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Tests: New iPhones less durable than iPhone 5 Sep 22nd 2013, 23:37 NEW YORK—As Apple pitches its newest smartphones, users may find something lacking compared with last year's model: They could break more easily.   SquareTrade, a provider of protection plans for gadgets, tested five smartphones, including Apple's new iPhones, to see if they could withstand drops, dunks and other common hazards. Its finding: The latest models aren't as durable as last year's iPhone 5.   The biggest loser, however, was Samsung's Galaxy S4, which failed to work after being submerged in water and being dropped 5 feet (1.5 meters) off the ground, according to San Francisco-based SquareTrade.   The phone that withstood SquareTrade's tort... Keep on reading: Tests: New iPhones less durable than iPhone 5 Media files: New-iPhones.jpg (image/jpeg)

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