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IPhone 8 drop test
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I thought it would be obvious glass is more fragile than aluminium!
Why do people do these “tests” is beyond me. Like who has ever made their buying decision based on these videos?!
Duh? Really not sure why everyone is throwing a tizzy over this. It’s glass. Of course it’s going to break. And of course glass is going to break before aluminum.
YouTube advert revenue.
Drop tests gain views, lots of views, Apple and Android fanboy/girls go to war in the comment section.
Race to get the first drop test videos out to race to the top of YouTube can be rewarding, even if the one video doesn't cover the costs of phones used in the video, it's a business expense if you like in the hope they subscribe and watch more of their videos.
Bit weird if you ask me, not seen a car review drive new cars into brick walls to see which speed makes it undrivable.
Maybe a suggestion worth forwarding to Apple, might improve the Carpool Karaoke series driving the car into a brick wall at the end.
Many do, myself included. Explains why Apple markets water and dust proofing. Phones get dropped and get wet when some people use them. If you’ve ever experienced damage from either, actual tests WILL probably influence your buying decision.
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Plenty of them out there.....
If they did it every year with multiple phone then I’m sure Apple would have banned them.
Uh...derrrrrr.
It’s glass. What did you think would happen if you dropped it four times from increasing heights?
“Wow, guys. I’m shocked. The glass didn’t survive being dropped reapetedly.”
Please....
Those aren’t tests. Those are just willingly destroying phones. Did you see his other video where in the name of “test” he actually tries to break the phone in half? I mean if you make your buying decisions based on videos like that then good luck to you.
Dumb! Don't watch their video, don't give them revenue. Apple spends billions developing the greatest piece of technology ever invented, a super computer in your pocket, engineers in the 70s and 80s would have killed for one. How does this guy use it? By dropping it on the ground!
Is anyone remotely shocked by this video at all. Glass is more fragile than aluminum. I am totally surprised by this....
Yeah he did a video on that I think. I just don’t understand why such videos are so popular.