Apple hopes to avoid another 'bend-gate' by using super strong aluminium: Metal used to make sports bikes to boost new iPhone
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After the launch of the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, several new owners complained that the slim aluminium phones bent out of shape after being placed in tight pockets.
So to avoid another 'bend gate,' Apple is rumoured to be planning on using stronger materials to construct its next generation smartphone.
The forthcoming phone could feature the same 7000 series aluminium as its forthcoming Apple Watch Sport edition, which is reportedly also used in competition bicycles.
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And to avoid another 'bend gate' Apple is rumoured to be planning on using stronger materials to construct its next generation smartphone. This image shows a bent iPhone 6S
The material would make the next iPhone 60 per cent harder than the iPhone 6, Taiwan-based Economic Daily News reported.
The metal is the same as that used to make professional sports bikes but has been altered by Apple to make it lighter, according to Cult of Mac.
The forthcoming phone could feature the same 7000 series aluminium as its forthcoming Apple Watch Sport edition (pictured), which is reportedly also used in competition bicycles
Apple polishes the aluminium used in its Sports watch then anodises it to using tint zirconia beads to create a hard and scratch-proof outer layer.
'We believe this aluminium alloy sets a new standard both in the way it performs and the way it looks,' Apple's Senior Vice President of Design Jony Ive said previously.
The next generation iPhones, which are expected to be called the iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus, are expected to be unveiled in September and may include a A9 chip and Force Touch Feature, which also features in the Apple Watch.
It's also possible that the Californian tech giant will release a four-inch version of the phone called the iPhone 6C.
Days after the launch of the iPhone 6, owners revealed they can be bent out of shape when stowed in a pocket.
The handset is made from a combination of 6000 series anodised aluminium and stainless steel with titanium inserts, Forbes reported.
Addressing 'bend gate' after the phone's launch, Apple spokeswoman Trudy Muller said: 'With normal use, a bend in iPhone is extremely rare and through our first six days of sale, a total of nine customers have contacted Apple with a bent iPhone 6 Plus.'
Tests showed that the phone bent out of shape under 100lbs of pressure - the same as the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge.
But accusations of unintentionally bendy handsets have dogged Apple since 2012, when some users claimed the iPhone 5 and later the iPhone 5S had a similar weakness.
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