Despite being thinner and more flexible, display on Apple iPad 2 is stronger than on the original
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The glass display on the Apple iPad 2 is 27% thinner than the one used on the original model, and is more flexible. If you were a gambling man, those stats might make you run out to Las Vegas and put a bet down that the original display would outlast the new one. For the results, click on the video below. We just need to warn you that because "torture" is involved, those with squeamish stomachs might want to sit this one out.
source: 9to5Mac
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29 Comments
1. Rawrzellers posted on 25 Mar 2011, 14:45 3 10
What does the bend-ability of this glass have to do with anything? It's not like you are constantly bending your iPad....
2. JW1ngman posted on 25 Mar 2011, 15:23 12 2
the more flexible it is the least likely you are to shatter it because it will bend, you tard.
3. clevername posted on 25 Mar 2011, 15:25 7 0
Well that was a pretty harsh way to put it...but yes, very correct.
4. 530gemini posted on 25 Mar 2011, 15:27 5 11
He's an android user, so don't expect much from his IQ.
5. PhoneUser posted on 25 Mar 2011, 15:41 6 2
............wait WHAT???
LOL people say that android OS is complicated and they like how simple Apple is sooooooooooooooo i dont get what you mean by your statement that... "He's an android user, so don't expect much from his IQ"
8. protozeloz posted on 25 Mar 2011, 17:52 5 2
gemini is a troll don't expect much scene there...
11. 530gemini posted on 25 Mar 2011, 18:11 2 8
Last time I checked, you've posted more comments than I do. So I guess that makes you the bigger troll :)
15. protozeloz posted on 25 Mar 2011, 19:41 3 1
doesn't look like that the times Ive checked...
18. 530gemini posted on 25 Mar 2011, 23:26 2 8
Another proof of your low IQ :)
10. 530gemini posted on 25 Mar 2011, 18:10 2 8
No one is saying that android is complicated. But yes, iOS has a more simple ui that iphone users prefer. Not because we're slow, but because we have better things to do than play around with our phones, like posting comments on here :)
19. 530gemini posted on 25 Mar 2011, 23:27 1 8
And who do we have here? A fandroid :)
20. Kjayhawk posted on 26 Mar 2011, 01:22 3 2
Dude idk remember that whole browser talk we had... You had no clue what you were talking about. Like it was sad how big of an idiot you sounded like. So please stop posting you only make a fool out of yourself
22. protozeloz posted on 26 Mar 2011, 08:31 4 1
gemini's best arguments end up just calling other people stupid, a reflection I say
24. 530gemini posted on 26 Mar 2011, 14:48 0 3
Because you are stupid. You are an android user frequently seen in apple articles, debating against apple users in their turf. What would you call that? Smart? That is sooooo dumb. If you do not like Apple devices, then don't read about it. Don't waste your time reading it. Spend it on android articles, not Apple's. So yes, android users in Apple articles are dumb, dumb, dumb :)
26. Kjayhawk posted on 26 Mar 2011, 18:07 3 1
You do the same thing your always on android, news posting troll information. To be honest I just post where ever you put faulty information which is a lot so if you stop making up things and act like you know what you are talking about then I
won't have to correct you all the time. Until then I will be glad to put you in your place every time.
27. 530gemini posted on 26 Mar 2011, 18:24 0 2
I have no interest in android. I would probably read an article here and there about android, but I won't waste my time making nasty comments like you fandroids do on Apple related articles. I believe in intellectual exchange of ideas, but I am against bashing.
29. Kjayhawk posted on 26 Mar 2011, 19:27 1 0
I only correct you when your wrong.. calling people dumb and claiming android users have low IQs really isn't helping. Post proper information and people won't argue with you.
23. arena posted on 26 Mar 2011, 14:40 0 0
Hmmmm, I don't recall exchanging posts with you. Which user name were you using then? Lol.
6. kcombs posted on 25 Mar 2011, 15:57 2 0
people were saying shit about the picture quality of the iPad 2, to me that looked pretty damn good.
9. protozeloz posted on 25 Mar 2011, 17:55 2 0
Good to know lighter and thiner wont be easier to break ^^ some friends will be happy to heat that
12. Quendy (unregistered) posted on 25 Mar 2011, 18:23 1 0
I'll just say my piece as a engineer for consumer products.
The iPad needs a STIFFER screen, not a more flexible one. A more flexible screen will only transfer any flex to the motherboard, which DOES NOT flex very much, and SHOULD NOT flex. A stiff screen, on the other hand, is necessary to help bear the load. For those who don't realise, motherboard flex is one of the biggest reasons of total hardware failure in mobile devices. I don't know why people sound so elated about having a more flexible screen. Already, for the first iPad's screen to flex to that degree, the display and motherboard would have snapped, so any gains in flexibility by the iPad 2's screen means a loss of stiffness that could otherwise have prevented damage to the components.
I know people tend to be more worried about breaking the screen than snapping the motherboard, but trust me, you'd rather the screen shatter than letting the motherboard or underlying display snap. You should worry more about losing your data than simply not being able to pretty images.
16. protozeloz posted on 25 Mar 2011, 20:10 0 0
well I think thats why most pads have a similar food tray shape, to me thats not only a thing for stile, even if the screen bends much there is not going to be any breaking because of the pads shape (witch wont bend more that the motherboard) if I'm not mistaken a much more flexible screen can also distribute the impact easier depending on how it was designed, so dont worry about having it bend
13. Dynamic (unregistered) posted on 25 Mar 2011, 18:58 0 0
Ok, so by this logic a piece of paper is stronger than a piece of wood, because it's more flexible?
17. CRICKETownz posted on 25 Mar 2011, 23:15 1 0
Stronger & less likely to shatter are two different things...
21. protozeloz posted on 26 Mar 2011, 08:26 0 0
well if you compare a page with a piece of wood there may not be anything to compare there, but how about a skateboard? its thiner that 2x4 wood and yet is strong enough for someone to land on it after a couple of stunning tricks something that could not be done with regular wood 2x4 wood....
what I'm trying to say is that there is a difference between just thin and prepared to be thin, also many cars are created to be lighter but that doesn't make them less secure that a much heavier car...
pads are to be light and thin, if hey weight ad look like my laptop then i can just use my laptop instead
28. protozeloz posted on 26 Mar 2011, 18:41 0 0
I dont get you. so defending the iPad makes me dumb now?
