iPhone 4 Drop Test with Bumper Case Shows Little Protection
iFixyouri has performed a drop test on the iPhone 4 with one of Apple's bumper cases to see if there is much protection offered by the accessory.
The iPhone 4 was dropped from a natural standing height onto concrete. The iPhone 4 with bumper lasted only 3 drops before the front glass cracked. This was the same number of drops that it took to break an unprotected iPhone 4. It does appear the iPhone 4 hit the concrete face down for the last fall, so how it falls likely affects the chances of the glass breaking.
Unfortunately, there have been no comparison tests with more traditional cases, so we're not yet sure how much better protection a full case actually offers.
We've have known for a little while now that iPhone 4 bumpers do not offer all of the protection needed because customers have called in an told us. Although it does not take a video by iFixyouri to inform you that dropping your new iPhone 4 on concrete is a bad idea, hopefully this video squashed any doubts as to the bumpers effectiveness.
The iPhone 4 was dropped from a natural standing height onto concrete. The iPhone 4 with bumper lasted only 3 drops before the front glass cracked. This was the same number of drops that it took to break an unprotected iPhone 4. It does appear the iPhone 4 hit the concrete face down for the last fall, so how it falls likely affects the chances of the glass breaking.
Unfortunately, there have been no comparison tests with more traditional cases, so we're not yet sure how much better protection a full case actually offers.
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21 months ago
NEWS FLASH: Dropping your phone can break it!
News Flash: Cars crumple if you smash them into walls.
Its called testing for a reason, though its not uncommon for people to drop their phones.
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IMO, I have found that leather + silicon is the best protector combo. (Leather by itself is fine)
21 months ago
It was four drops without a case though? Although two before it "turned off".
21 months ago
This doesn't surprise me. The bumpers only ever seemed to be a way to alleviate the signal loss problem.
21 months ago
Lesson of the day - Don't drop it!
I wonder if there is a market for wii-mote style wrist straps for iPhones?
I wonder if there is a market for wii-mote style wrist straps for iPhones?
21 months ago
Presumably, the details of a specific drop (angle of impact, height of fall, speed, and surface it falls onto) are a lot more relevant than how many times the phone has been dropped. As such, comparing a single test like this to a single test of an iPhone being dropped until breaking without a case is nearly meaningless.
21 months ago
waste of time? waste of money LOL
give me free iphone 4 if your thinking of performing this "test"
STUPID
give me free iphone 4 if your thinking of performing this "test"
STUPID
21 months ago
Let's face it. iPhone 4 is a great smartphone, but it has some minor design issues they will probably iron out in iPhone 5.
Yes, dropping a phone on concrete will eventually break it, but it's almost unbelievable it happens so easily even with the bumpers. So it's safe to say we have a bumper design fail as well. As someone else above said, they were probably designed to alleviate the signal issues anyway.
Yes, dropping a phone on concrete will eventually break it, but it's almost unbelievable it happens so easily even with the bumpers. So it's safe to say we have a bumper design fail as well. As someone else above said, they were probably designed to alleviate the signal issues anyway.
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