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iPhone SE Found Less Durable Than 6 Series in Bend, Drop, and Water Tests
MacRumors ^ | Monday April 4, 2016 5:00 am PDT | By Joe Rossignol<

Posted on 04/04/2016 10:01:10 PM PDT by Swordmaker

While the iPhone SE rivals the iPhone 6s series in performance with the latest internal hardware, a new video reveals that the recently launched 4-inch smartphone is less durable than its larger 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch siblings when bent under pressure, submerged in water, and dropped on its corner.


Extended warranty provider SquareTrade subjected the iPhone SE, iPhone 6s, and iPhone 6s Plus to a series of excessive bend, drop, tumble, and water tests, and the results show that its compact design does not necessarily make it more durable than the slimmer 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch iPhones.


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SquareTrade noted that the iPhone SE bent at 160 pounds of pressure, whereas the thinner iPhone 6s did not bend until an additional 10 pounds later. Moreover, at 178 pounds, the iPhone SE reached "catastrophic failure," whereas the iPhone 6s Plus was only beginning to bend under the pressure.


When submerged under five feet of water, the iPhone SE permanently shut off after less than one minute. "In comparison, the iPhone 6s survived a full 30 minutes and only lost audio," said SquareTrade. "The iPhone 6s Plus started malfunctioning at 10 minutes and eventually died."


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One test where the iPhone SE, iPhone 6s, and iPhone 6s Plus all suffered the same fate was the facedown drop from six feet high, which shattered all three smartphone screens. But when dropped on its corner, the iPhone SE split along its side after ten drops, while the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus only had minor cosmetic damage.


The results should be largely unsurprising given that the iPhone SE's design is virtually the same as the iPhone 5s, which yielded comparable results under similar tests over two years ago. The only cosmetic differences on the iPhone SE are matte chamfered edges and a color-matched inset Apple logo. But, there is video evidence to prove it.

Related Roundup: iPhone SE
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Computers/Internet
KEYWORDS: applepinglist; bend; iphonese; testing

1 posted on 04/04/2016 10:01:10 PM PDT by Swordmaker
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iPhone SE Found Less Durable Than 6 Series in Bend, Drop, and Water Tests. This is reasonable as the design is basically the same as the two year old iPhone 5S and it has the SIM tray right in the middle which weakens the frame right where it would bend. Still, it is a lot stronger than the 120-140 bend pressures where some of the flagship Android phones bend. — PING!


Apple iPhone SE bends easier than its larger kin.
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2 posted on 04/04/2016 10:05:41 PM PDT by Swordmaker (This tag line is a Microsoft insult free zone... but if the insults to Mac users continue..)
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Strange that it wouldn’t be as durable as the iPhone 5.


3 posted on 04/04/2016 10:17:01 PM PDT by Crucial (At the heart all leftists is the fear that the truth is bigger than themselves.)
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To: Swordmaker

how this compared to 4s?


4 posted on 04/04/2016 10:23:42 PM PDT by 4rcane
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To: Swordmaker

5 posted on 04/04/2016 10:59:52 PM PDT by Talisker (One who commands, must obey.)
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To: Talisker

Now that is some serious protection! LOL.

6 posted on 04/04/2016 11:26:46 PM PDT by Blue Jays (Rock Hard, Ride Free)
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To: Crucial
Strange that it wouldn’t be as durable as the iPhone 5.

It's more durable than the iPhone 5. . . but about the same as the 5S. The 5S was made of a stronger aluminum than the iPhone 5.

7 posted on 04/05/2016 12:30:47 AM PDT by Swordmaker (This tag line is a Microsoft insult free zone... but if the insults to Mac users continue..)
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To: 4rcane
how this compared to 4s?

It has the speed of the iPhone 6s, but the casing of he iPhone 5S. . . the iPhone 4S had a smaller screen than the 5S or SE and had a glass back plate. It was much slower.

8 posted on 04/05/2016 12:32:38 AM PDT by Swordmaker (This tag line is a Microsoft insult free zone... but if the insults to Mac users continue..)
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To: Swordmaker

I am picking up mine today. I couldn’t care less about the durabily as I enclose my phones in OtterBoxes. I have never lost or damaged a phone in my life even though I have quite an active lifestyle (rock climbing, high atltitude climbing, extreme skiing, etcetra).


9 posted on 04/05/2016 4:52:57 AM PDT by BullDog108 (A Smith & Wesson beats four aces!)
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To: Swordmaker

Nothing to see here. The 5S wasn’t too sturdy either. When Apple, or anyone else for that matter, sells a tech hardware model for less there is always a turd in the punchbowl. The only marketing flaw is if this was meant for parents to get their kids they had better get some insurance. Dumbass kids always put them in their back pocket of too tight jeans.


10 posted on 04/05/2016 5:51:43 AM PDT by ImJustAnotherOkie
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To: Swordmaker
HI Swordmaker,

Just MHO but anybody who wants to keep their phone in good shape puts it in a carrier of some sort with a scratch screen, and then who cares whether you drop it, long as it's not into the toilet.

I keep my devices going for a long time by treating them carefully and respectfully. They're little computers, after all.

BTW, I've been sick with a bad cold for seems like forever and only commenting sporadically, no list pings, my brain is too foggy for anything substantive. I hope to come out of this soon, I think I've used up my snot allowance for the next three years on this one. Yuck.

Later, Dayglored

11 posted on 04/05/2016 9:28:31 AM PDT by dayglored ("Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.")
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To: BullDog108

I picked mine up as well today. It is fast! I don’t plan on immersing it in the bathtub with me. I like the smaller size.


12 posted on 04/05/2016 5:22:19 PM PDT by bubbacluck (America 180)
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To: ImJustAnotherOkie
Nothing to see here. The 5S wasn’t too sturdy either. When Apple, or anyone else for that matter, sells a tech hardware model for less there is always a turd in the punchbowl. The only marketing flaw is if this was meant for parents to get their kids they had better get some insurance. Dumbass kids always put them in their back pocket of too tight jeans.

The iPhone 5S didn't have any bending problems, so this is just another one of your facturds pulled out of your rear end. . . another lie from the peanut turd gallery. The iPhone 5S and iPhone 6 were made out of machined Aluminum 6000 aircraft alloy. The iPhone 6S was made from even stronger Alloy 7000.

Why don't you learn something instead of making it up?

13 posted on 04/05/2016 5:28:55 PM PDT by Swordmaker (This tag line is a Microsoft insult free zone... but if the insults to Mac users continue..)
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To: dayglored

Sorry to hear about your nasty bug. Don’t sneeze on the keyboard. I don’t want it. LOL!


14 posted on 04/05/2016 5:30:49 PM PDT by Swordmaker (This tag line is a Microsoft insult free zone... but if the insults to Mac users continue..)
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To: Swordmaker
> Sorry to hear about your nasty bug. Don’t sneeze on the keyboard. I don’t want it. LOL!

HA HA!! TOO LATE!! I sneezed on the screen -- and now you've got it!!

Just kidding. I always strictly practice safe computing, and place condoms over my screens before I log in.

You can't be too careful these days... ;-)

15 posted on 04/05/2016 8:04:42 PM PDT by dayglored ("Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.")
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