{"id":2826,"date":"2014-09-25T15:26:56","date_gmt":"2014-09-25T15:26:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/atdevserver.com\/Projects\/Internsdc\/?p=2826"},"modified":"2014-09-25T15:26:56","modified_gmt":"2014-09-25T15:26:56","slug":"bendgate-iphone-6-plus-bends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atdevserver.com\/Internsdc\/bendgate-iphone-6-plus-bends\/","title":{"rendered":"#Bendgate \u2013 Why the iPhone 6 Plus Bends"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Greetings my esteemed readership.\u00a0 Breaking news (or should I say \u201cbending\u201d news) in tech this week.\u00a0 Just days after the iPhone6 and iPhone6 Plus were released, reports of noticeably bent iPhone6 pluses began to appear all over social media, cleverly tagged with \u201c#bendgate\u201d.\u00a0 Good one, internet.<a href=\"http:\/\/atdevserver.com\/Projects\/Internsdc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Will-it-bend.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2831\" src=\"http:\/\/atdevserver.com\/Projects\/Internsdc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Will-it-bend-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Will it bend\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s what you need to know about the bent devices:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">1.)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Only the larger iPhone6 Plus seems to be suffering from bendability.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">2.)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Only iPhone6 Pluses that were worn in the pockets of tight pants seem to suffering issues. If you aren\u2019t a proponent of the \u201cskinny jean\u201d, one can only assume your iPhone will remain aligned. Personally, I wear loose fitting chinos, specialty made for my short legs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">3.)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 It\u2019s certainly not a hoax. A vlogger recently bent an iPhone with his bare hands \u2013 watch and be amazed!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"iPhone 6 Plus Bend Test\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/znK652H6yQM?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The soft aluminum in the iPhone6\u2019s frame is to blame. \u00a0While the metal is lightweight, smooth, easy to cast and aesthetically pleasing, its atomic makeup sacrifices sturdiness and structural integrity.<\/p>\n<p>The arrangement of atoms in a metal determines how soft or hard it is, and in aluminum\u2019s <strong><em>case<\/em><\/strong> (haha, <em>case<\/em>, get it, iPhone\u2026case? Um yes, ahem)&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>In aluminum\u2019s case, parts of the atom are farther apart from one another and therefore slide over one another more easily than in harder metals such as cobalt or nickel. \u00a0Observe these simple atomic charts for illustrated guidance.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/atdevserver.com\/Projects\/Internsdc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/aluminum.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2827\" src=\"http:\/\/atdevserver.com\/Projects\/Internsdc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/aluminum-279x300.png\" alt=\"aluminum atomic makeup\" width=\"279\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/atdevserver.com\/Projects\/Internsdc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Cobalt_Orbit.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2828 \" src=\"http:\/\/atdevserver.com\/Projects\/Internsdc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Cobalt_Orbit.gif\" alt=\"Cobalt_Orbit\" width=\"164\" height=\"171\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/atdevserver.com\/Projects\/Internsdc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/600px-Electron_shell_028_Nickel_-_no_label.svg_.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2829\" src=\"http:\/\/atdevserver.com\/Projects\/Internsdc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/600px-Electron_shell_028_Nickel_-_no_label.svg_-300x300.png\" alt=\"Atomic Makeup of Nickel\" width=\"209\" height=\"209\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>So what steps can one take to save one\u2019s precious new iPhone6 Plus from its soft aluminum fate?<\/p>\n<h3>1.)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Buy looser pants.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Pros: Custom-made chinos might make a style comeback.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Cons: Perhaps not terribly cost effective depending on your current wardrobe.<\/p>\n<h3>2.)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Buy an original iPhone6 instead.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Pros: Your iPhone most likely won\u2019t bend with this more compact model.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Cons: Once again, not terribly cost effective.\u00a0 Perhaps you can make use of that extra iPhone come Hannukah?<\/p>\n<h3>3.)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Purchase a high-grade, military strength-titanium case for your iPhone.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Pros: Titanium, an incredibly dense metal, will certainly protect your iPhone from bending.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Cons: Definitive proof of such a case existing is inconclusive.<\/p>\n<p>Despite #Bendgate, the new iPhone has received mostly positive reviews. \u00a0Perhaps a slightly curved device is the way of the immediate future, at least until technology advances to the point where, at birth, we are \u00a0are all equipped with smartphone devices behind our eyeballs.<\/p>\n<p>Happy bending.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Greetings my esteemed readership.\u00a0 Breaking news (or should I say \u201cbending\u201d news) in tech this week.\u00a0 Just days after the iPhone6 and iPhone6 Plus were released, reports of noticeably bent iPhone6 pluses began to appear all over social media, cleverly tagged with \u201c#bendgate\u201d.\u00a0 Good one, internet. 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