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iPhone 4 Drop Test with Bumper Case
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Actually it is what SJ said. When I have to choose who is liar between them. I have to choose Steve Jobs.
http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2010...-steve-jobs-on-the-iphone-4-antenna-problems/
http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2010...-steve-jobs-on-the-iphone-4-antenna-problems/
Amazing!
$30 and it does little to nothing to protect the glass on your iPhone.
More evidence that the bumpers were designed to diminish the signal attenuation they anticiapted. NOT to protect the glass like so many fanboys said!!!! LOL
$30 and it does little to nothing to protect the glass on your iPhone.
More evidence that the bumpers were designed to diminish the signal attenuation they anticiapted. NOT to protect the glass like so many fanboys said!!!! LOL
This is what I really think. Apple is not the Apple it used to be. This company is so like any other companies which try to get every penny from Fanboys.
APPLE=BP
I'm sick of seeing this ugly prick promote his garbage website by dropping the iphone 4 repeatedly onto concrete until it breaks then see him go HEYYYYYYY SEE MY SHIRT? GO TO MY SITE! How is this a test of any kind?
Nobody bothers to think that possibly it's the repeated and immediate drops that eventually breaks the glass. The material could have some sort of recovery period where if you wait a minute before dropping your phone onto concrete again, it could then not break. Then again, this douche bag is not looking to make any kind of scientific test, rather to drive traffic to his stupid site.
Nobody bothers to think that possibly it's the repeated and immediate drops that eventually breaks the glass. The material could have some sort of recovery period where if you wait a minute before dropping your phone onto concrete again, it could then not break. Then again, this douche bag is not looking to make any kind of scientific test, rather to drive traffic to his stupid site.
Don't you mean transparent aluminum?
I wonder how many drops it would take to break a transparent aluminum screen...
What do you know.... If you drop an iPhone 4 onto concrete, one of its two glass surfaces just might break! Now there's a revelation! It's almost as surprising as this drop test:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xz7UrfQpyCE
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xz7UrfQpyCE
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Nobody bothers to think this because it really is not a factor.
The interval/time between drops was more than sufficient. The "glass" had more than enough time to recover from any induced vibrations.
The demonstration clearly indicates that the design of the bumper is insufficient to prevent any damage from incurring. It only covers to antenna while providing little protect forthe top or bottom surface. A proper case would cover most of the phone, such as the back and a high lip on the front.
Naw, not at all.
The conclusion is that Apple's overpriced rubber band does little or nothing to protect the iPhone 4's screen.
It's a rubber bumper. Just because Apple made it doesn't mean it has to be some act of god and defy physics. This isn't an otter box so don't treat it like one. Go get an incase rubber bumper, install, drop, watch same results. The amount of stupidity in this thread is astounding. No rubber case in the history of mankind has alleviated a concrete drop from 5 feet. It's rubber not magic.
I use my rubber bumper to keep the back of the phone from touching the surface of tables etc. and scratching it. I don't expect it to protect the phone THAT much in case of a fall. I'd buy the vapor case or an otter box for that.
PS. Did it ever cross anyones mind that maybe apple designed the bumper without a backing on it for a reason? The new iPhone is promoting symmetry for the front and back, unlike previous models that used a concave design. Designing the case to not cover the backing makes more sense in terms of aesthetic design which tends to be Apple's stronghold.
love different viewpoints..so your conclusion is the bumper (for you) is worth $30?
Of course it's not surprising such a surface would cause a cracked glass. People drop things in all sorts of unexpected places and surfaces. This IS the purpose of owning a bumper. If I only drop it on the bed or other soft, forgiving areas I may frequent, then I wouldn't need a bumper. However, if I want to protect it for as many surfaces as possible, especially hard ones, like concrete which cause the greatest potential for damge, I would expect a $30 case made by the phone manufacturer to be of high grade or caliber. This is just NOT the case here. No pun intended.
A well-designed bumper case would help prevent such damage from drops involving concrete. This is poorly made and the goal was more to shield the antenna than it was for protective purposes.
Seems very obvious.
Hmmm
Pretty much every phone I've had I could probably break in 4 drops to the concrete. Get a case worth a damn and dont drop your phone.
Pretty much every phone I've had I could probably break in 4 drops to the concrete. Get a case worth a damn and dont drop your phone.
If it protects the back of my phone from scratching then yes.
$30 for a bumper
$260 for a new back glass plate
If I used my phone in a more heavy duty fashion, then the bumper would not be my choice. Like I said, its a rubber bumper, not a high quality material case like the vapor, otter box etc.
For fanboys, it is
Cute
What other quality cases are there for iPhone 4 to choose from?...go on...i'll wait.
Are you saying that Apple chose the name "Bumper" in order to deceive?
You claim it does nothing to protect from "bumps", and yet Apple chose to market it that way?
Wow these guys are geniuses at selling us stuff we already know.
Glass + (mass x velocity) = breakage? Amazing.
Like clearly, stress tests are important, but to drop a phone over and over again until its glass body shatters and then sound all smug & righteous about it is just so lame.
"Check it out, the iPhone's totally gonna break. *drop*...*drop*...*drop* AHAAA!! Toldja so."
It's like Grampa Simpson at the toy store. "Look at these cheap toy soldiers. They'll break the second I stomp on 'em."
Glass + (mass x velocity) = breakage? Amazing.
Like clearly, stress tests are important, but to drop a phone over and over again until its glass body shatters and then sound all smug & righteous about it is just so lame.
"Check it out, the iPhone's totally gonna break. *drop*...*drop*...*drop* AHAAA!! Toldja so."
It's like Grampa Simpson at the toy store. "Look at these cheap toy soldiers. They'll break the second I stomp on 'em."
What about if I drop my iPad off a 2 story building?
you dont think the vid was trying for real life scenarios?..I have dropped my iphone 3GS from my pocket..about 3 feet.....had a case and it survived..so what is your point?
Those "intelligent" people who paid $30 for a rubber band might have believed Apple when they said it provided Bump resistance.
