Watch the iPhone SE Get Dropped, Dunked, Tumbled and Bent (Video)
If you don’t like to see smartphones get destroyed, look away, because this is brutal. But if you want to see the new iPhone SE taking a beating, then I have just the thing for you.
The guys at SquareTrade, an extended warranty provider, wanted to find out how durable Apple’s iPhone SE is. And since the iPhone SE is basically an iPhone 6S in an iPhone 5 body, SquareTrade wanted to see how the “most powerful phone with a four-inch display” fairs against the iPhone 6S (and 6S Plus).
So they submitted the devices to a torture test that, depending how you look at it, is either the most horrifying or the most awesome thing ever. Either way, it's pretty brutal.
To see exactly how much they could take, SquareTrade put the phones through four tests:
As the video points out, the iPhone SE lost audio immediately during the water dunk test, becoming a brick less than a minute later. The iPhone 6S lost audio as well, but it managed to keep working for a full 30 minutes.
During the tumble test, the iPhone SE suffered minor scuffing on its corners, which is good. But not as good as the iPhone 6S, which walked away without damage.
Neither the iPhone SE nor the iPhone 6S walked unscathed from the sidewalk test. The screen shattered on both phones when they we’re dropped face-down on the pavement. But when they were dropped on the side, the iPhone 6S faired a lot better; it had only cosmetic damage, while the iPhone SE’s screen separated from the chassis.
It took 160 pounds of pressure to bend the iPhone SE and 10 pounds more to bend the iPhone 6S. Speaking about bending the iPhone SE, the guys at EverythingApplePro showed that it can be done with your bare hands. See below.
The SE’s big problem isn’t that it breaks or bends
The biggest problem with the iPhone SE right now isn’t that its screen breaks or that its chassis bends. The biggest problem is the device’s lackluster reception. The iPhone SE went on sale on March 31, and it did not do very well during its first weekend.
In the past, Apple would brag about its record first weekend sales figures. It did so when the iPhone 6S and 6S Plus sold 13 million units, when the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus sold 10 million units, when the iPhone 5S and 5C sold 9 million units, when the iPhone 5 sold 2 million units in China, and even when iPhone 4S sold 4 million units during its launch weekend.
Not with the iPhone SE though. Apple chose not to share first weekend sales numbers for the iPhone SE. And it's easy to understand why when you look at data provided by analytics firm Localytics.
iPhone SE adoption, after one full weekend on sale, is a mere 0.1%.
And compared to the iPhone 5S and all the iPhone 6 models, the SE has the lowers adoption rate.
"Because the features are largely the same as the previous two years’ models, the SE doesn’t exactly scream “Buy me now!” Consumers who want the smaller SE phone may be waiting until their annual upgrade," said Caitlin O'Connell, Marketing Research Analyst at Localytics.
“Only time will tell if consumers really wanted a smaller screen or if there is just another device for consumers (and companies) to manage during an already tumultuous time for mobile,” Caitlin O'Connell added.
Want some Samsung destruction as well? You got it!
Just like Apple, Samsung recently rolled out a new smartphone: the Galaxy S7, accompanied by the S7 Edge version.
What do you think will happen if you put the Galaxy S7 Edge under a 400 ton hydraulic press? It’s obvious that it will get completely destroyed. But did you know that subjecting the phone to so much pressure literally makes it explode? Check it out in the video below.
The guys at SquareTrade, an extended warranty provider, wanted to find out how durable Apple’s iPhone SE is. And since the iPhone SE is basically an iPhone 6S in an iPhone 5 body, SquareTrade wanted to see how the “most powerful phone with a four-inch display” fairs against the iPhone 6S (and 6S Plus).
So they submitted the devices to a torture test that, depending how you look at it, is either the most horrifying or the most awesome thing ever. Either way, it's pretty brutal.
To see exactly how much they could take, SquareTrade put the phones through four tests:
- Deep water dunk – submerge the phone under five feet of water.
- Tumble bot – tumble the phone for 30 seconds.
- Sidewalk drop – drop the phone face-down and on its corner from 6 feet high.
- Bend bot – apply pressure to see when the phone bends.
As the video points out, the iPhone SE lost audio immediately during the water dunk test, becoming a brick less than a minute later. The iPhone 6S lost audio as well, but it managed to keep working for a full 30 minutes.
During the tumble test, the iPhone SE suffered minor scuffing on its corners, which is good. But not as good as the iPhone 6S, which walked away without damage.
Neither the iPhone SE nor the iPhone 6S walked unscathed from the sidewalk test. The screen shattered on both phones when they we’re dropped face-down on the pavement. But when they were dropped on the side, the iPhone 6S faired a lot better; it had only cosmetic damage, while the iPhone SE’s screen separated from the chassis.
It took 160 pounds of pressure to bend the iPhone SE and 10 pounds more to bend the iPhone 6S. Speaking about bending the iPhone SE, the guys at EverythingApplePro showed that it can be done with your bare hands. See below.
The SE’s big problem isn’t that it breaks or bends
The biggest problem with the iPhone SE right now isn’t that its screen breaks or that its chassis bends. The biggest problem is the device’s lackluster reception. The iPhone SE went on sale on March 31, and it did not do very well during its first weekend.
In the past, Apple would brag about its record first weekend sales figures. It did so when the iPhone 6S and 6S Plus sold 13 million units, when the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus sold 10 million units, when the iPhone 5S and 5C sold 9 million units, when the iPhone 5 sold 2 million units in China, and even when iPhone 4S sold 4 million units during its launch weekend.
Not with the iPhone SE though. Apple chose not to share first weekend sales numbers for the iPhone SE. And it's easy to understand why when you look at data provided by analytics firm Localytics.
iPhone SE adoption, after one full weekend on sale, is a mere 0.1%.
And compared to the iPhone 5S and all the iPhone 6 models, the SE has the lowers adoption rate.
"Because the features are largely the same as the previous two years’ models, the SE doesn’t exactly scream “Buy me now!” Consumers who want the smaller SE phone may be waiting until their annual upgrade," said Caitlin O'Connell, Marketing Research Analyst at Localytics.
“Only time will tell if consumers really wanted a smaller screen or if there is just another device for consumers (and companies) to manage during an already tumultuous time for mobile,” Caitlin O'Connell added.
Want some Samsung destruction as well? You got it!
Just like Apple, Samsung recently rolled out a new smartphone: the Galaxy S7, accompanied by the S7 Edge version.
What do you think will happen if you put the Galaxy S7 Edge under a 400 ton hydraulic press? It’s obvious that it will get completely destroyed. But did you know that subjecting the phone to so much pressure literally makes it explode? Check it out in the video below.
