Galaxy S6 Edge, HTC One M9 fails bend test

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge, HTC One M9 fails bend test

Test shows that the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge’s screen cracking up under pressure, making the device unusable

Apple’s iPhone 6 suffered the Bendgate issue soon after the launch. The iPhones were found bending by some owners. The Bendgate issue slowly died down when reports of the iPhone 6 bending became scarce and Apple revealed record sales of over 70 million iPhone 6 smartphones around the globe.
Now that the HTC One M9 Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge are out, they were also tested for the Bendgate issue. A test conducted on the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge confirms that the smartphone is just as fragile as the iPhone 6 Plus.

Shown above: The Apple iPhone 6 Plus under pressure test.
9to5Mac reported that the iPhone 6 Plus bends under around 110 pounds of pressure and failed completely at 179 pounds. When the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge was put to the test, the smartphone reached the bending point as same as the iPhone 6 Plus, but didn’t pass the test even at the same pressure. The S6 Edge’s screen cracked at the same pressure of 110 pounds and was completely destructed at 149 pounds.

Shown above: The HTC One M9 under pressure test.

The video by SquareTrade Inc below shows that the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge’s screen cracking up under pressure, making the device unusable. The video also shows the HTC One M9 did not pass the test—the M9, in fact, was even worse. It bent with slightly more than 120 pounds of pressure and was completely unusable since the bending point was where the power button was located and the button would not function after bending.