Samsung refutes Square Trade’s claims of bending Galaxy S6 Edge (VIDEO)
Alexandra BurlacuSamsung is refuting Square Trade's claims that the Galaxy S6 Edge bends like the iPhone 6 Plus, adding its own video as proof.
Mobile protection company Square Trade recently conducted a pressure test on the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge, HTC One M9, and iPhone 6 Plus, in order to determine each phone's durability under pressure, and posted the video online for everyone to see.
When the iPhone 6 Plus launched back in September 2014, consumers soon started to complain that the 5.5-inch phablet bended under normal circumstances, such as keeping the device in a pants pocket. Various videos turned up online showing how the iPhone 6 Plus bended, and Square Trade was among those who posted such videos.
A few days ago, Square Trade posted the latest video of bendable smartphones, showing that the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge bends under the same amount of pressure as the iPhone 6 Plus, but it's more likely to get its screen cracked in the process.
Both the iPhone 6 Plus and the Galaxy S6 Edge bended under 110 pounds of pressure and both continued to work, albeit Samsung's curved-display powerhouse came out with a cracked screen along the edge. The iPhone 6 Plus ultimately broke at 179 pounds, while the Galaxy S6 Edge caved for good at 145 pounds. The HTC One M9, meanwhile, became unusable after 120 pounds of pressure, which broke its power button (located at the center of the right side) so the phone would no longer turn on.
Samsung has now responded to Square Trade's video, explaining that its Galaxy S6 Edge should pose no such bending issues. According to the company, keeping the Galaxy S6 Edge in a back pocket against a hard surface would apply an average force of 66 pounds of pressure, and the curved-display smartphone would not bend like the iPhone 6 Plus. Samsung also points out that durability standards are not the same on the front and back of a device, and Square Trade only tested the front of the Galaxy S6 Edge.
"First, the video assumes a very specific condition - 110lbf (50kgf), which rarely occurs under normal circumstances. The normal force that generated when a person presses the back pocket is approximately 66lbf (30kgf). Our internal test results indicate that the Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 edge are not bendable even under 79lbf (32kgf), which is equivalent to putting pressure to snap a bundle of five pencils at once," Samsung explains in a new company blog post on Monday, April 6.
"Secondly, even though both front and back sides are exposed under the same level of pressure in normal circumstances, this test does not show the strength of the back side. Some smartphones have different durability in each the front and back sides respectively. SquareTrade has only tested the front side, which may mislead consumers about the entire durability of smartphones."
To get a better idea of this whole debacle, check out Square Trade's video below, followed by Samsung's own video posted in response.
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