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If you want to destroy an Apple fanboy's phone it is probably not a good idea to drop it down the loo. All you need to do is drop it.
Warranty company SquareTrade conducted several tests on the two new smartphones, checking Apple's claims of IP68 water resistance and more durable glass. The Tame Apple Press has been focusing on the results that that there's improved IP68 water resistance, meaning they can withstand water up to two meters deep for approximately 30 minutes.
However they have been mostly ignoring the fact that Apple's alledged super durable glass didn't prevent them from shattering when dropped.
A single back down drop test from a six foot range onto a hard surface caused the iPhone XS to shatter entirely, resulting in broken, loose glass across the back of the device. The result was the same for the iPhone XS Max, with back glass of the smartphone shattering after being dropped from a six-foot height. The stainless steel frames Apple uses for the iPhone XS and XS Max protected the two devices during a side drop test, but the face down drop test also resulted in breakage.
When dropped face down, the iPhone XS suffered a shattered and malfunctioning display, while the iPhone XS Max was impacted with hairline cracks and loose glass but still had a usable display.
After a 60 second tumble test, both the iPhone XS and the iPhone XS Max were covered in hairline cracks, scratches, and featured loose glass after the damage, and in a pressure-based bend test, the iPhone XS cracked at 250 pounds and the screen failed entirely.
If you want to destroy an Apple fanboy's phone it is probably not a good idea to drop it down the loo. All you need to do is drop it.
Warranty company SquareTrade conducted several tests on the two new smartphones, checking Apple's claims of IP68 water resistance and more durable glass. The Tame Apple Press has been focusing on the results that that there's improved IP68 water resistance, meaning they can withstand water up to two meters deep for approximately 30 minutes.
However they have been mostly ignoring the fact that Apple's alledged super durable glass didn't prevent them from shattering when dropped.
A single back down drop test from a six foot range onto a hard surface caused the iPhone XS to shatter entirely, resulting in broken, loose glass across the back of the device. The result was the same for the iPhone XS Max, with back glass of the smartphone shattering after being dropped from a six-foot height. The stainless steel frames Apple uses for the iPhone XS and XS Max protected the two devices during a side drop test, but the face down drop test also resulted in breakage.
When dropped face down, the iPhone XS suffered a shattered and malfunctioning display, while the iPhone XS Max was impacted with hairline cracks and loose glass but still had a usable display.
After a 60 second tumble test, both the iPhone XS and the iPhone XS Max were covered in hairline cracks, scratches, and featured loose glass after the damage, and in a pressure-based bend test, the iPhone XS cracked at 250 pounds and the screen failed entirely.
