iPhone 6S and 6S Plus torture test: Bending, dropping and extreme heat

We can put #Bendgate — the viral panic attack over last year's iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus bending in people's pockets — to bed.

Since its debut on Friday, the iPhone 6S Plus has already faced the music with a new set of bend tests, enduring as much as 100 pounds of pressure. Now, phone-insurance firm SquareTrade is going way beyond just bending with a full breakability test comparing the iPhone 6S, iPhone 6S Plus and the Samsung Galaxy Note 5.

The factors tested were grippability, weight, water damage, a corner drop, a face-down fall, bendability and temperature extremes. You can see the tests in action in the video above, but here are the highlights: Read more...