Owners of the new iPhone 6 Plus have been surprised with an unintended extra feature dubbed¹ 'bend gate'.

新iPhone 6 Plus用户惊讶的发现手机多了个意想不到的功能——弯曲门。

注：名词+ gate表示xx丑闻，源自Watergate（水门事件）。

Since the new model launched on Friday, reports have emerged online that 'a small but growing number' of iPhone owners claim the body of their latest Apple smartphone bent² after carrying the device was left in pockets for an extended period of time.

自周五新款iPhone发布以来，用户开始报告他们把新手机装在口袋里一段时间后，机身就会弯曲。这批用户虽然不多，但数目仍在增长。

Others took to social media, facetiously³ thanking Apple CEO Tim Cook for the 'flexible display' on their new gadget⁴.

另外一些用户则在社交媒体上“感谢”苹果CEO库克的“柔韧屏”手机

It is believed the thinner model and the use of aluminium⁵ metal in its design causes the phone to deform⁶.

据信，手机变形的原因是其厚度更薄以及使用铝金属。

However this isn't the first time iPhone frames have warped⁷ while the issue isn't unique to Apple, Mashable reports.据Mashable报道，这并非首次发现iPhone框架变弯，而且这个问题也并非苹果手机独有。