This Newly Revealed iPhone 6 Plus Feature Will Bend Your Mind...
Apple products aren't flexible, you say? The new iPhone 6 Plus now comes with a "bendable" experience for anyone who sits long enough.
By Sadho Ram — 24 Sep 2014, 12:03 PM — Updated about 10 years ago
Apple's biggest ever iPhone - the iPhone 6 Plus - with its huge 5.5-inch display, will bend when left in a pocket, seated, for a prolonged period of time. No, we are not kidding!
Oups, l'iPhone 6 se déforme dans la poche ! http://t.co/szFfovaHB7 pic.twitter.com/Zru9uozhMU
— Florian Paulmier (@FlorianP123) September 23, 2014
Here are a number of photos from the MacRumors forums
So after photos of bent iPhone 6 Plus devices began cropping up, Lou from YouTube channel Unbox Therapy decided to put an iPhone 6 Plus to the ultimate bend test with his bare hands
Lou from Unbox Therapy puts the rumors to the test with his bare hands, and though it clearly takes quite a bit of force, he is able to give that handset one hell of an angle. The glass hangs in there, so it's still functional. And while it's clearly not something that will happen with normal use, the fact that it could happen at all is a bit concerning.
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According to experts, though, it shouldn't be surprising. As Jeremy Irons, a Design Engineer at Creative Engineering explains:
From an engineering standpoint, the iPhone is an amazingly small and delicately constructed device. The only thing really contributing to the structural integrity of the iPhone 6 Plus is the thin aluminum frame that covers the back and reaches around the sides. There is also another very thin piece of steel behind the glass, but we are not working with much as far as bending strength.
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