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iPhone 6 Subjected to Bend Test, Proves More Durable Than iPhone 6 Plus

Apple's iPhone 6 Plus has been receiving a huge amount of attention over the last day, following reports of users seeing significant bending (http://www.macrumors.com/2014/09/23/iphone-6-plus-bending-pockets/) after placing the phone in a pocket.
 
 A video made yesterday demonstrated (http://www.macrumors.com/2014/09/23/iphone-6-plus-bend-video/) just how far the iPhone 6 Plus is able to bend, and now the video's creator, Lewis Hilsenteger of Unbox Therapy (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IROcoJeVfSI), has created a second video to test the iPhone 6 and several other Android devices.
 
 The smaller 4.7-inch iPhone 6 appears to be much less malleable than the larger iPhone 6 Plus. While the iPhone 6 Plus bent significantly near the volume buttons under the force inflicted by Hilsenteger, he is unable to do as much damage to the iPhone 6. Aside from a small dent, the phone remains intact. "This one is far more durable," he says.
 
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 Based on his preliminary testing, Hilsenteger does not believe that iPhone 6 users will see the same issues that some iPhone 6 Plus users are seeing in regards to bending. As we noted yesterday, it's unlikely that the force Hilsenteger used in the original video will be replicated inside of a pocket, but photos of bent iPhone 6 Plus devices have suggested that it does not take much force to cause a slight curvature in the device.
 
 Bending issues are not limited to the iPhone 6 Plus, as bending has been seen in prior versions of the iPhone, including the iPhone 5 and 5s.
 
 Apple has not commented on the iPhone 6 Plus bending incidents, but iPhone 6 Plus owners can likely prevent bending by removing the phone from their pockets before sitting or by placing the device in a rigid protective case.
 
 
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Source: iPhone 6 Subjected to Bend Test, Proves More Durable Than iPhone 6 Plus (http://www.macrumors.com/2014/09/24/iphone-6-subjected-to-bend-test/)