Reports: The new iPhone 6 bends

In what seems to be a new tradition surrounding iPhone launches, users have found a troubling flaw with Apple's latest hardware: The long, thin metal chassis seems to be prone to bending. A number of iPhone 6 and 6 Plus owners have encountered this 

According to MacRumors, two of its commenters have reported bent iPhone 6 Plus phones after being stored inside their pockets. Hours after the MacRumors post went live, producers of the YouTube channel "Unbox Therapy" tested the iPhone 6 Plus to see if 

As you can see in the video above, the iPhone 6 Plus does indeed appear to bend easily. The person in the video also observed before the test that his device already displayed slight indentation. The weak spot appears to be on its left side, right

Every year, Apple announces a new iPhone. And every year, we go through a very similar cycle. First it's rumors and leaks, and then spy shots from factory lines, and then the announcement comes! And then it's reviews, and 

Update: 9:23 a.m. Questions about the supposed bent iPhone 6 are now showing up on the Apple users forum, without, so far, a response from Apple. The actual number of people claiming to have encountered this issue remains very limited. Original post:.