Samsung once again copying Apple

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SquareTrade is stoking the flames of Bendgate once again, and this time Samsung's Galaxy S6 Edge is the subject. The company that specializes in gadget warranties put the Edge through a torture test using its new "Bendbot" machine to see when it would bend and ultimately cease functioning entirely under pressure. The S6 Edge began to bend once the Bendbot made it up to 110 pounds. That's the same amount of force that led to bending in Apple's iPhone 6 Plus — and we know how much controversy Cupertino dealt with over the matter. (Yes, it can bend inside your pocket.)

IT DIDN'T MATTER THEN, AND IT DOESN'T MATTER NOW

Likely owing to its unique curved screen, the S6 Edge's cover glass quickly cracked under that pressure, and the phone came undone completely beneath 149 pounds. The "catastrophic failure" point for iPhone 6 Plus was found to be a bit higher at 179 pounds. So yes, yet again we've learned that metal will bend under some significant weight. At the S6's unveiling, Samsung executives joked that the phone wouldn't suffer from the same build "weaknesses" as Apple's phablet, and here we are. Honestly, we wish SquareTrade had tested the regular S6 hardware; with more metal on the sides and a less fragile screen design, the end result probably would've looked different (for better or worse). Knowing the internet, someone will answer that call in a matter of days.

 

[magomago]

is this meant to be taken seriously?

maybe i'm being unfair, but its the test condition remotely similar to the actual use case in the field?

The moment I notice I might be sitting on my phone I correct that immediately.
Of course, I always thought the original bendgate wasn't about about what happens when 150 lbf is applied to a phone....only that having your phone in your front pocket can lead to a subtle but noticeable plastic deformation in the phone.


I just found the video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Y7tPczbOec&feature=youtu.be

This sh*t is stupid.
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[dainthomas]

People who sit on their phones deserve to have them break.

 

[ThisIsChrisKim]

Isn't it obvious that the Edge would be weaker? My guess is the standard S6 would be much more rugged.

 

[touchstone]

The original bendgate was stupid and this is even dumber. Phones are not indestructible and metal bends, why people expect their phone not to break when they put 100+ lbs of pressure on it I have no idea. Samsung made an awesome phone.



That whole fiasco with the iphone 6 was crap and I hope people also see this for what it is.

 

[Anubis]

3pb still the wrong test for this (all phones)

they need to be using a cantilever test

the IP6 was not bending in the center it was bending in the upper 1/3 because of where the battery sits in the phone, basically the same level as the volume buttons

the IP6 bends using the cantilever test at around 75N of force which is like 17 lbs of force

 

[Skurge]

Pretty obvious the edge was going to be more fragile. So the glass cracked, but the phone didn't bend. Seems like the S6 would do better. Still a dumb test.

 

[destrekor]

A few people seem to be missing that not all bent phone complaints are due to people sitting on their phone when it is in a rear pocket. I'm sure that has happened, but there have been legitimate complaints of bending when the phone is in the front pocket.

The S6 Edge and iPhone 6 Plus can bend on their standardized test at the same pressure. This would lead to the conclusion that people might have a phone that can slightly bend in their front pocket.

Sure, the devices might be able to handle a small amount of bending, but plenty of people will not tolerate that at all.

 

[mmntech]

Phones have got progressively larger and thinner, so of course they're going to be easier to bend. Basic physics.

 

[dawheat]

3pb still the wrong test for this (all phones)

they need to be using a cantilever test

the IP6 was not bending in the center it was bending in the upper 1/3 because of where the battery sits in the phone, basically the same level as the volume buttons

the IP6 bends using the cantilever test at around 75N of force which is like 17 lbs of force

Right - I don't understand the purpose of these tests as pretty much all phones will take a lot of force to bend in the center.

I thought the issue with the 6 Plus was that it could bend at much lower forces at a specific point. So if you got it just right, it could bend relatively easily.

 

[khha4113]

Right - I don't understand the purpose of these tests as pretty much all phones will take a lot of force to bend in the center.

I thought the issue with the 6 Plus was that it could bend at much lower forces at a specific point. So if you got it just right, it could bend relatively easily.

Look at the source. Square Trade is an insurance company, so... Anyway, I think it's a stupid test.