user's pants against their thigh. The handset, which Apple claims is well-structured inside with stainless steel and titanium, as well as industry-leading glass, seems to have a week point right below the two volume buttons on the device.
Unbox Therapy's bend test videos of the iPhone 6 Plus and the little brother, the iPhone 6, have become mainstream on the topic. Lou shows us just how vulnerable the device is to bending under regular pressure from the human hands, and even shows how competing devices don't appear to be phased by the force of his hands:
Because the videos have received quite a bit of negative feedback from some iPhone 6 Plus fans stating that the tests are flawed and even biased, Lou has decided to bend yet another iPhone 6 Plus, this time, in public with several witnesses. In his new video, the iPhone 6 Plus continues to bend with ease with similar results; he even compares the bend test to the Motorola Moto X only to find that the competing device isn't as vulnerable as Apple's new handset:
Consumer Reports has performed bend tests of their own and the tests seem to contradict Unbox Therapy's, so we'll leave this one up to you guys!
We still recommend that you invest in a case to help add rigidity to the device. In some circumstances, Apple will even replace some bent iPhone 6 Plus handsets under warranty as long as they first pass a visual inspection.
Sources: Unbox Therapy
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