iPhone Stress Test @ PC World

specimen38 · #1 (**permalink**) 06-30-2007, 03:49 PM

See happens to an iPhone when you drop it on concrete repeatedly.

Interesting...... http://www.pcworld.com/video/id,545-...d,0/video.html

Kupe · #2 (**permalink**) 06-30-2007, 05:28 PM

Looks like a very tough phone. Even with "ear-high" drops onto concrete, it kept on working and the stylus didn't fly out!

(more importantly, the battery couldn't fly out)

specimen38 · #3 (**permalink**) 06-30-2007, 06:13 PM

Each time it was dropped onto the concrete, it sounded like plastic versus stainless steel around the casing.

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Originally Posted by Kupe

Looks like a very tough phone. Even with "ear-high" drops onto concrete, it kept on working and the stylus didn't fly out!

(more importantly, the battery couldn't fly out)

justleft · #4 (**permalink**) 07-01-2007, 12:23 AM

Saw another video also where someone was trying to scratch the display. It was impressive how much abuse it could take. I agree though about it sounding like plastic when it was dropped. I am not going to do a test on mine!

MacUser · #5 (**permalink**) 07-01-2007, 12:28 AM

Oh, the horror!!! Amazing that it kept working...

It may have some impact on the case I select.

justleft · #6 (**permalink**) 07-01-2007, 12:40 AM

One thing that I noticed on mine - the fish wallpaper that is shown on all the early iPhone pictures is missing. What happened to the fish?

Quote:

Originally Posted by MacUser

Oh, the horror!!! Amazing that it kept working...

It may have some impact on the case I select.

marcol · #7 (**permalink**) 07-01-2007, 04:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kupe

Looks like a very tough phone. Even with "ear-high" drops onto concrete, it kept on working and the stylus didn't fly out!

(more importantly, the battery couldn't fly out)

Scratch resistance was the most impressive thing to my mind. Capacitive screens are definitely looking like the way forward I think.

bruckwine · #8 (**permalink**) 07-01-2007, 08:34 AM

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Originally Posted by marcol

Scratch resistance was the most impressive thing to my mind. Capacitive screens are definitely looking like the way forward I think.

Well it didn't have anything to do with the screen type, but the fact that they encased said screen in glass. Glass might be the way forward!

MacUser · #9 (**permalink**) 07-01-2007, 03:09 PM

Considering the durability, what kind of cases are you looking at?

AnteL0pe · #10 (**permalink**) 07-02-2007, 09:31 AM

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Originally Posted by MacUser

Considering the durability, what kind of cases are you looking at?

I got a very thin rubberized one to prevent scratching to the edges if/when i drop it and to add some grip to the device.

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