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Glass-Bodied iPhone 8 Shatters Repeatedly in Drop Tests
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In which case (no pun intended) having a glass back at all on the iPhone 8 is irrelevant.
I don't understand why some people don't use a case... but they don't.
Where did you see them being launched? I do agree that 6 feet is an unrealistic height to do a drop test from.
A breakable glass back all so they could include wireless charging which the vast majority of people will never use....
This is why I’m buying two iPhone X on launch day: if I drop one, I’ll have a spare while getting a replacement from my additional accidental damage protection. The extra insurance does cost 9.90 / month, but with the iPhone X, it is actually worth it.
I'm not the first to say this, but - Ive's goal is probably to have a phone without any openings at all. In which case everyone who owns one will have to use wireless charging.
The outpouring of sarcasm here is ripe, maybe rightfully so, but there is value in this information. For parents who are buying their teenager a phone that will almost certainly be dropped this information could be helpful, especially if the only info they’ve gotten is from Apple saying this is the strongest glass ever.
A lot of people will drop the phone while putting it on the wireless charging pad – in the dark in the bedroom.
It really is too bad we have to treat these things like newborn babies or fragile pieces of china. I hate using a case but it's my insurance plan against light drops and scratches.
Seriously? You really wrote this? The legend of Samsung will be forever more "exploding phones"; It will take a very long time to live that down. The fact the Samsung Note 8 only becomes inoperable rather than exploding like a grenade has to be a step forward in their reputation of industrial design.
We know phones break, what would you expect? iPhone X will break as any other new phone in the future, they are not nokias, they break, you can give the phone and I will tell you yup it is glass... it will break. don't trashed it, give it to me instead, good thing most of the phones can be recycled, otherwise wise your are not very nice with with the environment and emerging economies.
You can still buy an aluminum bodied iPhone 7 that is and will be faster than most Androids. Or an iPhone 6S or iPhone SE – which provide a better & faster OS and experience than 87% of all Android phones.
Switch wisely.
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It’s not that Everything Apple Pro is not sponsored – it’s just that the guy is so drop dead yammy & gorgeous that he’d hog all the video views. The others wouldn’t stand a chance against someone so handsome! He even drops the iPhones sexy.
Dropped my iPhone 5s once, in its 'protective' Apple leather case. Total screen shatter.
Well, Apple has had their fair share of faulty products due to poor design, including exploding batteries. It should be noted that Samsung was first with large displays, first with iris and face scanning, first with bezel-less design, first with OLED phones, and first and only with curved displays. They are masters at design. Samsung revolutionized new levels of man-machine interface with Smart Scroll. Apple? 3D Touch. A pressure sensitive display offers no real-world usability in a TOUCH SCREEN device. 3D Touch is a dud that no one uses. It's a failed attempt at developing the next-gen human interface.
Not to mention Samsung's POWERFUL CPU and GPU with MORE cores than Apple's pathetic A chips with how much RAM? Exactly. Samsung phones DESTROY EVERY iPHONE. EVERY. iPHONE. Just look at the specs. There's no comparison. More cores, more RAM. Apple's new A11 is just marketing, including the embarrassing name: Bionic. Are intelligent people supposed to be fooled by this? Bionic? Really? With Samsung, it's more, more, more. iPhones are less, less, less.
Also, Samsung phones don't come pre-loaded with bloatware. iCloud crap, Pages, Keynote, Numbers, Clips, iMovie, GarageBand, Music Memos, Health, Podcasts, News, iBooks, Reminders, and everyone's favorite: Stocks and Tips. Apple seems to think they can differentiate their software with productivity and creativity tools. Samsung doesn't even have a software portfolio akin to iWork and iLife and yet people just love their Galaxy phones. Samsung design wins.
Remember the good old days when it was just about phones bending?
It interesting that we never hear about drop tests for any other consumer product.
Has anyone ever heard of a drop test for:
Cameras
Watches
Binoculars
Blenders
Flashlights
Eye glasses
Dinner plates
Drinking glasses
Vases
Clay pots
Home stereo equipment
Electric toothbrushes
Hair dryers
Etc
Etc
These iPhone drop tests are dumb.
Bottom line: You drop it, it breaks. And if it doesn't, you're extremely lucky.
Has anyone ever heard of a drop test for:
Cameras
Watches
Binoculars
Blenders
Flashlights
Eye glasses
Dinner plates
Drinking glasses
Vases
Clay pots
Home stereo equipment
Electric toothbrushes
Hair dryers
Etc
Etc
These iPhone drop tests are dumb.
Bottom line: You drop it, it breaks. And if it doesn't, you're extremely lucky.