iPhone 6: Early Adopters Complaining Their iPhone 6s and 6Pluses Are Bending, Have Dubbed The Problem #BendGate

iPhone 6 Teardown — Just days after picking up their iPhone 6s and 6 Pluses, some users are complaining the devices bend from being kept in a pocket. Reuters

They're calling it #BendGate: Some of those who picked up their spiffy new iPhone 6s and 6 Pluses during the weekend say they come with a feature Apple didn't highlight -- the phones bend. Videos are popping up showing people doing their Superman impressions, bending their phones with their bare hands.

It seems the problem is the aluminum case. Aluminum, being a soft metal, is malleable. When people put their phones in their pockets and then sit, they get a phone with a curved display.

Apple has had no immediate comment.

The Twitterverse blew up Tuesday with snide observations from Android-lovers and fretting from those who have yet to pick up their new iPhones.

I didn't know Apple made a curved display. http://t.co/g9E0bMEBnc #bendgate
- Anthony Mazzei (@anthmazzei) September 24, 2014

The Samsung TV that has a slight bend to it is "The next big thing." Apple makes a phone that bends just a little & people hate? #BendGate
- Basra B. (@iBasra96) September 24, 2014

If you think about it, #bendgate only matters to hipsters, with their old skinny jeans and new huge iPhones. Oh, the irony.
- Anton Nekhaenko (@derloos) September 24, 2014

Macrumors suggested that users might want to remove their phones from their pockets before sitting or put the device in a "roomier" pocket. A rigid case also might solve the problem.

Several blogs performed bend tests. The weak spot appears to be just under the button cutouts.