The frame looked like it had sustained a few more scrapes than before. After this initial impact, it bounced on the side of that stainless steel frame and then onto its back for its final landing.Īgain, it was hard to pinpoint the damage. This time the phone changed positions in midair and landed on the top left-hand side, not on its face. Second drop: The stainless steel frame broke the fall. Next I wanted to test out the glass on the back, so I dropped the iPhone XS from the same height (3 feet), this time with the screen facing up. Drop 2: Pocket height (3 feet), screen side up
#IPHONE XS BORDERLANDS 3 CRACKED#
The glass on the edge of the screen near the top left-hand corner had a tiny dent, but it was barely noticeable, and there were no cracks on either side.Ĭonsidering last year's iPhone X had already cracked at this point, I would say it's already a win for our iPhone XS - up to now. But upon closer inspection, I noticed that most of the "damage" was cement debris that just rubbed right off.
Our iPhone XS looked intact upon first inspection, save for a few scuffs on the metal frame. The top edge of the screen broke the fall, then the XS bounced on the bottom edge and did a little flip in the air before landing again, this time completely face down.įirst test from hip height (screen side down). I wanted to test the most important part of the phone first, so I dropped it screen-side down. This is also the same impact that cracked last year's iPhone X. This is a natural height from which people tend to drop their phones. I started off with a drop from pocket height, or about 3 feet (90 cm). And yes, I still plan to see just how much abuse this iPhone XS can take before it finally cracks.ĭrop 1: Pocket height (3 feet), screen side down The results tend to vary from drop to drop. To be clear, these tests aren't scientific, but they are real-world demonstrations of what could happen when your phone takes a tumble.
#IPHONE XS BORDERLANDS 3 SERIES#
I subjected a brand-new gold iPhone XS to a series of drops on the cement sidewalk outside of CNET's San Francisco headquarters, the place where many of our phones have met their doom. In fact, Apple also said that last year's 2017 iPhone lineup had "the most durable glass ever built into a smartphone," and you know what happened to our iPhone X. This isn't the first time we've heard this from Apple.
But while the new iPhone XS looks a lot like last year's X, with a stainless steel frame and glass on either side, this time it may just be that glass that sets the iPhone XS apart - and above.Īt last week's launch, Phil Schiller, Apple's marketing chief, said the iPhone XS is "covered on the front and the back with a new formulation of glass that is the most durable glass ever in a smartphone." I took Apple's new iPhone XS phone through my typical four-drop tests, the same one that cracked last year's iPhone X on the first fall.
Try as I might, the iPhone XS would't crack. I am very grateful.I've done my fair share of drop tests in my time at CNET, and I've never come out of one without a broken phone. Thanks again for your attention to my shop.
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