The Samsung Galaxy S 6 Edge Samsung Electronics on Monday defended its new Galaxy S 6 Edge smartphone from accusations that it could bend under pressure , saying warping is extremely rare through normal use . Ahead of the phone ’ s official launch Friday this week , SquareTrade , a mobile insurance company , released a video showing the Edge phone bending to make it permanently deformed when pressure is applied . The 50 kilogram pressure SquareTrade applied is the same used by the company to bend and deform the iPhone 6 Plus last year , which led to the infamous “ Bendgate ” controversy .   The new test also found that the iPhone 6 Plus could withstand more abuse before it broke beyond repair . In the video , the Edge bends to the point of inoperability at about 67 . 6 kilograms of pressure , while it took some 81 . 2 kilograms to break the iPhone so badly that it no longer functioned . Unlike Apple , which defended the bending allegation a few days later , Samsung responded to the test immediately . “ It is extremely rare to apply 50 kilograms of pressure through daily use , especially for luxury goods such as a smartphone , ” the company said via its official blog . “ Both Galaxy S 6 and S 6 Edge passed requisite stress tests to endure real life use . ” The company also pointed out that SquareTrade should have tested the phone on both its front and rear sides , saying testing only the front side cannot prove the phone ’ s durability . Samsung said it planned to deliver its opinion to the company and suggest testing both sides again . To test the phones ’ breaking points , SquareTrade used a robot called the “ BendBot , ” which was created by a robotics scientist from U . C . Berkeley . “ Bendbot ” simulates what happens to a phone when it is placed in a person ’ s back pocket and accidentally sat on . “ As manufacturers strive for larger screens on thinner devices , they can be more susceptible to bending or snapping , ” said Jessica Hoffman , head of communications at SquareTrade . By Lee Ji - yoon ( jylee @ heraldcorp . com ) [ 우리 아이 영어 글쓰기 , 어떻게 교육 하 나요 ] 	 더 많 은 기사 보 러 가 기 → [ 코리아 헤럴드 홈페이지 ] [ 트위터 ] [ 페이스북 ] 	 구독 신청 1588 - 0533 	 <ⓒ KoreaHerald ( www . koreaherald . com ) 무단 전재 및 재 배포 금지 >