In its testing, SquareTrade looked at how the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus front and rear panels held up when being slid across panels of plastic and wood. Both received minimal scratches in their testing.
SquareTrade also submerged both iPhones for 10 seconds under water and there was no immediate damage to either phone. Both phones were also dropped six times from a distance of 4-feet high, and both came held up well, SquareTrade said. The iPhone 6 had just a few nicks and scratches, but no other damage. SquareTrade said this was the best drop performance seen in its drop tests.
The 6 Plus didnt hold up quite as well: The glass front and aluminum back didnt break, but after 6 drops the rear and front panels separated and SquareTrade was able to pry the phone open. Then, 30 minutes later, the 6 Plus speakers stopped working.
Overall, SquareTrade said the new iPhones impressed, but theyre not indestructible by any stretch. They earned medium risk breakablity scores of 4 and 5 respectively, beating the iPhone 5Ss score of 6, and the Galaxy S5′s score of 6.5. (Lower is better.)
Both new iPhones are bigger and more durable than any before them, a SquareTrade spokesman said in the YouTube video showing off the companys testing. The iPhone 6 passed all of our tests with flying colors. The iPhone 6 Plus also did extremely well but its so big that it lost points for gripability and size.
