Another Samsung Galaxy S III vs Apple iPhone 4S drop test confirms the fragile nature of glass

10. xenonn1 posted on 04 Jun 2012, 09:58 5 3

I cant understand how gorila glass 1 its better than 2.I mean,they do it intentionally or what? -1 for Sammy on this one.

81. ph00ny posted on 04 Jun 2012, 17:52 1 0

because gg2 is thinner than gg1

Samsung should should just go back to using their own glass built with their joint company with corning.

Oddly enough, some of the current corning products such as lotus glass and gorilla glasses are removed from the products page at scp.samsung.com

These glasses aren't shatter proof. I said this in the S2 vs iP4S video too. It also looks like samsung removed the slight plastic ring around the display that would prevent the glass from touching when laid on a flat surface face down

78. phoenixpr posted on 04 Jun 2012, 17:05 6 1

OK either I'm very luck, theirs a lot of dumb F@#ks who don't know how to hold and take care of their device. In the 20 years with a mobile device have never droped it. I an aware of what and how I am hold my belonging. So for those who drop phone, maybe consider a fisher price iPhone, if it breaks who cares, it was crap to begin with.

4. remixfa posted on 04 Jun 2012, 09:33 19 4

it all depends on the angle that its dropped on. the more vibration that goes through the phone, the more likely it is to smash the screen.

5. LostInTheRed posted on 04 Jun 2012, 09:35 11 5

Exactly. Which is why I'm not letting videos like this and the last drop test sway my opinions on quality. If it turns out to become a real issue, I have no doubt Samsung will do something about it.

52. PimpStrong posted on 04 Jun 2012, 12:36 6 1

I like the tests that are 1. Face down from waist height and 2. Face down from shoulder height.

All this other stuff is useless.

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56. iamcc posted on 04 Jun 2012, 12:52 6 0

I don't know about that man... it's been seven hours since I woke up and my kids have already thrown my phone up in the air about five times.

And I don't even have kids.

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79. E.N. posted on 04 Jun 2012, 17:38 1 0

lol, at least now we can throw that "fragile iPhone" argument right out of the window.

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87. remixfa posted on 04 Jun 2012, 21:28 4 0

no its still fragile. it just has company.

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99. jroc74 posted on 05 Jun 2012, 15:49 0 0

Exactly. I have dropped my Droid X1 numerous times on hard surfaces before I let my kids mother use it. Only a few scratches, nicks.

She had it for a few months...and now it has a huuge crack in the corner of the screen.

And folks need to understand....glass breaks. It isnt indestructible just because it has the name Gorilla in it...lol.

14. kshell1 posted on 04 Jun 2012, 10:09 2 1

16 and treat my phone like i do my xbox, as in with care and not be like other 16 yr olds and toss it around like it didnt cost me $600

39. Non_Sequitur posted on 04 Jun 2012, 11:23 0 1

Same. And I'm 12. My dumbass friend throws his AT&T S2 on the ground with no case. His screen is almost to the point of being unusable and mine is flawless. XD

45. taco50 (banned) posted on 04 Jun 2012, 11:54 5 11

It's still made out of cheap plastic AND it's not durable. It's a lose lose.

50. shayan posted on 04 Jun 2012, 12:31 8 5

cheap plastic?
I hate that word. just because somthing is more expensive, it doesnt mean it has a better quality.
palstic is the best material for phones. it is light weight, its durable, and you have less issue with radios.
now if I sell you somthing for a million dollar a pound, would you use it for your phone? just to get the primiume feel?
and btw, this time, its not cheap.

68. Synack posted on 04 Jun 2012, 15:08 4 4

Actually the S3 is made from premium plastic and the iPhone has cheap glass.

So your choices are:

S3 front = premium glass / rear = premium plastic
iPhone front = cheap glass / rear = cheap glass

73. Ubi2447 posted on 04 Jun 2012, 15:55 3 0

The iPhone's glass is relatively cheap to replace though. I'm guessing that the screen for the SGS3 is going to be upwards of 150 bucks to replace.
Not defending Apple... Just saying.

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75. remixfa posted on 04 Jun 2012, 16:14 2 0

nothing is cheap when you take it to apple to replace.

it depends. if the digitizer can be separated from the LCD, then it will be cheap. If it is all one piece, then it will be expensive. My guess though is that its all one piece.

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84. catt4u posted on 04 Jun 2012, 18:58 1 0

I think you can almost double that $150.00
iFixIt just took a SIII apart and wrote the glass, digitizer + magnesium? frame are 1piece and can't be separated ;)

http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Samsung-Galaxy-S-III-Teardown/9391/1#.T81Lk7D85LM

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85. corporateJP posted on 04 Jun 2012, 19:05 2 1

I'm not an Apple guy, but in all honesty, some of you look really stupid making excuses for the Galaxy.

It's an overpriced piece of garbage.

Get over your one-sidedness, admit it to yourself, by an LG or an HTC and get on with your lives.

