Internal documents reveal Apple knew about iPhone 6's bending problem
What's the story
According to Motherboard, internal company documents have revealed that Apple's iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus models are 3.3x and 7.2x more likely to bend than predecessor iPhone 5S.
Earlier, Apple kept denying such claims and called cases of iPhones bending "extremely rare."
But now the mention of the issue in company documents clearly reveals that Apple has been always aware of the problem.
Caught Red-handed
Apple recognized the phones could bend, didn't publicly acknowledge it
In 2014, when the devices first came out, users discovered "bendgate," a structural flaw that bent the phones from the pressure of being in trouser pockets.
According to the documents, Apple's own tests discovered the fundamental design defect and it quietly started strengthening all models produced after May 2016 by switching to a stronger Series 7000 aluminum chassis and applying extra epoxy.
Information
Several iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus models remain in use
The iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus have been record-breaking smartphones for Apple. The devices continue to sell even four years after their launch. Notably, Apple even reintroduced them in February 2017, still neither admitting the issue nor fixing it.
Repercussion Awaited
The revelation happened in a US court
The internal Apple documents were revealed as part of an ongoing lawsuit against the company regarding instances of touch screen failure on iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus allegedly caused due to their bending problem.
Here too, Apple had been claiming that the "Touch Disease" was caused due to the phones being "dropped multiple times on a hard surface and then incurring further stress."