Galaxy Note 4 is strong according to Samsung

Ever since the official launch of the iPhone 6 and
iPhone 6 Plus, “bend tests” have become more than
commonplace on the internet, as everyone tries to find
out just how durable Apple’s new flagships are.
Samsung is getting ahead of the game, thanks to a
new video published to one of their YouTube channels.
Samsung’s Galaxy Note 4, one of the company’s yearly
flagships, has already gone on sale in South Korea
(with the launch date pushed ahead due to the
success of the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus), but it’s
still waiting to launch in several other regions across
the globe. With this “bendgate” nonsense still making
the rounds, the manufacturer jumped at the chance to
get ahead of the curve, and published a video
showcasing the stress tests the Galaxy Note 4 goes
through.
The tests include things like a “three point bend test,”
and “human weight test,” among others. As one can
imagine, Samsung puts their devices through quite the
labyrinth of tests, to make sure that it can handle
normal usage. And, of course, to see what, exactly, it
takes to break one of their new devices. Of course, it
should be noted that Apple let journalists into their
own stress tests facilities recently , just so they could
see what the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus go through
ahead of launch.
As Samsung notes in their own video, sitting on
something, especially for extended periods of time or
even over the course of days, weeks and months can
lead to something being bent. While Samsung believes
that the Galaxy Note 4 can withstand that kind of
situation, no matter what, one should always take
caution from sitting on their expensive electronic
devices.
The bending issue has seen quite a bit of coverage .
Most recently, the popular Europe-based computer
magazine Computer Bild published their own bend test
video with the iPhone 6 Plus, and subsequently had
their Apple PR accreditation revoked. On September 25,
Apple officially responded to the bending controversy ,
expressing that the situation is “extremely rare”, and
that (at the time of the statement) only nine people
had come forward with a bending issue. A couple of
days later, Consumer Reports published their own
findings, confirming Apple’s “extremely rare”
statement.