Samsung is complaining about a report that its new ‘Galaxy S6 Edge’ bends under pressure and breaks completely at a lower pressure point than Apple’s iPhone 6 Plus. “The allegations have been made by a company that sells smartphone protection plans,” BBC News reports. “Samsung said that the results ‘may mislead consumers’ and called on the firm to carry out a revised test.”
“But one expert said it highlighted the danger of mocking a competitor,” The Beeb reports. “Last September, at a time when there were multiple reports that the new iPhone’s aluminium shell left it prone to damage, Samsung posted a tweet stating that its own Edge phablet was ‘curved, not bent.’ Then in February, at the S6 Edge’s launch event, Samsung’s mobile division marketing chief paused for applause and laughs when she boasted about the new handset’s design in a presentation containing several comparisons to Apple’s models… ‘My first language may not be engineering, but I do know that this [is] tough [and] will not bend,’ said Younghee Lee.”
Curved. Not bent. #GALAXYNoteEdge pic.twitter.com/OTPIYlI07f
— Samsung Mobile (@SamsungMobile) September 25, 2014
“The current allegations are based on tests carried out by SquareTrade, which used machinery to simulate forces that it said might be experienced by a handset left in a back pocket,” The Beeb reports. “The S6 Edge’s breaking point was 149lb, at which stage it ceased to function. The iPhone 6 Plus stopped working at a force of 179lb. An accompanying video suggested that S6 Edge owners were at risk of a ‘pocket full of glass’ if they put their handsets under too much pressure.”
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