The OnePlus Nord has a serious durability issue that may be discovered during regular use, a “bendgate” issue of its own. A YouTuber who regularly puts the latest smartphone releases through a variety of durability tests found that the phone’s chassis is made of plastic, and that’s a risk factor. The OnePlus Nord can bend …
A few days ago, a stress test video of the Nexus 6P made the rounds of the Internet, as it claimed the new Nexus phablet is even easier to bend than the iPhone 6 Plus. While that test seemed to be genuine, the general online consensus appears to be that existing structural damage was responsible …
Multiple reports claimed in the past that Apple would be using 7000 Series aluminum for the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus to make the devices stronger than their predecessors and less susceptible to accidental bending. Apple has yet to confirm this detail about the iPhone 6s’s metal case but reports already say the new metal alloy used …
When it was revealed last fall that the iPhone 6 Plus is seemingly easier to bend than other smartphones, it gave case manufacturers the opportunity to design cases that they could market as ways to make sure your Apple smartphone won’t get bent during regular use. But can any of these cases stand up to the …
Google on Tuesday published its YouTube Rewind 2014 report, revealing the top 10 most viral videos for 2014 along with the top 10 most popular music videos “based on views shares, comments, likes and more.” Interestingly, the fifth most popular viral video on YouTube this year was Unbox Therapy’s iPhone 6 Plus Bend Test video — one of …
Apple is still insisting that bent iPhone 6 and 6 Plus models are a tiny problem even though evidence piles up every day showing that the problem is much more widespread than what the company is letting on. Now iPhone users can take matters into their own hands by using and contributing to a new …
Apple won’t admit it but it does seem to have a problem with bending iPhone 6 Plus models, as hundreds of users have now posted pictures of their bent smartphones online. And now another Apple fan who says they “didn’t believe the hype” surrounding the “Bendgate” controversy has posted a new picture on Reddit of their bent …
Ignoring the idiotic instances where people intentionally started bending iPhone 6 units in stores just to prove it can be done, Apple did have an iPhone 6 Bendgate problem, which genuinely affected some early buyers. Early reports have shown that the iPhone 6 Plus was more prone to bending than its smaller sibling, with some users …
There’s still a lot of questions about just how easy it is to bend the iPhone 6 Plus under normal usage but we’re starting to hear from more and more Apple fans who are finding themselves surprised by bent devices. iPhone 6 Plus owner Paul Mather tells BGR that he and his partner both bought the …
After some users discovered the iPhone 6 Plus bends when held in pockets in a certain manner, the phenomenon quickly turned into a PR problem for Apple, as #Bendgate videos went viral on YouTube, showing that the phone can be easily bent if enough force is applied in a certain way. Apple has largely refuted …
