Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge (Photo : Reuters)
Samsung responds to the growing concerns regarding bending smartphones by posting a video, primarily answering allegations on its Galaxy S6 Edge that was published by Square Trade, Friday. The video shows both Galaxy S6 Edge and iPhone 6 Plus official stress tests.
Both of the devices in question held up to 79 pounds worth of force in three varying points, enough to cut five pencils in one strike. The Korean video, also, emphasized that Square Trade tested only on one side- the front- and showed that the back should have been tested as well since its tolerance level is different.
Samsung is confident that their s^ device will never break under normal circumstances, and they are going a mile more by asking Square Trade to execute new tests that will highlight both the back and front sides.
While Samsung is asking for the re-test for damage control's sake, the Korean company just wants to make sure that tests should be done to flatter design skills and not the other way around. Further, the company adds that crushing their device with the use of 110 pounds worth of force, as what was shown on Square Trade's video, is not realistic, at all.
"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 wrote.
