Would like to see a similar series of tests using the popular cases. I agree with the poster who claimed these tests were unrealistic since most people have cases on their phones.
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Galaxy S9 and S9+ Beat iPhone X in Drop Tests, But Still Suffer Severe Damage
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Phones are a lot better than 5 years ago.
I remember I barely dropped by iPhone 5 and it was like I shot it with a bullet. Now I can drop them on cement and they just get a little scratch.
I remember I barely dropped by iPhone 5 and it was like I shot it with a bullet. Now I can drop them on cement and they just get a little scratch.
BREAKING NEWS: Glass Breaks! Next at the 6:00 hour water is wet. Why are we still doing drop tests on phones? Yes it’s common to drop your $1000 gadget. If you’re that concerned put a case on it and get Apple care. If you chose not to, well I call that willful ignorance.
These drop tests are simply stunts for the publication or YouTube channel to gain more views or hits. You can claim whatever using whatever methods, but unless each tests were conducted using a brand new phone, the results are invalid, as any previous drop can affect the structural integrity of the device for subsequent tests. Thus the inconsistent results amongst the various channels.
In short, just get AppleCare. Or even better, just subscribe to the iPhone upgrade program.
In short, just get AppleCare. Or even better, just subscribe to the iPhone upgrade program.
Lets drop a glass aquarium from 6 feet, see if it shatters
Stupid and waste of time. Just creating more unnecessary 1st World eWaste. If one is of the fumbling type, just smarten up and buy a good protective case than to watch these highly unscientific tests. Change a bit on the angle and the results are all out.
I've noticed a lot more scratching on my iPhone X, too--and I've treated it very well and have no idea how it happened.
Almost worse is that both top corners of the screen have some weird, cloudy areas that look like smudging but simply won't wipe off. They're extremely noticeable in bright light and almost impossible to see in lower light situations. Anyone else seen anything like that?
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The problem for me is that the phone is just SO nice to use without a case. Reminds me of those car bras that people used to use...the solution is almost worse than the problem.
Other things that suffer significant damage when dropped, unprotected, from a height of six feet or more into concrete:
Your stereo
Your car
Your bicycle
Your dog
Your printer
Your blender
Your houseplants
Your reading glasses
Your dinner
Your children
Your face
Luckily there is protective gear available for most of these, and for those that without, maybe you could - perhaps - WATCH WHAT YOU'RE DOING. How much money did SquareTrade get for featuring this advertisement on your site? Can you pass some of that on to us perhaps?
Your stereo
Your car
Your bicycle
Your dog
Your printer
Your blender
Your houseplants
Your reading glasses
Your dinner
Your children
Your face
Luckily there is protective gear available for most of these, and for those that without, maybe you could - perhaps - WATCH WHAT YOU'RE DOING. How much money did SquareTrade get for featuring this advertisement on your site? Can you pass some of that on to us perhaps?
They both shattered. How is that better? Both are fragile and break when dropped. Samsung has nothing to brag about here. Neither does Apple.
They just released their flagship phone so it’s expected there’ll be a bunch of comparison articles. This will die down. I don’t see the problem with this.
A drop test, of any kind, is not qualitative data, it is only quantitive and so therefore it is only subjective.
They are, but you'd think people would be too. The amount of damage phones go though is ridiculous, when your not meant to drop-kick a phone.
Thanks to drop-test, for just about all major phones, we've lost the "safe" approach to take care of devices. And instead, we focus on "Well as long as i have a good enough case" i can do what i like
Don't put a case on a phone. It's like putting a case on a turd. Makes it that much bigger.
Seriously can these drop tests stop! just stop dropping expensive phones to see how damage they will get.
As interesting as these drop tests are to watch, I don’t find them to be indicative of real world experience. Dropping a phone if it survives is based on angle, impact and what type of service it was dropped on. There are so many variables that can cause damage, it’s not guaranteed a phone will break or not. Not to mention, the majority of smart phone owners use cases.
These tests are so unscientific, they really should be embarrassed. Simply dropping a phone doesn't test the glass's strength, because there are still uncontrolled variables on the way down, such as air currents, and exact placement of the device in the clamp, among other things. In a test such as this, any slight air movement or placement difference can cause dramatically different results. Regardless, I'd test the glass itself in a controlled environment (separately from the rest of the device), not dropping it in a somewhat random fashion such as this.
That's not quite how it works. The technology requires an actual coil, not some random piece of metal. Even in a solid metal back, there'd have to be some sort of metal coil embedded within for the charging to work, negating any benefit (although the metal back could very well interfere with the charging, actually making things worse).
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