History of Bendgate

If you weren’t following Apple's Bendgate debacle when it happened back in 2014, then let me explain exactly how it went down. So the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus were released near the end of 2014 and generated quite a bit of hype since they had pretty radical designs that featured much larger displays than the previous iPhone 5s, coming in at 4.7 and 5.5 inches. So customers were excited to get their hands on an iPhone that finally had a screen size comparable to its competition. And after just three days of going on sale, over 10 million iPhone 6 and 6 Plus units had been sold. And while those huge sales numbers gave Apple a reason to celebrate, things took a turn for the worst when a handful of iPhone 6 Plus owners complain on social media that their new smartphone had bent during normal usage.

[j.r.]

You know your video is great when you have the opportunity to say “even companies like Pringle’s were getting in on the action”

[incognitoscreen]

I like how after people's phones accidentally bent, people willingly bent their phones

[JustADerpySheep]

Galaxy fold: i’m The first foldable phone
iPhone 6: am I a joke to you?

[uthmanbaksh]

I actually had an iPhone 6 and I used it with a case. I haven't had any bending issues whatsoever. The only issues I had were the battery life and the screen that broke so easily.

[nam]

I remember when i was 11 and everyone talked about this and I thought it was a feature of the phone, one of the main reasons I fell in love with it back in the day.

[PawelBednar]

I remember when my iPhone 6 bent. I went to the Apple store on 3 separate occasions complaining and finally after the 3rd time, one of the employees helped me out and replaced my phone. It was annoying since each employee was telling me something different but I'm glad they resolved the issue eventually

[OdysseyTag]

Those clapbacks from companies were pretty savage though, gave me a good chuckle.

[CirqueAlvis]

iPhone 6: “I have a larger display!”
iPhone X: “Hold my beer…”

[nikkiisixxzz]

The note 7 was the first 2 in one phone. It can be used as a cellular device, or an explosive weapon

[Morphical]

Bendgate 2.0 happened 4 years later




(2018 iPad Pro)

[k.stacey]

My 6 never really had a visible bend, you had to set it on a flat surface to tell. But because it was bent, the glass would pop out of the front all the time. No bueno, made them replace it with a 6s. Solved the problem.

[MidnightBloomDev]

*If Earth is flat*
Why are iPhones like this ) and not like this |

[davidm]

I can't believe Apple didn't bother to test the phone thoroughly before releasing it.
"Should we worry about this phone bending?"
"No, nobody will ever notice it."

[devsahuja]

I had the 6 for 4 1/2 years. Never did it bend in my pocket.

[elmo]

I *personally* feel as if the iPhone 11 has is the best so far, it has a very strong material, apple has not gone cheap for their new buildup. The quality also is really good as well. I have always respected apple, and always have used apple, but I have disagreed with it for some but this iPhone 11 is a big jump, keeping the classic recognizability and yet it being a lot stronger.

[AntJKelly]

They made the 6S metal stronger to prevent bending. My 6S plus still bent anyway. It was in my pocket once, I took it out and a huge noticeable bend was on it. I was using the phone normally. I thought the whole bendgate thing was kind of a joke but it actually happened to me.

[MultiSilverhammer]

1:51 “This would have never happened if Steve was alive” LOL

[thenicksterd]

I feel like apple was hated more for bendgate than Samsung was for there note 7 blowing up





edit even though this isn't an insanely popular comment its still my most popular one thx

[seapanda-]

Guess I was fortunate. I had an iPhone 6s and never even heard of bendgate until today lol.

[chix]

2:45 The article release time is 4:20.