Absolutely correct. The CR tests show us the iPhone 6 is less resistant to deformation than the iPhone 5, the "next step" through real world use will be to see if the iPhone 6 is "strong enough" for everyday use. Only the use by hundreds of thousand of "average users" will give us that answer.
Exactly. The actual real world testing process is currently in progress. If the bending stays at a miniscule number, end of drama. If large numbers of bent phones turn up in the next few months, the drama is just beginning.