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[Merged] iPhone 4 Glass Body, Durability, and Drop Test Results
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I took off my anti glare for 2 weeks on my 3GS. Got 1 tiny hairline scratch it wasn't really a scratch into the glass but the oleophobic coating. So I put another anti glare on and it was good after that.
I'll definitely be protecting the screen on the 4 with an anti glare also. I'm nit going to risk scratching the oleophobic coating off. I will also most likely use a incipio feather case for a little back protection.
I'll definitely be protecting the screen on the 4 with an anti glare also. I'm nit going to risk scratching the oleophobic coating off. I will also most likely use a incipio feather case for a little back protection.
So, you would rather loose the function of having the oleophobic coating by protecting it? Why protect it if you aren't even getting any use out of it?
The frame doesn't bend or flex at all.
If anything, the guts would make it heavier, making acceleration in a free fall quicker, making impact greater and shattering easier.
Looks like someone didn't pay attention in freshman physics.
Just a post to chime in and say thank you for doing this early test on the parts you have.
People who make accusations about the test being fake are just Apple fanboys to the absolute extreme (aka morons). They try and defend a product that they have no experience of whilst you have made an interesting test which is of no benefit to you either way it goes.
For the record, I plan to purchase the iPhone 4 on launch.
People who make accusations about the test being fake are just Apple fanboys to the absolute extreme (aka morons). They try and defend a product that they have no experience of whilst you have made an interesting test which is of no benefit to you either way it goes.
For the record, I plan to purchase the iPhone 4 on launch.
They may have explained it incorrectly, but the mass is greater and f=ma so the force when it hits the ground will be greater and cause more damage, not less, by having the guts inside.
You are correct.
Explained it wrong...and corrected myself...but people will continue to read only what they want to...
Funny thing is...is when we dropped it...our sole intention was just to 'test' the durability. Just a spur of the moment thing...no plan...no video...just a couple techs who had a set of spare iphone 4 parts that we received from our supplier and wanted to see if they'd break. No ulterior motive. When it broke...we just put a post up here to share...not thinking anything of it.
Who would've ever thought that glass + concrete = smash!
And it surprisingly enough caught wind...and mad many upset...which was not our intentions.
Thanks! Glad we could be here to help!
We too plan on purchasing a few iPhone 4's on launch day, and we plan on drop testing at least one of them...to settle all this once and for all. We will have video present
You're hilarious.
I'd find it interesting to be able to use my phone to shoot an HD film while scuba diving along shallow reefs without using... a zip lock bag. I know that there are water resistant iPhone cases available.
i'm no physics expert but although having parts inside would increase the force of the impact, having parts inside would also probably make the phone more rigid and disperse the impact...just saying.
ps - at the end of the day, dropping any highly-refine electronic gadge onto concrete isn't a good idea. i wish there was a way of attaching a wrist-lanyard because that's what i would use when out and about, especially when holding it to my ear.
ps - at the end of the day, dropping any highly-refine electronic gadge onto concrete isn't a good idea. i wish there was a way of attaching a wrist-lanyard because that's what i would use when out and about, especially when holding it to my ear.
Somehow I feel like either the thing is going to shatter when dropped on the corner, or the metal frame is going to get messed up from all the impact.
*sigh* maybe I'll just give in and get a bumper...
*sigh* maybe I'll just give in and get a bumper...
I think in the next test they should dress in a gorilla outfit, jump around beating the iPhone on the ground, then end test with the gorilla jumping up and down on the iPhone. Like the old Samsonite luggage commercials…… then we’ll all feel better about using our new iPhone. Until they do that I’m going to use a bumper, because that will save the iPhone from any possible damage……..
If you’re too young to remember the Samsonite commercials, you can always Google it….
If you’re too young to remember the Samsonite commercials, you can always Google it….
I honestly don't care about this "controversy" one way or another. Things wrapped in glass that are dropped on concrete several times will tend to break. However, the above statement is such BS. You're not fooling anyone. You wanted press for your little company, so you got it. I'd have more respect for what you're doing if you just straight up said: "We think the glass makes it more fragile. We wanted to prove that because we believe we have a service that will help iPhone owners feel less anxious about their expensive, and somewhat fragile, purchase." Instead this "aw shucks, we didn't even know anyone would care!" nonsense makes you guys sound a little on the dishonest, creepy end of the spectrum.
As a consumer, I will be looking into insurance for this device, but probably with someone like Squaretrade. You guys smash up all the iPhones you want, just go out and hire a real marketer who will explain to you that marketing doesn't have to mean BS.
I am a glassblower...i work with glass all day every day..been doing this for over ten years. I work specifically with borosilicate (Pyrex) glass..
I hwve owned both the 3G and 3GS and even with all of the glass particulate matter floating around the studio and on the tables...I hwve never scratched my glass..
Someone might have already mentioned this...but the fastest way to scratch the glass onn your iPhone is with sand. The other fastes way is to use it in a shop with silica dust in the air..
Im truly impressed with the durability of the glass on these phones.
If anything, the guts would make it heavier, making acceleration in a free fall quicker, making impact greater and shattering easier.
If you were familiar with the laws of gravity, all objects fall at the same speed, regardless of weight.
However, with more mass, inertia would make the iPhone slower to start to fall and slower to stop.
So where is the proof? Saying it's real doesn't exactly make it so.
EDIT: looking back on the posts I have found nowhere showing proof that this was an OEM display. The fact that it wasn't a fully put together phone, no video of drop test, and no proof of parts being OEM leads me to believe that somebody got a lot of publicity for this "drop test" that most likely will generate more revenue in the market of cases. Don't believe it until you see it for real folks.
Maybe we should give the benefit of the doubt to apple until someone does some tests with a real iPhone 4..
I'm not a fanboi..I'm a realist..and it doesn't make good business sense for apple to develop a product that shatters easily..wouldn't exactly reflect well on them, lots of customers would be pissed, and you'd have lots of people lining up at the genius bar complaining..
So until we can run tests on a real iPhone 4..let's trust that apple ran there own tests which show it wouldn't break very easily..not because I'm a fanboi but because they are smart business people
I'm not a fanboi..I'm a realist..and it doesn't make good business sense for apple to develop a product that shatters easily..wouldn't exactly reflect well on them, lots of customers would be pissed, and you'd have lots of people lining up at the genius bar complaining..
So until we can run tests on a real iPhone 4..let's trust that apple ran there own tests which show it wouldn't break very easily..not because I'm a fanboi but because they are smart business people
I've read peoples posts on here saying that the oleophobic coating doesn't even work and wears off with use. Can anyone with a 3GS comment?
Evidently the glass Apple is using can be broken.
Moving on...
I've been interested, since Gizmodo released images, in whether or not iPhone 4 will be the easiest generation to repair. I think I have my answer with this test.
The glass broke like it is tempered; staying in one whole piece. This will allow the entire front/rear panel to be lifted away from the frame without leaving pieces of glass in the body. Sounds like a hex driver and $75 piece of panel and 10 minutes labor to me.
Moving on...
I've been interested, since Gizmodo released images, in whether or not iPhone 4 will be the easiest generation to repair. I think I have my answer with this test.
The glass broke like it is tempered; staying in one whole piece. This will allow the entire front/rear panel to be lifted away from the frame without leaving pieces of glass in the body. Sounds like a hex driver and $75 piece of panel and 10 minutes labor to me.