The following message is for those who are concerned about reports of bendable iPhone 6+.
David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: > From: MacDailyNews <comment-re...@wordpress.com> > Date: 27 September 2014 12:40:51 AEST > To: dchitten...@gmail.com > Subject: [New post] Consumer Reports stress test: Apple’s iPhone 6 and iPhone > 6 Plus not very bendable > Reply-To: "MacDailyNews" > <comment+e60benyponbdm_4ev9dvsa...@comment.wordpress.com> > > > Respond to this post by replying above this line > New post on MacDailyNews > > > > Consumer Reports stress test: Apple’s iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus not very > bendable > by MacDailyNews > [cfsp key="adsense_336x280"]"Two days ago, the Internet erupted with photos > of bent iPhone 6s, and a very-viral video of a guy creasing an iPhone 6 Plus > with his bare hands. It seemed like a serious concern, yet everything about > the uproar was highly unscientific. We don’t like unscientific, so we > promised then that we would use our lab equipment to find out just how > delicate the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus really are," Consumer Reports reports. "We > also promised to run the same tests on comparable smart phones. We’ve done > that now, and our tests show that both iPhones seem tougher than the Internet > fracas implies." > > "To stress test these phones, we used what’s called a 'three-point flexural > test,' in which the phone is supported at two points on either end, then > force is applied at a third point on the top — you can see the testing for > yourself in our video," CR reports. "We applied and measured the force using > a high-precision Instron compression test machine. Along with the iPhone 6 > and 6 Plus, we tested the LG G3, Samsung Galaxy Note 3, and HTC One (M8), and > for those wondering about their old iPhones, we tested the iPhone 5 as well. > We used one sample of each phone." > > "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," CR reports. "All the phones we tested showed themselves to be pretty > tough. 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. With those numbers, it slightly outperformed the HTC One > (which is largely regarded as a sturdy, solid phone), as well as the smaller > iPhone 6... Bear in mind that it took significant force to do this kind of > damage to all these phones. While nothing is (evidentally) indestructible, we > expect that any of these phones should stand up to typical use." > > This embed is invalid > > Read more and video in the full article here. > > MacDailyNews Take: The End. > > [Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader "Tamir Cassel" for the heads up.] > > Related articles: > > MacDailyNews | Friday, September 26, 2014 at 10:40 pm | Tags: 4-point bend > tests, Apple, Apple job listing, Consumer Reports, durability testing, > failure analysis, fractography, industrial design, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, > iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, metallography, structural analysis engineer, tensile > testing | Categories: News | URL: http://wp.me/p19WFc-AST > Comment See all comments > Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from MacDailyNews. > Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. > > Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: > http://macdailynews.com/2014/09/26/consumer-reports-stress-test-apples-iphone-6-and-iphone-6-plus-not-very-bendable/ > Thanks for flying with WordPress.com > -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
