iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus Get Cracked in First Drop Test

[Max(IT)]

Those tests are ridiculous since every single drop is different...
To purposely destroy two expensive devices just to make a YouTube video is plain stupid.
If you have money to waste, make a donation.

 

[Jiminyts]

I am so disappointed

I suspect I'm not alone.

I too was thinking along them lines. As much as I WANT it. I can't see my self with this phone just yet. Or this year for that matter. On the other hand... YES I'll be lining up in the (iCue) for the watch. It works with my iPhone 5s so I'm super happy

 

[simonmet]

I wonder if the Apple staff would be clapping David if they knew what he was going to do to them!!!

http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/mobiles/student-in-tears-after-being-kicked-out-of-iphone-6-queue-20140919-10j7uq.html

 

[ApfelSchaf]

check out this iphone 6 and 6 plus drop test on android authority:

http://www.androidauthority.com/iphone-6-iphone-6-plus-drop-test-527540/

The video on android-authority has been edited to hide the fact that the glass shattered and came off!
Watch carefully (in 1080p) starting at 3:46

 

[UpperQuadrant]

It. Hurts. To. Watch.

Also, I'm getting a case and Applecare!

Get a screen protector too.

 

[Max(IT)]

Thats not the first drop test! This is!

First iPhone 6 sold in Perth is dropped by kid during an interview
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lhXOgJ8ahA

I really hope the interviewer or the channel will buy him another one....

 

[Lancer]

I'll be waiting for the 6s+ anyway since I have a 5s under contract for another year and will pick up a case when I get it.

Got an OtterBox on my 5s so I don't care about how thin it is or even the color!

I like it and at least I know it's safer then being naked!

 

[locust76]

Drop test. A.k.a., "look how much money we have that we can just piss away!"

 

[Max(IT)]

Some of us live in homes with hard flooring -- even concrete flooring. I have dropped my 5s many, many times. I know already based on my iPhone 6 knockoff that I will drop the 6 even more so. A decrease in durability isn't a good thing in my opinion.

Decrease wasn't proved

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You're missing the new option under Settings > Levitate that will automatically recognize when your phone drops with various sensors that detect speed and pressure, and will use it's internal gravitational minerals to float your iPhone safely above ground.

Ahahah looking for Settings- Levitate....

 

[Jess13]

I never understand why these people spend all this money on an iPhone just to drop it on the ground on YouTube for a few views. Give me that damn Phone if you're gonna Eff it up. Sheesh.

I agree, it seems completely retarded.

 

[TopToffee]

Gotta love those ultra scientific tests.

 

[simonmet]

I think they've actually provided a good service to iPhone customers the world over: use without a case at your peril!

Also, it puts the spotlight on Apple about the fragility of their phones.

 

[bigandtasty]

bummer to see those break so quickly but if Apple is running the screen to very edge of the frame, of course it is going to break easier. No bevel = more busted screens.

 

[wyarp]

Solution?

Don't drop your bloody phone then! I've never once dropped my phone or caused damage to it as a result of careless behaviour. I'm constantly amazed at how many people regularly smash their screens, a figure which conveniently rises towards a new release! Maybe ppl are just far less careful or preotective of their expensive gadgets these days, such as we live in such a 'disposable' society!

 

[bigandtasty]

Sound policy. If and when the Watch catches on, that should cut down on accidental drops somewhat. Phone stays safely tucked away for many ordinary functions where the 'watch' will be our phone interface.

If your not going to use it, why have one?

 

[gnasher729]

This is disappointing. I'm still on a 4S (6 arriving tomorrow), and I've dropped it on concrete several times and sustained barely any damage, certainly no cracks.

Is the glass thinner now (because it must be oh so thin), or what?

The phones are heavier. There will be more energy to be dissipated when it lands. It may be that it will even land at higher speed because final velocity will be higher due to the higher weight.

 

[Trapezoid]

If your not going to use it, why have one?

The watch doesnt fully replace the phone

 

[till213]

Will it blend?

So we know it will drop. But will it blend? Do we know?

 

[gnasher729]

I'm sure they just get the cracked phones (that they just "accidentally" dropped) replaced under the Applecare+ warranty that they conveniently bought when got their phones.

Then someone at their Apple store reads MacRumors, checks the video, sees that they got an Applecare+ warranty replacement for an item that they damaged intentionally, and suddenly they go to court for insurance fraud.

 

[Hurda]

Glass shatters and aluminium dents when dropped on solid ground.

In other news, the sky is blue.

And plastic absorbs. But plastic is oh so bad.

 

[simonmet]

The phones are heavier. There will be more energy to be dissipated when it lands. It may be that it will even land at higher speed because final velocity will be higher due to the higher weight.

I take it you're not a physicist!

 

[bushido]

i never get a case, to bulky. if it drops it drops and i just get it replaced by my insurance. it is even convenient at some point when the battery is starting to suck

 

[Shade12]

Glass shatters and aluminium dents when dropped on solid ground.

In other news, the sky is blue.

Lol sky is blue and sea is also blue ッ

 

[Trapezoid]

Lol sky is blue and sea is also blue

Depends on where you live. In New York, sadly, the sea is brown

 

[ron7624]

Yeah, because no one ever drops their phone.

No, it's stupid because we know they're going to break.
If a phone manufacturer claims their product is unbreakable, then a drop test would be in order.