Avoid putting your iPhone 6 Plus in your back pocket, it has a bending problem

his week, the iPhone 6 Plus was forced to confront a question close to the hearts of many new owners: will it bend? In a word: Yes. After photos of slightly bent iPhones began cropping up on social media, the folks at Unbox Therapy took to YouTube to decide once and for all if the iPhone 6 Plus really has a bending problem.

The video shows a man try to break his newly-acquired iPhone 6 Plus in half. At one point, the iPhone looked like it would snap, but after exerting ample force, the tester was only able to bend the aluminum shell. Still, it's unclear how or why iPhones are bending in people's pockets.

Other tech journalists have said iPhone 6 Plus users should wear looser jeans, but you can chalk this up as a victory for the smaller, more practical 4.7-inch iPhone 6.

Interestingly, now similar tests are being conducted on Samsung and HTC phones to see if they suffer a similar fate, but have not yet reported that there was any permanent change like in Apple's case.