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Apple's iPhone 7 & 7 Plus survive early drop & water tests

With the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus already out in many parts of the world, people are beginning to subject Apple's phones to numerous stress tests, including drop and water tests that, at least in some early cases, the products are passing.

In a drop test conducted by TabTimes, both devices survived repeated falls on a hard surface from two different heights, one a normal standing position and the other even higher. While the phones suffered scuffs on their frames and/or hairline fractures around their glass, both came out fully functional with no major damage such as cracks or bends.

So Bad So Good took an iPhone 7 into the Australian ocean, submerging it for 20 seconds in 1 meter of salt water surf. The device survived and continued to work, although that may not be too surprising given that the phone is rated as water resistant at that depth for up to 30 minutes.

It remains to be seen how the phones will react to salt exposure in the long term, since that could potentially corrode some materials.

Another initial test showed that the iPhone 7 is fairly scratch- and bend-resistant, though not impervious.

The 7 and 7 Plus are going on sale today in 28 regions around the world, with extremely tight supplies.



9 Comments

roake 11 Years · 820 comments

Apple's iPhone 7 & 7 Plus survive early drop & water testsSamsung's devices don't (except for the Note 7's, that survive moisture by going Nova).

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srice 14 Years · 120 comments

roake said:

Apple's iPhone 7 & 7 Plus survive early drop & water tests

Samsung's devices don't (except for the Note 7's, that survive moisture by going Nova).

That's actually a great name for their next phone.  The Samsung Super Nova.

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ireland 19 Years · 17437 comments

jsmythe00 said:
WTF is wrong with people. If you're not a product test why on earth would you bath your $1000 phone in corrosive liquid?!?  

Bend resistant? What are you bending your phone for?  I quit

For views on YouTube = advertising dollars. Doesn't take a genius. Some may consider it a sound financial investment.

ireland 19 Years · 17437 comments

srice said:
roake said:

Apple's iPhone 7 & 7 Plus survive early drop & water tests

Samsung's devices don't (except for the Note 7's, that survive moisture by going Nova).
That's actually a great name for their next phone.  The Samsung Super Nova.

Or the Samsung Nosedive—especially for flights.

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linkman 12 Years · 1041 comments

Cue up the complainers/media headlines/lawsuits:

iPhone 7 Loses Reception Underwater

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