When iPhone 6 Plus was launched, it was criticized for its bend gate issue. Samsung also made so much fun of iPhone 6 Plus bend gate issue. At the time of Galaxy S6 Edge launch, it didn’t miss chance to make fun of Apple. It tweeted:
Curved. Not bent. #GALAXYNoteEdge pic.twitter.com/OTPIYlI07f
— Samsung Mobile (@SamsungMobile) September 25, 2014
But Samsung Galaxy 6S Edge also bends. And surprising thing is that it bends at the same pressure on which iPhone 6 Plus bent. SquareTrade, company that specializes in gadget warranties, tested Galaxy S6 Edge with its bend bot. It found that S6 Edge began to bend at 110 pounds. This is the same amount of force which led iPhone 6 Plus to bend.
But this is not the only surprising thing of the test result. It was found that iPhone 6 Plus cracked under the 179 pounds pressure but Galaxy S6 Edge could only survived till 149 pounds.
Company also tested HTC’s new One M9 which bent and cracked at 120 pounds. Phone’s power button didn’t survive after this pressure and phone became unusable.
But does it really matters? I do not think. Apple’s iPhone 6 Plus created history for Apple and broke sales record. Apple recorded most profitable quarterly profit. So, this should not matter in the case of Samsung’s Galaxy S6 Edge smartphone. But Samsung must see this video and think why they promised that the smartphone will not bend.
I am sure Samsung will reply with a valid reason for the bend. 😉
