With the internet in an uproar over reports that the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus bend under pressure, we’re wondering who is really to blame here.
Is it Apple’s failure to conduct proper quality tests? Is it the iPhone 6’s excessively flimsy aluminum build? Or are smaller, shallower pockets in skinny jeans to blame as denim trends have become tighter over the years?
Erica Griffin doing the pocket test on the iPhone 6 Plus in her YouTube video review
Although men have also experienced “bendgate,” nearly unusable pockets are a bigger problem for women. Erica Griffin tested the iPhone 6 Plus in a YouTube video review, demonstrating how spectacularly it failed to fit in her women’s jeans:
The staff at Mashable also couldn’t agree on how user-friendly the iPhone 6 Plus is in their video review below.
A 3D print of the iPhone 6 Plus in the front pocket of women’s jeans vs. men’s jeans
While their blue 3D print of the phone easily slid into the pocket of a male staff member, it awkwardly jutted out of a female member’s shallow pocket.
Technology and fashion have always inspired each other, but in this instance, fashion seems to be a little slow in accommodating the civilized world’s increasing usage of smartphones.
Sure, there are drop-crotch harem pants, cargo-pocket jeans, and slouchy-fit pants, but with how ingrained phones are in people’s everyday lives, don’t you feel like a dedicated phone pocket is in order?
NLST Harem Cargo Pants, $325 / Current/Elliott Flat-Pocket Cargo Pants, $268 / James Jeans Slouchy Fit Utility Cargo Pants, $194
What do you think? Will denim trends evolve as smartphones continue to grow larger? Should denim brands start designing dedicated phone pockets for both men’s and women’s jeans? We believe the first brand to create a chic and stylish cellphone pocket will make a fortune.
Vanessa Hudgens, Myleene Klass, and Anastacia showcase stylish phone purses as a chic solution to small pockets (Credit: Michael Wright / Rocky / WENN)
Meanwhile, we women are stuck fishing phones out from the bottom of our bags, balancing them with other items in our hands, and using small phone purses. Not that the last option is bad—phone cases can be cute!
Hilary Duff, Kourtney Kardashian, and Lucy Hale juggle their phones and other items, highlighting the challenges of small pockets (Credit: Michael Wright / Rocky / WENN)