“Apple has gone bigger and better with its latest iPhone 6 Plus and iPhone 6 smartphones,” Anu Passary reports for Tech Times. “A new study reveals that the devices are sturdier than the iPhone 5s and Samsung Galaxy S5.”
“The study was conducted by SquareTrade, which provides protection plans for smartphone users. SquareTrade observed the durability of four smartphones: Samsung Galaxy S5, iPhone 6, iPhone 6Plus and iPhone 5s,” Passary reports. “The company based its observations on eight primary factors, such as weight, size, quality of the rear and front panels and grip. SquareTrade also measured how further the smartphones in question slid when they were pushed while on their back. The endurance of the devices, upon being dropped from a height of 4 feet and submerged for 10 seconds in water, was also gauged.”
“The findings reveal that the 4.7-inch iPhone 6 performed the best out of the lot on several tests, which gauged the susceptibility of smartphones to accidents and damage. Not far behind in the durability scales was the 5.5-inch iPhone 6 Plus,” Passary reports. “Another Apple smartphone, last year’s model iPhone 5s, also fared better than Android when it came to toughness. The 4-inch iPhone 5s ousted the 5.1-inch Samsung Galaxy S5, which fared poorly on plenty of tests…”
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