IPhone 6 Plus display units at the Apple Store.Īfter the eruption of BendGate, Apple responded to the situation with the following statement: Even display models at the Apple Store have been found slightly bent by kid vandals. Unfortunately, it’s now a thing. The problem (as mentioned above) is the obvious weak point within the chassis of the iPhone 6 Plus. That’s hardly the argument here though.Īs noted in the video above however, it appears that the iPhone 6 has a flawed design that’s being dismissed by Apple and many of its followers. And you guessed it, if you try to bend something (or have to means/power to do it) it will bend. In fact, a lot of phones will bend when extreme pressure is applied. 45 million views later, BendGate became a PR nightmare for Apple, somewhat of a conspiracy theory (which Hilsenteger debunked), and a chance for mainstream media to show its true colors…įirst off, let’s get one thing straight: The iPhone 6 Plus will bend if enough pressure is applied to a certain area. Of course, Hilsenteger (who is a friend and music collaborator) had absolutely no idea that his video would cause the Internet to implode, but he assumed it would gain a decent amount of traction based on reports of the iPhone 6 Plus’ bendable properties that had been published earlier that day. In the video, Hilsenteger clearly bends an iPhone 6 Plus on camera and notes the specific weak point mentioned above. Lewis Hilsenteger from Unbox Therapy published the video that I’ve embedded below this article and that’s when it all got worse. To most, it may seem like a non-issue, but a single video sparked one of the biggest viral moments this year in tech… There’s a specific weak point on the inside of the chassis right beneath the volume buttons that allows it to bend very easily with pressure added in the right place. I’m sure you’re all familiar with it by now, but if not, BendGate was created from an alleged bending issue with Apple’s iPhone 6 Plus. Last week, #BendGate took the Internet by storm.