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iPhone 4 Drop Test with Bumper Case

Anuba said:
The glass is reasonably scratch resistant and also very flexible (as shown in Apple's iPhone 4 video). The problem is that the flexibility is absolutely useless for this particular design, since there is zero flexing allowance for energy absorption once the glass has been glued to a hard surface. On impact the glass is caught between a rock (the ground) and a hard place (the phone), so to speak.
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Bingo! so the bumper needs to be raised (more) above the glass front to absorb the energy. Not sure if it's possible based on the design, but a more flexible adhesive might be worth looking into.

One of the things I do is create realistic detailed models for a forensic animations engineering firm, used in accident recreations, which involves a lot of "impact".
 
jiwa said:
There is no screen crack issue. Stay tuned.

Steve.

Sent from my iPhone.
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miazma said:
not an issue. just dont drop it like that.

sent from my iphone
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Just avoid holding it.

Steve.

Sent from my iPh....Ooops.. oh *****!

Have to say that the new flat glass back doesn't help - if I put my iPhone on anything but the flattest surface it will slowly start sliding, sometimes even so slow you can hardly tell. So if I put my iPhone on top of a pile of papers on my desk, I can well see it suddenly taking a fall a few minutes later.
 
The test is unrealistic. Sure, we all have dropped the iphone before. I dropped my iphone 3gs before. The case came off, but the iphone survived. No scratches, no damages. The guy in the video dropped the phone same spot 4 times till it broke. I don't accidentally dropped my iphone 4 times. Plus, if I dropped twice in 4 months period, it would be different surfaces (ceramic floor, carpet, etc.). This one reason why I am surprised why anyone would not use a case. If everyone use a case to protect the phone, no one would have noticed the antenna issue.
 
"...how it falls likely affects the chances of the glass breaking. "

Ya think?
 
One test... and we have the final result!

Horrible article macrumors. These tests don't prove or disprove anything to anyone. The test was run once in each situation. And then the results are final! Not very scientific.

So the conclusion is that phones break when dropped. Thats all... nothing else to see here folks. One of the worst articles I've read in a while due to the fact that the tone of the article is basically implying these "findings" are final and worth something.
 
That's really bad, i mean "Don't drop your Phone" but still, there is no way you will never drop it, whether it vibrates on a table and falls off or you just drop it somehow, three drops is crazy, however i doubt the amount of drops is relevant, It's more about the angle and the force, the glass cracks because of the pressure when the body gets pressed towards one side and almost no case can save you from that
 
So Apple lies to us once again. The glass is not 30x stronger than glass and I doubt that video of the glass bending in the iP4 ads is even real. False advertising 1. For the reception issue & 2. For the glass.

I really hope that KPN screw Apple for this blatant lying.

Oh by the ay Stevey boy where this software fix for my phone ya prick!
 
All these Professors on here lecturing "don't drop it", you think the average consumer just likes dropping his/her $199 - £599 investment for s h i t s and giggles :rolleyes:
 
I dropped mine without a bumped onto concrete from about 3 feet and the front glass chipped in opposite corners. I took it to the Genius bar yesterday and got it swapped even though it was "user error." I don't make it a habit to drop my phones, but my iPhone, iPhone 3G, and iPhone 3GS never had any damage from dropping so I was less than pleased. It's in a stupid bumper now. :/
 
CplBadboy said:
So Apple lies to us once again. The glass is not 30x stronger than glass and I doubt that video of the glass bending in the iP4 ads is even real. False advertising 1. For the reception issue & 2. For the glass.

I really hope that KPN screw Apple for this blatant lying.

Oh by the ay Stevey boy where this software fix for my phone ya prick!
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Why do you say the glass is not 30x stronger than glass? Just because something shatters in an impact doesn't mean it's not strong. There's different meanings of strength depending on the way a force is exerted on an object - take cast iron for example, extremely strong but easy to shatter.
 
CplBadboy said:
So Apple lies to us once again. The glass is not 30x stronger than glass and I doubt that video of the glass bending in the iP4 ads is even real. False advertising 1. For the reception issue & 2. For the glass.

I really hope that KPN screw Apple for this blatant lying.

Oh by the ay Stevey boy where this software fix for my phone ya prick!
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Careful there cowboy. Lie is a strong word. First, if you are going to go accusing at least get the claim right. It's "30x harder than plastic," not, stronger, not glass. Got it?

Now onto the fact portion of the game. Apple never said it was drop-proof, or even resistant. What Apple claims on its web site is that its "more scratch resistant." Now dispute that claim w/ scientific tests and you are on to something. In the mean time don't call people/companies "liars," when you clearly don't know the facts.

As for the video of the bending glass, contact Corning, the maker of Gorilla Glass, and also the source of many similar videos. The video is real, conducted under tight scientific lab conditions. Those type of conditions do not equate to real life. How many times have you bent your phone into two pieces? The bones in a finger are bendable, but also rigid like the glass in the video. Put against a wall and whacked w/ a hammer they too will shatter.

nuhusky001 said:
Horrible article macrumors. These tests don't prove or disprove anything to anyone. The test was run once in each situation. And then the results are final! Not very scientific.

So the conclusion is that phones break when dropped. Thats all... nothing else to see here folks. One of the worst articles I've read in a while due to the fact that the tone of the article is basically implying these "findings" are final and worth something.
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The last paragraph in the article acknowledges there is nothing scientific about the test and laments a phone w/ a conventional case wasn't also tested. MR is just bringing this video to readers attention to process as they will. Don't shoot the messenger here. Email the company and ask them why they didn't conduct the test in a more scientific manner.
 
Hey, when I drop my Nokia phone, the battery pops out immediately. Why didn't the media jump on that? No lawyers suing Nokia yet?
:confused:
 
The bumper case sold by Apple was not made to protect your iPhone at all. It's only purpose is to add a touch of color. Check out the product details:

"Made of durable rubber and molded plastic, the two-tone iPhone 4 Bumper fits snugly around the edges of your iPhone 4 and gives it a splash of color. It's a fun and unique way to personalize your iPhone 4."

A way to "personalize" your iPhone 4 - not protect it from falls.
 
Really can´t read all these "Dont drop it that way - Steve"-jokes on this anymore.
It is so much not funny when every 2nd post is using this statement for a joke.
Besides, how can anyome SERIOUSLY expect Apple to build a phone that does not break when beeing dropped on concrete (three times!!!).

@CplBadboy: Apple was not lying to anybody regarding the glass. But hey, YOU lied when you said it was so!

Maybe you shouldn´t use such big words or better: just relax a little..
 
daneoni said:
All these Professors on here lecturing "don't drop it", you think the average consumer just likes dropping his/her $199 - £599 investment for s h i t s and giggles :rolleyes:
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man, i'm glad i finally saw someone post this.

"dont drop it'... ya think? thats like saying "dont crash your car". no one goes out to do these things on purpose, unfortunately they still happen every day. no one plans on dropping their phone, so there is no point instructing them not to do it unless you just want to waste your time stating the obvious.
 
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