Bendgate? Really? All 9 of you?

Man. You have to wonder nowadays. We (we being humans and consumers) jump to conclusions all of the time. Byron spoke of the Apple "Bendgate" saga on Friday, the whole idea that the bigger iPhone was bending, the perception was that this was happening to thousands of users. Apple responded Friday to say that with normal use, the new model should not bend. I often laugh when people have tweets that their phone screen smashed when they dropped it from waist high. Newsflash, drop any device, electronic or even kitchenware and it will break. Don't drop it, ok? A crowd called Consumer Reports put together a piece on a few phones on the market (comparable) and tested them, a link that I found via one of my favourite aggregators, the BusinessInsider.


It turns out that the older iPhone 5 model is stronger than the newer thinner models. Equally the newer iPhone model are just fine too, withstanding more than an HTC One. The best? A Samsung Galaxy Note 3. Check out the Consumer Reports test results find iPhone 6 and 6 Plus not as bendy as believed and make up your own mind. All this anxiety via the web, all unwarranted and I guess well dealt with by the company.


The same publication, the BusinessInsider had another interesting piece from a Wall Street analyst, titled A Wall Street Analyst Walked Into An AT&T Store And Tried Bending The New iPhone, it turns out that it is not that easy. Not easy to bend the phone that is. The analyst in question (and who knows, talking his own book) suggested that the whole saga was ridiculous. There. Whilst there may be genuine concerns for the nine folks who have seen their phone bend, perhaps their bends are not quite accidents. Either way folks, the sales numbers will in the end tell the full story. And the new version of iOS was released Friday, requiring an update. Problem seemingly fixed.


One last one, CNET had an article titled iPhone 6 Plus takes on liquid nitrogen and a sledgehammer. Some fellow by the name of Richard Ryan put the phone through some extraordinary tests. In the end, Ryan (as per the quote in the article) says: "Out of all the devices I've tortured-tested in the past, this one has definitely held up the best." So much for all the excitement about the bending. The truth is though, the iPhone 6 plus bend test YouTube clip has had nearly 45 million views, the iPhone Bending: Consumer Reports' Lab Results YouTube clip has had only one million views. Humans thrive on negative news - don't be that human.