Report: Apple knew iPhone 6 was prone to bending

The information came to light as part of the lawsuit. The documents themselves remain under seal, but a ruling by the judge in the case made some of the information public, Motherboard reported.

• Most notably, Judge Lucy Koh noted that Apple's testing found that the iPhone 6 is 3.3 times more likely to bend than the iPhone 5s, and the iPhone 6 Plus is 7.2 times more likely to bend than the iPhone 5s, Motherboard said.

The issue: Some who bought the iPhone 6 found it bent easily in their pockets. In certain cases, screens on phones that had bent developed problems responding properly to touch.

Apple declined to comment.