Call it what you want — BendGate, Bend-Gate or, if you must, #bendgate — but the bottom line is the same. Apple’s bigger than bigger iPhone 6 Plus has a tendency to deform, lose its shape or otherwise bend when stressed just a little, which is wrong but probably not that wrong.
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Are you are already sick of people whining about getting U2’s Songs of Innocence for free, hmm? Good, because the world now has something somewhat more substantive to obsess over — iPhone 6 Plus BendGate!
Yes, it is true the iPhone 6 Plus shouldn’t deform or otherwise bend inside a users’ pocket. Nor should a some guy be able to twist it like Super Man handling hot steel.
Of course, the iPhone 6 Plus is hardly the first not designed to be bendable yet still very much bendable smartphone. Perhaps the iPhone 6 Plus is more or even less bendable than other phablet sized smartphones.
A Little BendGate Perspective
Honestly, I just don’t have these kind of problems and, if something like this were to come up, a free solution that doesn’t involve me pissing myself usually presents itself. While I’m nothing special, I do practice positive self grooming, don’t self harm (ie drugs, tats, piercing or PBR) and don’t wear skinny jeans, so go figure.
Regardless, if your iPhone 6 Plus is bent through no apparent fault of your own, take it back and Apple is sure to replace it. In addition to a 14 day no questions asked return policy, the Cupertino company is famous for its relaxed customer service policies.
Then again, maybe Tim Cook should give affected iPhone 6 Plus users cargo pants? That would be sort of like Steve Jobs offering iPhone 4 buyers a bumper, n’est pas?
BendGate, #bendgate or bend-gate or… do-we-really-have-to-go-through-this-again-GATE is sure to become a thing and people are going to needlessly obsess and it’s going to get absurdly existential…
What’s your take?