US-based magazine Consumer Reports claim that the bending problem plaguing Apple's latest iPhone model has been exaggerated.

The publication made the statement after subjecting the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus through a pressure test. Aside from these devices, the consumer watchdog also tested the iPhone 5 and the HTC One smartphone for comparison.

For the test, researchers from Consumer Reports securely placed the smartphones between two wooden points. A high-precision compression machine was then used to apply force on the middle portion of the devices, Venture Beat reported.

Based on their findings, the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus bent more easily compared to the iPhone 5. However, the researchers discovered that the HTC One required less pressure to bend than Apple's latest smartphones. HTC's device even separated from its case during the test.

According to the magazine, the smartphones from Apple continued to work properly despite their deformed bodies.

"Impressively, despite some serious damage from our Instron machine, some of the phones continued to work," Consumer Reports wrote. "Several of the screens illuminated and were functional to the touch; we even completed a call from one phone to another."

Days after reports of iPhones bending emerged, Apple released a statement to address the issue. The company said it received nine customer complaints regarding the problem, according to Huffington Post.

"With normal use a bend in iPhone is extremely rare and through our first six days of sale, a total of nine customer have contacted Apple with a bent iPhone 6 Plus," the company stated.

Apple noted that before the official launch, the iPhone 6 models went through various tests to ensure their durability.

"We also perform rigorous tests throughout the tnire development cycle including 3-point bending, pressure point cycling, sit, torsion and user studies," Apple mentioned. "iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus meet or exceed all of our high quality standards to endure every day, real life use."