The Galaxy Note 5 cracks up on its first drop-test

The Galaxy Note 5 was only announced last week, but it’s already shipping to some buyers in the United States. And you know what that means, yes, Samsung’s Galaxy Note has been put through the dreaded drop test already.

Unlike many drop tests that are rather unscientific in nature, with the device in question being thrown at a kerb or concrete floor, this Note 5 drop test is performed with a drop test machine which helps provide consistent results between various brands.  The test is performed by YouTube user, PhoneBuff, and the Note 5 is dropped a total of six times.

Unsurprisingly, the glass back of the Note 5 sustains immediate damage on its first drop, with spiderweb cracks appearing after landing square on its rear panel onto a tile from a height of 1m. The side drop results in some scuffing on the metal frame, but nothing much to speak of. The Note 5 was then dropped face-first onto the tile, and this saw the display suffer some spiderweb cracking of its own. The next three drops were on to a piece of concrete, and the Note 5’s display began to exhibit more spiderweb cracks as well as unresponsiveness on its right-hand side. After the last drop, a vertical streak appeared on the right-hand side of the display. While technically the phone survived, the unresponsive segment of the display means that it isn’t really functional.

The takeaway from this and most other drop tests is this, smartphones are delicate devices. If you drop an expensive smartphone onto a hard surface, you can expect it to suffer some degree of damage more often than not. If you have a phone with a glass rear panel, you should probably protect it by putting the phone in a protective case. Which begs the question, what’s the point of having a gorgeous phone with a glass panel if it’s going to be hidden inside a protective cover?

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Source: PhoneBuff (YouTube)
Via: PhoneArena

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