iPhone 6 bends less than 6 Plus but Moto X is most resilient, test shows

Lewis Hilsenteger from Unbox Therapy attempti

ng to bend an iPhone 6. Photograph: Screengrab/Unbox Therapy/YouTube

Testing of the iPhone 6 has shown that it is significantly more resilient to bending, after users began complaining that the larger iPhone 6 Plus was bending in their pockets.
Scores of users took to forums, Twitter and technology sites to complain that their brand-new iPhone 6 Plus phones had become bent, just by being carried in front and back trouser pockets.
Lewis Hilsenteger from Unbox Therapy took a brand new iPhone 6 and subjected it to the same bending test as the iPhone 6 Plus, which deformed significantly under pressure.
“The iPhone 6 is far more durable. It has a smaller footprint, so the material isn’t spanning such a large footprint, so it’s integrity is significantly better,” said Hilsenteger in a video bending the iPhone 6 and other competing smartphones. “Can you still bend it? Probably, but under normal usage I don’t see this ‘bendgate’ issue affecting regular iPhone 6 users in the same way as 6 Plus users.