We can all remember the first time an errant roundhouse kick shattered our brand new iPhone. But how well does Apple’s cutting-edge iPhone 6s fare when put through the wringer by real-life UFC middleweight fighter Luke Rockhold?
The result of that wacky premise is one of the stranger iPhone stress-test videos I’ve seen this year — subjecting Apple’s new handset to both an impact and bend test like no other.
When people talk about the iPhone’s battery capacity, I’m pretty sure they don’t have this in mind!
To be fair, the SquareTrade Labs video does serve one useful purpose beyond the strange thrill of seeing a tough man in his underwear beating up an expensive piece of technology.
After the iPhone 6 Plus was famously bent in a popular YouTube video, Apple went back to the drawing board with the iPhone 6s — reinforcing it with extra-strong 7000 series aluminum and added supports. We’ve seen a few stress-tests so far with people trying to bend the ultra-tough handset, but Luke’s struggle to do so really does suggest that mere mortals like you and I are unlikely to suffer any repeat bendgate problems this year.
Unless we take the iPhone in the Octagon, that is.
Luke Dormehl is a U.K.-based journalist and author, with a background working in documentary film for Channel 4 and the BBC. He is the author of The Apple Revolution and The Formula: How Algorithms Solve All Our Problems … and Create More, both published by Penguin/Random House. His tech writing has also appeared in Wired, Fast Company, Techmeme and other publications.
11 responses to “iPhone 6s enters ultimate stress test against UFC fighter”
While this is a fun video (and I’m a fan of Luke) when are we going to see a scientific test from consumer reports?
It was impressive that he had to put his whole body into the 6s plus. Noticeably stronger.
This post made me happy. Then I realised you were probably talking about Luke Rockhold.
Wasn’t that you in the video‽
Imagine the waste of these perfectly good devices…
Indeed!! It’s particularly infuriating when I receive an iPhone 6s on day one with the glass/metal seam was oddly faulty (they didnt meet at the edges properly) and was told by AppleCare that I would have to wait 2 weeks for a replacement because they had none in stock.. They took my original one back today and I’m now without a phone..
Gutted mate. Hopefully, a new and shiny unit will be with you soon.
Just had exactly the same issue with my Apple Watch, burnt itself from the inside out. No swap outs in stock, have to wait 2 weeks. Pretty poor from Apple, you think looking after people that buy AppleCare would be paramount.
Sorry to hear that!
What annoyed me is that they wouldnt let me hold onto the existing one (which in my case still worked). Of course i could have just ordered a new one (paying again) and then sent mine back 2 weeks after recieving it as a return, but they told me i would get prioirty if i did it this way. Frankly I think it’s not on that they dont let me pay a deposit/Credticard hold for an exchange – I even paid for AppleCare+ which would mean, in the case of a repair that they WOULD do this! and yet for this no!
I’ve pulled the “major issue” under Australian consumer law (which is well within my rights) and asked for a full refund. Once this happens I’ll just walk in and buy a brand new one. Just red tape really, I just thought Apple would have looked after their AppleCare+ customers with much faster response times. It’s not like they don’t have plenty of retail watches in stock.
Yea i could have done that, but the new ones were all out of stock here in France (and i dont live near an Apple Store)
I actually received the new one today – so perhaps my comment was premature. Somehow after i sent them the faulty one i got an email saying mine was now actually available for dispatch afterall
Good to hear you have been taken care of in good time. Staying positive, but haven’t heard anything from them since Friday.