DOES THE iPHONE SE BEND UNDER PRESSURE?

Bend tests often split opinion among smartphone users: while they’re the most iconic stress test out there, many argue on how useful they actually are for representing everyday life. There is, however, no simpler way to see how a device holds up to some basic roughing up. Cast your mind back to a year ago and the whole ‘bendgate’ fiasco that essentially allowed users to snap their iPhone 6 nearly in half. If there was ever something to get manufacturers to rethink how they build their smartphones, this was it. Tests carried out by YouTube user SquareTrade showed off that the latest wave of smartphones can all stand up to all matter of stress on their shell, but the metallic shell of the iPhone SE and it’s smaller, thicker shell…

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