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iPhone 3G Stress Tests (Keys, Dropping and More)


PC World has posted a video of iPhone 3G stress tests including:

- Simulated Pocket Test
- Direct Key scratching
- Dropping in Milk
- Washing under Faucet
- Drop Test

The iPhone seemed to hold up well, but after multiple drops, the screen did crack in the end. PC World performed similar (but less intense) tests on the original iPhone.

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Posted: 50 months ago
I think I just died a little inside watching that video. The water washing made me gasp.:eek:
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Posted: 50 months ago
PC World? M-M-Massive fail. Not giving them even one website hit.
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Posted: 50 months ago
glad that is not my iPhone. Though I've already dropped my 8gb version once so far :(
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Posted: 50 months ago
This was downright painful to watch... :(
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Posted: 50 months ago
i guess they figured out really quickly that the battery life sucks very quickly and this is what they wanted to do!

or better yet, i wonder if they have a better battery life now
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Posted: 50 months ago
What I would have preferred is that the tester took an LG or other comparable phone and done the same thing with it. Would any other phone stand up to the same beating? Just as the new iPhone's battery life can only be judged in relation to other 3G phones, so should the abuse test (I guess with the exception of the blender, which is just silly...).

edit: I was really impressed at how little damage the new plastic back exhibited. So many people were concerned that the new iPhone felt "cheaper" but it seems to stand up even better to scuffs and scratches.
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Posted: 50 months ago
I always wanted a bowl of "iPhone-Loops", just didn't know where to look. :)
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Posted: 50 months ago
I couldnt believe that after being dropped in a bowl of cereal, and WASHED under a running faucet, that the iPhone kept working. Thats incredible
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Posted: 50 months ago
Time to cancel their AT&T plan.
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Posted: 50 months ago
Wow, that video made me cringe.
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