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80. E.N. posted on 04 Jun 2012, 17:48 3 3

wow remixfa, I love how you completely turned this around! For almost two years now, you and other android users have been talking smack about the iPhone and how easily it breaks. And now that it seems like the SG3 may be more fragile, its no biggie, all you need to do is be more careful. Really?!?! Isn't that what iPhone users have been saying all these years? lol, I (once again) smell a hypo. And you still somehow manage to find a way to make fun of iPhone users. Wow, I've never seen a hater so talented as you. One of a kind you are.

88. remixfa posted on 04 Jun 2012, 21:32 1 1

eeehh.. no

ill tell you just like i told the other trolls. I've ALWAYS advocated for cases and screen protectors. The iphone breaks very easily. the SGS1 and SGS2 did not, but I still advocated screen protectors and cases. For whatever reason this SGS3 breaks easily. Like I said, which you probably didnt know how to read, is that my GUESS is that the gorilla glass v2 is not as strong as advertised.. or it may be the way the glass is seated in the frame somehow.

Either way, I straight up said this phone is fragile.

Should I stomp my feet... or pretend it didnt happen like Taco does whenever he loses an argument (nearly every hour)??

No. I give simple advice. Be smart, protect your phone, and be careful. The same advice Ive given countless times to iphone owners.

Dont be an idiot. Your not generally as trollerific as taco, dont go that low.

91. ngo2dd posted on 04 Jun 2012, 23:19 3 1

No it is stronger, but the SGS has design problem because both the one X and Evo 4g lte can survive the drop test on it side. Keep trolling or back pedaling

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95. remixfa posted on 05 Jun 2012, 07:10 0 1

u obviously dont know the meaning of either of those words.

define trolling

define backpedalling

find out that your a fool that is trolling. realize that im not backpedaling because i havent CHANGED A SINGLE OPINION on previous devices. In order to backpedal I must have already stated something else about THIS device that is obviously false and am trying to cover it up. Just because one moron says I am, and another joins in a troll chorus, doesnt make it any more true.

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13. QinEmpire posted on 04 Jun 2012, 10:06 0 0

Yeah haha

71. Ubi2447 posted on 04 Jun 2012, 15:46 3 0

A. Because a tablet can make phone calls :P

B. Have fun with buying a cell phone from here on out because 4.3"+ size phones are here to stay.

21. simplyj posted on 04 Jun 2012, 10:14 3 0

Gorilla Glass has never been indestructible. All Gorilla Glass is, is scratch resistant. It still shatters and breaks just like any other piece of glass.

69. Synack posted on 04 Jun 2012, 15:10 1 0

its a bit tougher but yes, its mainly meant for scratch resistance, i had an iPhone4 for a month and that thing was all scratched up really quick. I'm on my 3rd Samsung with Gorilla glass and I've had 2 scratches between all 3 phones.

100. jroc74 posted on 05 Jun 2012, 15:53 0 0

Please repeat this...for those that missed it....

All it ever was is scratch resistant. Like how ppl think the RAZR, Maxx is water proof.

Its water resistant, repellant.

36. SleepingOz posted on 04 Jun 2012, 11:01 5 6

If it's such a bad device, why are you so obsessed with it?

37. QinEmpire posted on 04 Jun 2012, 11:07 5 7

Isn't it obvious? Look at yourself.

42. SleepingOz posted on 04 Jun 2012, 11:29 8 5

Yeah, it's clearly obvious that you're jealous of Android and Samsung 's success.
Should've been Nokia, innit:?
hahahaha! Instead of wasting your time, trolling on every Android and Samsung articles, learn how to control your jealousy, man.

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23. clevername posted on 04 Jun 2012, 10:16 3 2

It doesn't matter what side the 4s lands on, Its all glass. But I agree with you on one part. They should have performed each test several times to see how likely it is for each phone to break and how.

51. Fallout09 posted on 04 Jun 2012, 12:33 4 1

Hey, they crash test hundreds of Ferrari’s before every model hits the streets.....

26. clevername posted on 04 Jun 2012, 10:22 3 0

You are correct, however, the 4s has more glass than the s3 due to having it on both sides.

34. strikercho posted on 04 Jun 2012, 10:45 1 8

''giant pretty screen''?! All I see is a coffee tray with a ''smarphone'' label on it, and one stupenduosly large, oversatturated pen-tile screen and a pathetic cheap immitation of Siri...

53. protozeloz posted on 04 Jun 2012, 12:38 3 1

go away twerp let the adults talk

101. jroc74 posted on 05 Jun 2012, 22:17 0 0

Some ppl just have nothing else better to do than try to get a rise out of ppl.

Dont feed him. Trolls, fanboys are like a plot of a horror movie. Ignore em and they go away....

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55. tedkord posted on 04 Jun 2012, 12:52 2 1

You forget a few adjectives. Fastest selling ever, most preordered ever, from the #1 smartphone manufacturer...