During Samsung’s Galaxy S6 launch, the company had a good time making jokes at Apple’s expense.
Samsung even used its move into metal as a chance to take another shot at Apple. Younghee Lee, a marketing executive for the company’s mobile division, touted the aluminum alloy that it employs for the new smartphones as 50 percent stronger than the competition.
“This stuff will not bend,” she said to laughter and applause.
The Samsung Galaxy S6 edge deformed at 110 pounds and created a crack in the screen. When pushed to catastrophic failure, its breaking point was 149 pounds, at which point it ceased to function.
The Apple iPhone 6 Plus deformation occurred at 110 pounds, but it continued to function normally. When pushed to catastrophic failure, its breaking point was an impressive 179 pounds.
And
SquareTrade Labs’ tests reveal that while the iPhone 6 Plus bends, the Galaxy S6 edge cracks under pressure. The new BendBot lets people know the potential for these devices to break — before they buy them.”
The sad thing is, this will never make the rounds like Apple’s “Bendgate” did. Samsung knows it. They can make all the jokes they want, because the media will never get the attention they want from pointing out Samsung’s flaws at the same level as Apple’s.
And Samsung will continue to fool the misinformed into buying their products. Although, I have a feeling that most of the Samsung users I know personally will switch to something else now that they can’t add storage via SD card.
I don’t understand this obsession with SD cards people have (and removable batteries).
The last thing I want is segregated add-on storage on my phone, even if it’s “not as bad as it used to be”, I hear.
I want unified storage. I buy phones with the maximum available amount; I’d do that if I was an Android or Windows Phone user, too.
(And batteries. For all I’ve heard people talk about “it’s so important to be able to pop it in and out”, I’m not sure I’ve ever met someone who carries around a spare To Maximize Useful Life.)
A tiny number of people cared about removable batters and sd cards but they were very vocal and whiny about it. The vendors know very few people care which is why they felt free to get rid of them.
In other words, Apple didn’t pander to squeaky wheels.
This is certainly true, though Samsung goes like this in their ads: Taunts Apple-customers to not be a wall hugger -> releases phone without removable battery half a year later.
So this isn’t just like Fandroids laughing about Steve Jobs who said you’d have to sand down your fingertips to use a smaller tablet, before Apple released the iPad Mini.
He said that in a keynote, which the regular people will never watch.
But Samsung repeatedly touted how you could swap your battery in an instant in their ads and also made fun of the competition (=Apple) because of it.
I’m still hoping that the next generation of iPhones (assuming September/October of this year) includes a 6c, which might render bending an unnecessary worry. Fingers crossed.
Bendgate is an unnecessary worry, already. It was part of a spoiler campaign from Samsung to try and stop the iPhone 6 from selling.
Call it a conspiracy theory, but as Samsung used it on stage at MWC as an advantage over Apple then it’s pretty clear where it originated from.
Nice to have the boss of the company get up on stage and lie to the watching world. A new low for Samsung.
What rattyuk said. I use my 6+ with a minimalist case (which doesn’t provide much in the way of bend protection) and put it in my front pocket. On some of my older jeans, it just barely fits, so when I sit down or bicycle or go up stairs I can feel the edges in my pocket.
When I first got it, I’d nervously check every time several times a day whenever I felt those edges. Nary a bend, nothing. It took a month, but I simply forgot about it.
I finally checked again when the phone slipped out of my pocket when getting out of a car (protip: NEVER put a 6+ in gym shorts without a rubbery case for grip) and it hit the concrete(!). Amazingly, not a scratch; the minimalist case took the brunt (obviously, a little luck here). I finally used that occasion to check for bends. Nothing.
It’s overblown. I wouldn’t be surprised if a few units had manufacturing issues, but most of them happen from significant abuse. If you take good care of your devices, it’s pretty much a non-issue. I forgot to get AppleCare extended warranty for the phone within time; hopefully I didn’t make a mistake forgetting, but that goes to show you how quickly my bend concerns vanished.
“most of the Samsung users I know personally” = whatever I say next has no meaning or veracity
What an ignorant statement. Using that “logic”, you could dismiss any argument with which you don’t agree. It’s a logical fallacy, and one that has been shown time and time again to be the tool of trolls and those that have no leg to stand upon in an argument.
My close, personal friend and neighbor has owned the Galaxy S2, S3, and S4 (skipped the S5 because AT&T changed their upgrade rules) and was excited for the S6 until discovering the lack of a removable battery and SD card, two things he has exhaustingly extolled since the day he first got a Galaxy.
And while, yes, this statement can’t be backed up with documented proof (well, it can, but I won’t put my friend’s personal information out into the world to appease a troll), this particular public forum is known for its open, honest communication. Therefore, the burden of proof lay upon you to uphold your baseless accusations that I am anything less than truthful.
You make some points, but as they say, the plural of anecdote is not data,
Conspiracy theory? Isn’t that Samsung SOP (standard operating procedure)? How do you define low?
Speaking of low, how many American companies take money from Samsung to trash Apple? Follow the money……..
Still speaking of low, I’m so sick of the puerile bile directed at Apple product owners, especially on Apple themed blogs. What the hell bothers them so much? I don’t care what they spend their money on, and whatever it is, they deserve it.
I bet that no iPhone has actually bent in pocket. A screen may have cracked if it was facing outwards in a back pocket and was backed into something sharp, but the only thing I put in back pockets are tissues or stuff that I won’t miss if pick pocketed.
How do you find the plus? I believe I’ll have an opportunity to acquire one in December unless our dollar continues to sink into the ocean. I think the larger screen will be useful and the better camera makes it more desirable for me, but the biggest phone I’ve owned is the 5s which has been great. It’s not my first use option though as my eyes are deteriorating and I prefer the larger screen of the pad which is now almost always with me.
I’m really happy with it. I thought it would be too large as a former 5 owner, but after acclimation I find everything else ridiculously small (and the 5 impossibly so). It’s much better for my 2015 use cases (mostly reading/web/social media/etc.); the big screen is ideal for reading (especially eBooks and long articles), and the battery is killer (easily double the 5’s, if not more).
Meanwhile, I gave my iPad to my mom and really enjoy the converged life.
Best advice I can give you: go to the Apple Store wearing your favorite pants/jeans and try pocketing the 6+ and moving around. They intentionally put a long security leash on it so you can see how it feels. Be prepared to deal with a phone that’s not always one-handable.
I’m too clumsy/unco to even use a small phone with one hand so that won’t affect me. Thanks for you info.
Let’s not forget that before iPhone, removable batteries and micro-SD cards were the norm. I had to remove the battery of my Nokia to change the SIM card. Hail Moore’s Law.
This is an absurd topic but, if you want to run around bending electronics then at least compare similar equipment. Compare the iPhone 6 with the Galaxy S6 not the S6 Edge. And compare the iPhone 6 Plus with the Galaxy Note, again not the Edge. I would think the edge would have a very limited ability to bend without failure and therefor would need the “Phone contains glass, don’t be an idiot” sticker printed in all caps.