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Apple responds to #bendgate: your pockets are holding your iPhone 6 Plus correctly

<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><a href='http://www.imore.com/apple-responds-bendgate-your-pockets-are-holding-your-iphone-6-plus-correctly' title="Apple responds to #bendgate: your pockets are holding your iPhone 6 Plus correctly"><img src='http://www.imore.com/sites/imore.com/files/styles/large_wm_brw/public/field/image/2014/09/iphone_6_plus_gold_unboxing_hero.jpg?itok=6_dvD2Y1' />[/url]</p> <p>It appears that the scandal behind the iPhone 6 Plus (http://www.imore.com/iphone-6-plus/)' #bendgate crisis has been blown out of proportion. Apple had responded to concerns that the iPhone 6 Plus' shell can bend (http://www.imore.com/yes-aluminum-iphone-6-and-6-plus-can-be-bent-if-too-much-pressure-applied) under normal stress when being transported inside the pockets of pants by saying that the issue is so minimal that they've only received 9 complaints to date.</p> <!--break--> <p>Apple had given its statement to CNBC (https://twitter.com/CNBCtech/status/515199059112775680) and the news network had tweeted the news:</p>

<p>ALERT: Apple says only 9 customers have complained to the company about bent iPhones. (via @jonfortt)</p>

<p>Additionally, Apple had reinforced the unibody aluminum case design to give it added strength against torsion, noting that "new iPhones feature steel/titanium inserts to reinforce stress locations and use the strongest glass in the industry."</p> <p>Have you personally experienced the #bendgate controversy on your personal iPhone 6 Plus?</p> <p>Source: 9to5 Mac (http://9to5mac.com/2014/09/25/apple-responds-to-iphone-6-bendgate-controversy-says-only-9-customers-have-complained/); CNBC (https://twitter.com/CNBCtech/status/515199059112775680)</p> </div></div></div><div id="comment-wrapper-nid-27300"></div><img width='1' height='1' src='http://tipb.com.feedsportal.com/c/33998/f/616881/s/3ed48ad7/sc/21/mf.gif' border='0'/><br clear='all'/>

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