Apple might have thought it was past the worst of it now that the iPhone 6 #BendGate controversy is dying down, but a new, even more unusual accusation has emerged: that it is pulling out users' hair.

The new problem has already been christened #hairgate, with users taking to the internet to complain that their handsets are yanking at their hair and beards and pulling hairs out.

The hair is said to be getting stuck between the glass and the aluminium on the handsets.

Users complained on Twitter about #hairgate, with some taking the opportunity to praise other handsets over the newest iPhone.

Previous scandal #BendGate saw iPhone 6 owners complaining that their handsets were being bent in the middle under pressure.

Apple has said that it only received a small number of complaints about the phone, which is the largest model of iPhone, bending.