--- description: Some owners of the 6.2-inch iPhone 6 Plus are complaining their brand new phones are bending in their pockets. title: Some iPhone 6 Plus Owners Claim It's Bending in Their Pockets image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0663b47128f54e4d/6986a4eb1eebf77280372ccc/455720654.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Business](/section/business/) ## Business Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Tech](/tag/time-section-tech/) ## Tech Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Some iPhone 6 Plus Owners Claim It's Bending in Their Pockets by [Laura Stampler](/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 23, 2014 6:31 PM CUT  Customers look at the new iPhone 6 at an Apple Store on Sept. 19, 2014 in Palo Alto, California. Customers look at the new iPhone 6 at an Apple Store on Sept. 19, 2014 in Palo Alto, California.Justin Sullivan—Getty Images by [Laura Stampler](/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 23, 2014 6:31 PM CUT Apple’s iPhone 6 Plus has an awesome new design feature fanboys can’t get enough of: Some owners of the 6.2-inch-tall device are complaining their brand new phones are bending when they’re put in smaller pockets, [MacRumors](http://www.macrumors.com/2014/09/23/iphone-6-plus-bending-pockets/ "undefined") reports. > [](https://twitter.com/nelsoncardoz/status/514471154057097216) > [](https://twitter.com/iClarified/status/514469558044733440) And in the video above, one YouTube user is seen bending the iPhone 6 Plus with his bare hands. However, to be fair, this isn’t the first smartphone to experience posture issues: The pocket-curving phenomenon has been [discussed by Android users](http://androidforums.com/htc-evo-4g-lte/582129-dont-put-evo-lte-in-back-pocket-sit-can-bend-easily.html "undefined"), too. And some Apple users have also posted photos of curved iPhone 5s units: > [](https://twitter.com/steph%5Fdioguardi/status/488063509419139074) What does this mean for the future of iPhones? As _HuffPost’s_ Kim Bhasin says, maybe this will spark a [cargo pant renaissance.](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/18/big-iphone-pockets%5Fn%5F5839296.html "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3422661/iphone-6-plus-bend/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3422661/iphone-6-plus-bend/"},"headline":"Some iPhone 6 Plus Owners Claim It's Bending in Their Pockets","datePublished":"2014-09-23T18:31:50.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T08:03:14.033Z","description":"One design feature you didn't ask for","url":"https://time.com/3422661/iphone-6-plus-bend/","keywords":["Tech","Apple","Smartphones","Android","Company","iPhone 6 Plus"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0663b47128f54e4d/6986a4eb1eebf77280372ccc/455720654.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Laura Stampler","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/laura-stampler/"}],"articleSection":"Business","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0663b47128f54e4d/6986a4eb1eebf77280372ccc/455720654.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Customers look at the new iPhone 6 at an Apple Store on Sept. 19, 2014 in Palo Alto, California.","caption":"Customers look at the new iPhone 6 at an Apple Store on Sept. 19, 2014 in Palo Alto, California.","creditText":"Justin Sullivan—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/business/","name":"Business"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-tech/","name":"Tech"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3422661/iphone-6-plus-bend/","name":"Some iPhone 6 Plus Owners Claim It's Bending in Their Pockets"}}]}] ```