Every time a new terminal is launched on the market, many are the users who are waiting for the first reviews to decide if it is a good investment spend the money at that terminal. But they are not the only aspect that they can take into account, since the resistance of the terminals to the drops is usually one of the biggest concerns.
The new iPhone 8 Plus is made on the back by a sheet of glass thatthat makes it look very pretty, but what it seems very delicate before any accidental fall. The resistance of the screen to any fall is also a very important aspect to take into account. If you want to know how resistant each of these terminals is, then we will show you a video comparison.
The guys from Tech21 have made a video in which both devices undergo different tests that simulate possible accidents that devices can suffer on a day-to-day basis, as long as covers are not used.
Drop with the rear
In the first fall the iPhone 8 Plus runs out of its nice rear glass, which shows us, once again, that it is a very bad idea to use glass on the back of the devices. The Google Pixel 2 XL is hardly damaged since the rear is made of aluminum.
Singing drop
In this case, the aluminum used by the iPhone 8 Plus proves to have a greater resistance than the one used in the Google terminal.
Fall on the screen
In this case, the iPhone 8 Plus suffers less damage, since the front glass has not been fragmented as if it happens with the upper part of the screen of the Google Pixel 2 XL.
Bonus
In the last test, the Tech21 guys drop the terminal on the screen until the screen becomes unusableEither because the touch panel has stopped working or the screen has stopped working. This time, the iPhone 8 Plus I need 8 «launches» so that the screen would stop working properly. The Google Pixel 2 XL, has needed only 5 «launches»Until the touch panel has stopped working in the middle of the screen.
Let each draw their own conclusions. But it is clear that if Apple had not used the glass on the back, this video would have shown us how the Apple terminal is more resistant than the Google Pixel 2 XL.
