iPhone 6s shell tested for bendability in video


Last fall we had "bend gate" where apparently particularly the iPhone 6 Plus would bend in relatively extreme situations. Lou from Unboxing Therapy, who brought us a video demonstration that exercise last year, tested what is thought to be a shell component of the upcoming iPhone 6s.

The video goes to lengths testing the differences in aluminum and rigidity, which appears to be significantly stronger. Granted, we're just looking at shells here and the phone will behave differently when fully built. With that said, a new aluminum alloy may be used in the upcoming shell, which should bolster the rigidity of the next iPhone compared to the iPhone 6.

For the record, I've had no issues of bending or anything else on either our iPhone 6 or 6 Plus handsets.