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iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus Get Cracked in First Drop Test
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Android has had this feature for years: all you need to do is take a picture of the unbuttered side of a piece of toast and set it as wallpaper.
Some phones are tanks. I smashed my Quantum 900 on the pavement so many times with hardly a scratch to show for it.
kas23
macrumors 603
Not only that, there appears to be considerable variability between iPhones of the same model. I drop by iPhone 5S at least once a week without it breaking. My Mom has already had to replace hers 3 times. I don't think she's dropping it wrong either.
charlituna
macrumors G3
I know. You intentionally drop a glass device face down, you should expect it to break.
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it all depends on how it drops. And not breaking on the first fall is NOT 'very unusual' at all. again depending on how it drops. I went over a year with my iPhone 5 and never dropped it on its face. Then one day it fell and went smack down, shattered. I got a replacement (yeah apple care) and two weeks later dropped it for the first time, again face down and yep it cracked.
Older but mure durable phones
Nokia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jH4xYN9I5Kw&feature=youtu.be
iPhone https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuwD7pdxxyo&feature=youtu.be
Nokia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jH4xYN9I5Kw&feature=youtu.be
iPhone https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuwD7pdxxyo&feature=youtu.be
charlituna
macrumors G3
MyopicPaideia
macrumors 68020
Ha ha ha, you're right! Sorry Ice!
+1'd your WRX comment by the way 😉
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Ha ha ha, nope, WRX caught me missing the second one as well, stand fully corrected!! 😎
charlituna
macrumors G3
yes and no. Square trade does get you 4 incidents but that's defect and damage and all have co pays. Apple Care only counts and charges for damage. If you some how manage to have 50 defects over that two years that are verified hardware defects without user damage then you will get 50 covered repairs.
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An advantage to having an Apple Watch, you can do a great many things without having to remove that giant ass expensive iPhone from your pocket and risk dropping it
But that android authority drop test has restored my faith in the ruggedness of the new iPhones
MyopicPaideia
macrumors 68020
Yeah, for those of us who think of the iPhone as an investment I guess...lots of people couldn't care less about resale value, though. If you do, definitely should use a case, especially if it is your method of subsidising your own future iDevice upgrades!
charlituna
macrumors G3
smart move. No matter how careful we are with our prizes, there's no way to 100% guarantee a child won't get hands on and they are made for dropping things.
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I doubt it was margins but simple physics and chemistry. Sapphire is highly breakable, it's a simple fact. So far no one has managed to make a sapphire based 'glass' that isn't highly breakable. it's a little bit stronger when it's a small piece like a camera lens cover or a button cover but anything bigger than that and forget it.
I've never seen any Gen iPhone that didn't get cracked/shattered. There is a great chance that it will happen if you drop any iPhone. This surely cannot be a deal breaker for those on the fence/debating to get a iPhone. With that said, I have never cracked any of my 6 different iPhones. Lord knows my kids sure know how to do it though...no problem. lol
C.Calthrop
macrumors newbie
More mass, more fragile
The iPhone 5/5S weigh 112g, the 6: 129g, 6 plus: 172g. Mass is the high order bit in fragility. I want a 6S with the 5S form factor only lighter. Big heavy phones are OK for those who carry purses. 4.87" is about all that fits comfortably in my pockets.
The iPhone 5/5S weigh 112g, the 6: 129g, 6 plus: 172g. Mass is the high order bit in fragility. I want a 6S with the 5S form factor only lighter. Big heavy phones are OK for those who carry purses. 4.87" is about all that fits comfortably in my pockets.
nia820
macrumors 68020
Neither have I because I always slap a case on it. I don't even want to take the risk. But I'm pretty if I didn't I would have a cracked my iphone 4 and 5. I've gone naked with my 3gs before and dropped it with no issue it was sturdy. I think because it was thicker than the iphones that came after it.
AppleScruff1
macrumors G4
chr1s60
macrumors 68020
This is true about defects, however, any defects during the first year you are already covered under the standard warranty that comes with the phone. Plus major defects in that second year that are at least well known and widespread would be recall type issues such as the current battery one for the iPhone 5. Realistically, damage is the worry for most iPhone owners. I've been lucky, but have known so many people that shattered screens it isn't even funny. Some not once, but twice or three times. I'm more concerned about dropping the phone and breaking it than pretty much any other thing that could go wrong. I imagine many people are the same. I'd just hate to go with AppleCare+ and end up needing that third repair and needing to shell out however much Apple will be charging for a new phone or whatever part is broken. It's smart to get at least one of the offerings though.
Hardly a controlled, scientific test... is it.
To make this a controlled, fair and repeatable test - for EVERY phone, you need:
~ 1/ To ensure you have a "control" surface - for example, a 2x2ft square of concrete, that is the same exact area for every device, every year.
~ 2/ Make sure you are dropping them from the same position onto the same area, year in, year out, to make the test repeatable and consistent.
Uneven, rough stone blocks, as seen in the video, have naturally occuring protrusions; the protrusion is going hit the screen FIRST, concentrating the fall of the device into one - or a few - specific, concentrated area(s).
No scientific, accurate SERIOUS test is going to be taken seriously unless you start EACH TEST with THE SAME environment. Having some random hipster just walk out into a yard and drop a phone whilst filming it, IS NOT scientific. If he chooses to use a flat concrete area one year, then a rough stone floor the next, the tests are as good as useless.
To make this a controlled, fair and repeatable test - for EVERY phone, you need:
~ 1/ To ensure you have a "control" surface - for example, a 2x2ft square of concrete, that is the same exact area for every device, every year.
~ 2/ Make sure you are dropping them from the same position onto the same area, year in, year out, to make the test repeatable and consistent.
Uneven, rough stone blocks, as seen in the video, have naturally occuring protrusions; the protrusion is going hit the screen FIRST, concentrating the fall of the device into one - or a few - specific, concentrated area(s).
No scientific, accurate SERIOUS test is going to be taken seriously unless you start EACH TEST with THE SAME environment. Having some random hipster just walk out into a yard and drop a phone whilst filming it, IS NOT scientific. If he chooses to use a flat concrete area one year, then a rough stone floor the next, the tests are as good as useless.
charlituna
macrumors G3
those don't happen as often as you think and aren't across the board. That battery thing is only like the first 3 months of units. If you got your iPhone 5 in say April you would be hosed cause it's not covered by the program
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careful now. common sense and logic are not allowed in these sorts of matters
PinkyMacGodess
Suspended
Anyone know? What happened to his iPhone? Is it cracked? Bugger if it is...
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No, it fell somewhat out side of the plastic packing, by the looks of it. It probably would have been worse for it if it had fallen in the plastic packaging as I can see it hitting at an off angle and springing the iPhone all over the place.
Ironically, it's probably the plastic packing plate that made the iPhone pop out...
bobborries
macrumors member
The only time I drop my iPhone is when I'm holding it in my left hand, while my right hand is doing something else.