Even with the iPhone 6/iPhone 6 Plus “Bendgate” controversy settling down, there are some people who would still like to touch on the topic, and do so in the most colorful way possible. One of these people is T-Mobile CEO John Legere, and unlike many others who want to go out of their way to prove the new iPhones do bend easily, he actually wants to prove the opposite.
Speaking at the GeekWire Summit over the weekend, Legere didn’t hesitate to use colorful language in rebuffing claims that the iPhone 6 Plus in particular is susceptible to warping. “The video of the guy that’s (trying to bend the iPhone 6 Plus) — and if you could have seen his face, he probably would have been purple,” Legere said. “The thing moves a little bit? Are you [profanity] me? I mean, when was the last time you took any other…this is an amazing supercomputer in your hand. What the [profanity] are you putting it in your pants and sitting on it for? This thing doesn’t [profanity] bend.”
Legere’s comments, while definitely made with the intent to push the iPhone 6 Plus and made considering the fact that T-Mobile is comparatively new in offering the iPhone to customers, aren’t the only ones made in defense of the new iPhones. Recently, Consumer Reports tested the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus and compared to other high-end flagships, the devices weren’t that susceptible to bending after they went through a series of stress tests.
Nathillien says
So:
Don’t put it in your back pocket because you might sit and bend it
Don’t put it in your front pocket because you might walk/run/dance and bend it
Don’t put it in your bag/backpack because something inside might bend it
What’s next?
And they call it A MOBILE device. LOL
Better just leave in unboxed until the next iteration.
tralalalalalala37 says
Note 4 bends as well 🙂
But they are selling the note 4 as a business card holder not as a mobile device, so you are right about that.