wraggster
September 26th, 2014, 16:04
http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/midas/e0707517daa13d8fcfe9e8390ec7b7c8/200806555/bentiphone32323.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/2014/09/25/apple-iphone-6-stress-test/)
All these reports about how the new iPhones can bend and remain bent (http://www.engadget.com/2014/09/23/bent-iphone-6-plus-problem/) might have you asking: did Apple even do stress tests on these new devices? To answer your question, Apple invited a handful of journalists to observe its testing facilities and prove that yes, the company crushed, pushed, twisted and pounded on 15,000 iPhone 6 and 6 Plus units each before unleashing them to the public. According to the Wall Street Journal (http://blogs.wsj.com/personal-technology/2014/09/25/bendgate-five-durability-tests-apple-used-on-the-iphone-6-plus/?mod=e2tw), Recode (http://recode.net/2014/09/25/inside-apples-secret-testing-labs-where-phones-are-bent-all-day-long/) andThe Verge (http://www.theverge.com/2014/9/25/6845611/inside-apples-iphone-6-torture-building), each phone goes through five different tests, including one that places pressure on the center of the phone in varying degrees, using weights reaching 25 kilos. Next, weights are again pressed in the middle of the phone's display hundreds of times, followed by a test that twists the device around 8,000 times while a machine is clamping both ends.
http://www.engadget.com/2014/09/25/apple-shows-off-its-own-bend-tests-for-new-iphones/
All these reports about how the new iPhones can bend and remain bent (http://www.engadget.com/2014/09/23/bent-iphone-6-plus-problem/) might have you asking: did Apple even do stress tests on these new devices? To answer your question, Apple invited a handful of journalists to observe its testing facilities and prove that yes, the company crushed, pushed, twisted and pounded on 15,000 iPhone 6 and 6 Plus units each before unleashing them to the public. According to the Wall Street Journal (http://blogs.wsj.com/personal-technology/2014/09/25/bendgate-five-durability-tests-apple-used-on-the-iphone-6-plus/?mod=e2tw), Recode (http://recode.net/2014/09/25/inside-apples-secret-testing-labs-where-phones-are-bent-all-day-long/) andThe Verge (http://www.theverge.com/2014/9/25/6845611/inside-apples-iphone-6-torture-building), each phone goes through five different tests, including one that places pressure on the center of the phone in varying degrees, using weights reaching 25 kilos. Next, weights are again pressed in the middle of the phone's display hundreds of times, followed by a test that twists the device around 8,000 times while a machine is clamping both ends.
http://www.engadget.com/2014/09/25/apple-shows-off-its-own-bend-tests-for-new-iphones/