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Samsung denies SquareTrade’s Galaxy S6 Edge bending controversy

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Tech powerhouse Samsung Electronics has turned down the so-called controversy ‘Galaxy S6 Bendgate’ sparked by SquareTrade, claiming that the company’s new flagship smartphone having a curved display feature is just as bendable as rival Apple Inc.’s iPhone6 Plus.

The Korean tech giant made a post on its official blog ‘Samsung Tomorrow’ on Monday to downplay the SquareTrade video.

According to the official blog post, the controversial video was designed in a way to mislead the consumers.

“The 50 kilograms (110 pounds) of pressure against a smartphone is very unlikely occurred in real consumer usage situations,” Samsung argued in the blog post.

“The video assumes a very specific condition – 110lbf (50kgf), which rarely occurs under normal circumstances. The normal force that generated when a person presses the back pocket is approximately 66lbf (30kgf). Our internal test results indicate that the Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 edge are not bendable even under 79lbf (32kgf), which is equivalent to putting pressure to snap a bundle of five pencils at once,” according to the official blog, Samsung Tomorrow.

SquareTrade, a third-party warranty company specialized in gadget testing, conducted a torture test on the Galaxy S6 Edge on April 3 with the help of its newly developed ‘Bendbot’ machine. The main aim behind the trial was to find out how much Samsung’s new flagship smartphone can endure against pressure.

According to SquareTrade, the smartphone began bending at nearly 110 pounds (50 kgf) of pressure which was roughly the same amount of force that can make the iPhone 6 Plus to start bending.

The Galaxy S6 Edge turned totally undone at 149 pounds (67.5 kgf) of pressure, as per the test.

In the blog post, Samsung Electronics said, “According to prestigious consumer agencies such as Consumer Report, if a smartphone can endure bending against up to 32 kgf of pressure, it is considered suitable under normal usage environments.”

Samsung further added that its Galaxy S6 Edge witnessed no deformity or bending against 36kgf of pressure during the company’s testing.

The company also explained that 36kgf is the same pressure required to crack five pencils in half.

 

Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge: Here are key specifications, price

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Tech giant Samsung launched the S6 and the S6 Edge smartphones on Monday, expanding the company’s flagship Galaxy series.

Analysts say the new smartphones can give tought fight to rival Apple Inc.’s iPhone 6 and the iPhone 6 plus smartphone ranges, which were launched last year in September.

According to the company, Samsung Galaxy S6 will come with the price tag ranging between Rs 49,900 and Rs 61,900; and the Galaxy S6 Edge will cost between Rs 58,900 and Rs 70,900.

The gadget crazy people, who have been impatiently waiting for the launch of the new Galaxies, will be able to buy their choice of phones from April 10.

Here are the key specifications of both Samsung Galaxy S6 and Samsung Galaxy S6 edge:

  • Both smartphones comes with a 5.1-inch 2K (2560×1440 pixels) AMOLED display.
  • Samsung Galaxy S6 has been launched in four basic colors: white, black, blue, and gold. But the Galaxy S6 edge will be available in white, black, green and gold colors.
  • Both the Galaxies are made of metal and glass. Metal frame can be especially seen at its edges.
  • Samsung has installed Exynos 7 chip Octa-core processor in both the smartphones that is clocked at 2.1 Ghz and 1.5 GHz respectively.
  • Both Galaxies carry 3GB RAM.
  • Galaxy S6 has a 16 mega-pixel primary camera with a 5 mega-pixel front camera.
  • Both phones are likely to be launched in the market with Lollipop, the latest Android operating system.
  • Both Galaxies will be available in three variants: 32GB, 64GB and 128 GB.
  • Samsung Galaxy S6 will have a battery of 2550 mAh, while Galaxy Edge S6 will carry battery of 2600 mAh.
  • Both S6 and S6 edge will support wireless charging.
  • Settings menu of both the devices are expected to be more simplified than previous Galaxy models.
  • Both phones come with preloaded Microsoft apps and Samsung Pay.

 

 

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