It was inevitable. Each time a device is launched, several videos appear in which they put each and every one of its facets to the test. The most common are the performance tests (benchmarks), the water resistance or, as you will see in the following video, the drop test o Drop test. The last great device to be presented, or well, the most mediatic, has been the Samsung Galaxy S7 and, how could it be otherwise, they have compared it to the latest Smartphone on the block, the iPhone 6s. Who will win?
But what does a drop test consist of? Well, as its name suggests, it is about checking the resistance against drops of a device. To do the best possible test, they launch a device from different heights and in different positions. In this type of combat, the device that has suffered the least damage wins, although, it must be said, there is something very important that must be taken into account.
Fight the drop test
As you can see, EverythingApplePro It has launched both devices in various ways, first several times (from the front, from the back and in profile) from the height of the pocket and both the iPhone 6s Plus and the Galaxy S7 withstand falls from this height quite well. Then they do the same, but from the height of the head, which is where they would be when talking on the phone. Here the Galaxy S7 already has problems, but it is something that should not surprise us for having crystals on both sides. And finally, they throw it from the height of the face, but up a ladder. The only one of the two that works out is the iPhone 6s.
But there is one thing to keep in mind: drop tests are not done according to a scientific method. To be able to take them as a reference, it would be necessary to launch many more phones of both classes. In a single attempt (device) chance also comes into play, but it is understandable that they do not do it with several devices because that would cost a lot of money. In any case, that is the test that EverythingApplePro has done. As you see?
I think we must give credit to both manufacturers, of course in this case Apple has achieved admirable durability in the iPhone 6s, taking the iPhone 6 as a reference, which in the drop tests its weak point in many cases was the aluminum, which being more flexible there was a point where it made the screen peel off, on the other hand I see how Samsung has also been able to provide its phones with considerable durability, taking into account that it is a team that is mostly glass, it is only when It has already been hit several times is that it began to break, in addition I agree with the author of the article, these tests do not offer conclusive results and lack any scientific support, and everything depends on the way of falling, it is something that depends on chance, I have seen other iphone tests where the screen breaks with less fall and fewer attempts, but undoubtedly these tests serve as a reference and clearly one can conclude that currently the resistance of e smartphones is such that it is perfectly capable of surviving an accidental fall, greetings!