Last week we reported that a bend test was conducted on the iPhone 6s. However this was hardly a scientific test as it was basically attempts to bend the phone with bare hands, and then offering up an opinion if they thought that the new iPhones were more durable, which according to their findings back then claimed that it was.
Now if you’d prefer a more scientific bend test that involves machines that can apply a consistent amount of force onto the iPhone, you’re in luck. The folks at uBreakiFix have recently posted a video in which they attempt to see how much the iPhone 6s would bend when 100 pounds of force was exerted onto it.
To no one’s surprise, the new iPhones managed to hold their own. According to their findings, the iPhone 6s bent 2.5mm elastically (meaning that it springs back to its original form once the pressure is lifted) under 100 pounds of pressure and retained no plastic deformation upon the release of the pressure.
This is versus the iPhone 6 from 2014 which bent 3.25mm plastically and when the force was released, it retained under 1mm of plastic deformation which might not be noticeable,but it’s still there. It looks like Apple’s decision to go with the 7000 series aluminum was the right one and it also looks like Apple can finally put “bend gate” behind them.
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