Can the Google Nexus 7 survive a 65 foot drop?
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The bottom line is that after the fall, the glass was shattered, the tablet opened up like a cheap suit or ripe melon (you pick from either one) and the power button was damaged which was among the many reasons why the tablet would not run.
So what have we learned here? Well, a safe guess would be that we now know not to toss our tablets from the top of a tall building, but most of us already knew that to begin with. We think that this will just be the start of a number of outlandish drop tests conducted from higher and higher distances because we do have something inside us that makes us delight in seeing a perfectly good device fall through the air, make a sickening thud sound, and then shatter into thousands of pieces never to work again. That is, unless it's our own device.
source: MacWeekend via Gizmodo
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20 Comments
1. chronopc posted on 19 Nov 2012, 01:29 10 0
These videos are so pointless. I'm just waiting for all the iSheep to say how this shows the Nexus 7 isn't as quality built as an iPad.
2. PhenomFaz posted on 19 Nov 2012, 01:51 1 0
not even the ipad or ny device for that matter is built to survive that high drops!
4. chronopc posted on 19 Nov 2012, 02:02 1 0
I've had the Nexus 7 for over 2 months and have not dropped it once. The material on the back makes it really easy to grip. It's not likely that someone is going to drop the Nexus 7 during regular use.
16. networkdood posted on 19 Nov 2012, 08:57 0 0
I dropped my Nexus 7 - 3 times - normal 3 ft or less drops...no problems with it so far...
5. thelegend6657 posted on 19 Nov 2012, 02:40 0 0
Aluminium or not the iPads screen is gonna shatter anyway .
I love the Transformer Infinity , aluminium and gorilla glass 2 .
Just that I want the 3G version which is powered by the dual 1.5ghz snapdragon s4 instead of the tegra 3 .
Which one you think is better tegra 3 wifi only or snapdragon s4 with 3G ?
8. TylerGrunter posted on 19 Nov 2012, 03:12 1 0
It actually depends if you are going to use the 3G or not.
Yes: go for the snapdragon s4
No: go for the Wifi only as it will be probably cheaper.
I for one tend to tether my computer/tablet and use my phone data for that, so I only need the wifi only.
For the SoCs, both have advantages and disadvantages, so (for me) the final result is a tie:
S4: better GPU, better performance for single threaded applications, better battery life (not that it really makes a real difference in a tablet)
Tegra: better multi threaded performance, more games optimized for the GPU.
13. thelegend6657 posted on 19 Nov 2012, 07:07 0 0
They cost about the same . I think the 3G version is better for me . Tablet data only plans are cheaper and wifi hotspot eats up a lot of data of the phone and kill battery very fast .
6. tedkord posted on 19 Nov 2012, 02:52 3 3
Well, I've owned three different tablets, and have dropped all of them about 65 feet. So this is a really relevant video for me.
9. PhenomFaz posted on 19 Nov 2012, 03:43 0 0
yeah if you keep dropping them from 65 feet buddy you'll have to end up owning new tablets every time....its just commonn sense!
12. g2a5b0e posted on 19 Nov 2012, 06:50 2 1
Clearly, at least 3 people didn't catch the sarcasm here...
7. Dr.Phil posted on 19 Nov 2012, 03:09 3 0
So, we decide to buy a $200 tablet and waste it by throwing it off of a building...I wish I could be that careless with my money.
11. garz_pa posted on 19 Nov 2012, 04:24 1 0
Another ridiculous and pointless test. Why don't you shoot it with your rifle too to see if it would survive?
14. ajac09 posted on 19 Nov 2012, 07:17 0 2
Iphonearena probobly says "this is FACT that android sucks"
18. chaoticrazor posted on 19 Nov 2012, 09:11 0 0
shut up, no everyone is against android like you seem to think. the whole iphonearena crap is childish
there have been more android articles the past week then any other os so just shut up
15. biagnosis posted on 19 Nov 2012, 07:58 2 0
even a human being can't survive a 65-foot drop so what's the point of this video?maybe if he jumped with his device it would have survived. :)
17. Aeires (unregistered) posted on 19 Nov 2012, 09:11 1 0
I was just impressed he nailed the concrete walkway, for a second I thought it was going to be a weak test by hitting the grass.
19. androidlikeaboss posted on 19 Nov 2012, 09:14 3 0
only nokia 3310 will survive the 65 foot drop lol
20. akishakoi posted on 19 Nov 2012, 09:43 2 0
I definitely agree. It may scatter into pieces but when you put them back, it will definitely work like nothing happened. It does leave a dent on the floor so beware.
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