The famous bendgate videos and meme
may just start doing the rounds of the
Internet again, and this time it's not
Apple and its new larger iPhone models
that are the butt of the joke. SquareTrad
an extended warranty service provider fo
consumer electronics, has come out with
a video showing the Samsung Galaxy S
Edge being put through a bend test
alongside the iPhone 6 Plus and HTC On
M9 .
The video shows that the Galaxy S6 Edg
bends as much iPhone 6 Plus; though th
former's screen broke due to excessive
pressure applied, something that was no
reported for the Apple's biggest iPhone
last year. The approximately 2-minute
video also shows the HTC's new flagship
put under bend test.
According to SquareTrade, the iPhone 6
Plus started bending when 110 pounds
of pressure was applied. It reached its
breaking point at 179 pounds of
pressure. The HTC One M9 bent at 120
pounds of pressure, and that was also it
breaking point.
The Galaxy S6 Edge, similar to the
iPhone 6 Plus, bent at 110 pounds of
pressure. The dual-edge sporting
smartphone's screen cracked at this
point, which was not the case for the
iPhone 6 Plus. Even with a broken
display, the Galaxy S6 Edge worked, an
the phone finally broke at 140 pounds of
pressure.
Square Trade used "BendBots" for
applying pressure on the handsets under
tests, a method that detects how much
bending and breaking a smartphone can
handle. It is claimed to simulate forces
similar to sitting - the most common
bending scenario.
In case of Apple's iPhone 6 Plus, it all
started user complaining that the phone
was bending in their pockets while
sitting.
Soon after YouTube videos thrived,
showing other flagships put under simil
bend tests to see whether they will bend
similar to iPhone 6 Plus.
It's worth mentioning that after the
report about iPhone 6 Plus bending
landed on the Internet, Samsung was
one of the first companies to take pot
shots at Apple with viral memes . Apple
later defended the build quality and
testing method of both the iPhone 6 and
iPhone 6 Plus, taking media on a tour of
its testing facility .
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