The new iPhone 6 CAN be bent using bare hands, that much is true. View bend test click here. iPhone screen repair Elk River. After all, plenty of consumers have posted videos online showing that it is indeed possible to do so. Now the question in everyone’s minds—especially those who have already purchased the device—is how likely is the phone to bend under regular use? This became the central focus of a Consumer Reports test that aimed to confirm if the iPhone 6 is really that fragile. The results of the test? The reports were overblown.
The news of iPhone 6’s bend-ability spread after a purchaser, Lewis Hilsenteger posted a video of himself bending an iPhone 6 Plus using only his bare hands. Since then, the issue spread like wildfire, and was dubbed by the public as ‘BendGate’. Consumer Reports viewed the report as a serious concern, that’s why they sought to find out just how delicate the new iPhones really are. Below is an excerpt of their findings.
The reports stated that Apple applies 25 kilograms (slightly more than 55 pounds) of force to an iPhone 6 Plus to test flex. What does 55 pounds mean in context? Using our Instron, we found that it’s approximately the force required to break three pencils.
Consumer Reports’ tests pushed the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus much further than 55 pounds. We started light, applying 10 pounds of force for 30 seconds, then releasing the force. Then we increased the force in 10-pound increments, noted when the phones first started to deform (that’s what our engineers call it) and stopped the test for each phone when we saw the screen come loose from the case.
The iPhone 6 Plus, the more robust of the new iPhones in our testing, started to deform when we reached 90 pounds of force, and came apart with 110 pounds of force.
Should you order an iPhone 6?
The fact is, any piece of technology will likely bend and break if enough pressure is applied. According to Apple, you can bring your bent phone into any of their authorized dealers for a free replacement as long as your phone passes a Visual Inspection Test. If your problem is a broken screen, don’t worry—iPhone screen repair specialists like RB’s Computer Service can replace your broken screen right up.
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(Source: Consumer Reports test results find iPhone 6 and 6 Plus not as bendy as believed, Consumer Reports News, Sep. 26, 2014)