Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge are now on sale in China. (Photo : Reuters)
Samsung is fighting back allegations of the Galaxy S6 being low on durability by claiming its flagship smartphone being strong enough to withstand the rigours of daily usage. All of its started with the device insuring firm SquareTrade posting a video online depicting how several of the frontline smartphones react when subjected to 110 lbs of force.
Samsung responded by releasing a video of its own showing the rigorous tests its smartphone are put through before a market release. Samsung's video shows the smartphone being subjected to 80 lbs of forces in at least three different points along both the front and rear of the device. In each case, the smartphones returned back to their original shape and continue to function normally.
Samsung also stated the 80 lbs of force used for the tests is far more than what the smartphones are ever likely to be subjected to under normal everyday usage. The South Korean conglomerate has also sought a re-test claiming smartphone react differently when subjected to forces along the front and rear, stated Engadget. In the SquareTrade video, the Galaxy S6 Edge was seen bending and then cracking up once the force being exerted on it exceeded 110 lbs.
"As the video we released on Thursday shows, we performed the exact same test on all phones using our BendBot. We would agree that in our independent tests - neither the Samsung S6 Edge, the Apple iPhone 6 Plus, nor the HTC One M9 bent at less than 110 pounds of force," mentioned SquareTrade in its official statement in response to Samsung's allegations.
Worth mentioning here, several iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus owners reported bending issues when they sat with the devices in their back pocket. Experts also opine that the threshold should be higher for the Galaxy S6 since the S6 Edge is more prone to bend under force owing to its curved display. That's also the reason why the S6 Edge bent and its screen cracked at the same 110 lbs while it took 149 lbs for the device to actually break up.
Similar figures for other such as the HTC One M9 include 120 lbs for the device to bend and break while its 110 lbs for the iPhone 6 Plus to bend and 179 lbs to break, reported VentureBeat.
