Nokia Lumia 800 Gorilla Glass torture test [video]

For anyone wondering how the Nokia Lumia 800’s glass will hold up against common pocket attacks such as coins and keys, YouTube user, Titanas, has uploaded a torture test video demonstrating just that.

Now they didn’t go as far as dropping it from dizzying heights or smashing it with a hammer, but did throw a couple real world items at it. In the video you can see that the user takes a corkscrew, coins, keys, and even a knife to the glass of Nokia’s new Windows Phone and the screen appears to handle these things well.

While this doesn’t insinuate that the device is indestructible, it is nice to see that it can handle items that tend to end up against your phone better than you might expect.

source: WPCentral

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posted on 09 Dec 2011, 20:20 3

1. SemperFiV12 (Posts: 948; Member since: 09 Nov 2010)

Such a great looking phone! The design and materials are perfect. Harmony! I can only wait anxiously for the Super Spec'd Lumia 900 (Ace)... This here is an R8, but the Ace is a R8 V12!

posted on 09 Dec 2011, 21:06 2

3. ph00ny (Posts: 1476; Member since: 26 May 2011)

R8 as in Audi? So Audi R8 V10?

posted on 10 Dec 2011, 04:46 2

14. SleepingOz (unregistered)

You must really be a fanboy to compare phones with supercars.

posted on 09 Dec 2011, 20:57

2. sonisoe (Posts: 434; Member since: 06 May 2009)

ha ha ha ha .... great video....

posted on 09 Dec 2011, 21:10

4. MATOZ (Posts: 74; Member since: 10 Aug 2011)

Is that a scratch? Where? Uhm... Hehehe...

posted on 09 Dec 2011, 21:22 1

5. christianqwerty (Posts: 467; Member since: 05 May 2011)

Gorilla glass is just over rated like beats audio. nothing special

posted on 10 Dec 2011, 03:03 4

11. kainy (Posts: 165; Member since: 10 Aug 2011)

Dude ... go check yourself or read a few articles in the internet and educate yourself ...

posted on 10 Dec 2011, 10:07

22. nanozander (Posts: 97; Member since: 19 Oct 2011)

Beats audio, maybe.... But Gorilla Glass is Awe-Freaking-some!!

posted on 09 Dec 2011, 21:27 5

6. vantenkiest (Posts: 312; Member since: 20 Apr 2011)

I did this to my friends Iphone as he INSISTED it was indestructable.. didnt end well he dropped $6 of gold dollars on it.. and it has a crack

posted on 09 Dec 2011, 22:05 1

7. Luuthian (Posts: 288; Member since: 09 Sep 2011)

Wait, I thought the iPhone didn't have any special glass?

posted on 09 Dec 2011, 22:09

8. Joshing4fun (Posts: 1237; Member since: 13 Aug 2010)

It has some sort of special glass but it's not gorilla

posted on 10 Dec 2011, 03:06

12. kainy (Posts: 165; Member since: 10 Aug 2011)

As i recall the glass was as strong as gorilla glass but may be better... or that was the claim :D

posted on 10 Dec 2011, 04:50

15. SleepingOz (unregistered)

That's what they claim but go check it by yourself.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elKxgsrJFhw

posted on 10 Dec 2011, 05:03

16. jackhammeR (Posts: 1548; Member since: 17 Oct 2011)

it has gorilla. Check on the website. Nexus doesn't have gorilla.
Noki uses gorilla for almost every touchscreen phone.

posted on 09 Dec 2011, 22:50 3

9. Firedrops (Posts: 249; Member since: 06 Sep 2011)

yo dawg, i heard you like dollars, so you used six dollars of gold dollars, so you could spend dollars while you spend dollars

posted on 09 Dec 2011, 23:38 5

10. evanskylerrr (Posts: 10; Member since: 18 Oct 2011)

so while watching this video, the only thing that popped out was when the singer said something about masterbation -____-

posted on 10 Dec 2011, 08:16

21. ElectroManiac (Posts: 47; Member since: 29 Sep 2011)

Lol I heard the same thing

posted on 10 Dec 2011, 18:32

23. systamatics (Posts: 63; Member since: 16 Nov 2011)

verbal masturbation

posted on 10 Dec 2011, 03:20

13. surajn95 (Posts: 2; Member since: 06 Jun 2011)

Wow!!! Great....
1 question is it a different Gorilla Glass or all manufactures uses same Gorilla Glass?

posted on 10 Dec 2011, 07:22

20. nanozander (Posts: 97; Member since: 19 Oct 2011)

Gorilla Glass is a product by Corning. So manufacturers will order their glass from corning but with different requirements like size and in the case of the N9, slightly curved around the edges.

posted on 10 Dec 2011, 05:09

17. jackhammeR (Posts: 1548; Member since: 17 Oct 2011)

The same.

posted on 10 Dec 2011, 05:59 1

18. Androidtidbits.com (banned) (Posts: 14; Member since: 10 Dec 2011)

Cool! Even if i had a device with Gorilla Glass, I can't risk it to do a torture test on its screen.

posted on 10 Dec 2011, 06:06 2

19. nanozander (Posts: 97; Member since: 19 Oct 2011)

Why do they feel the need to do this when the N8's torture test has already proven that Gorila glass is frigging awesome?

I've had an N8 for 15 months now and have treated it with little care. The aluminum body's chipped in some places though the paint dosn't run off. The glass off the camera and front screen however is perfectly 'new'. No scratches whatsoever.

posted on 10 Dec 2011, 18:33

24. ILikeBubbles (Posts: 525; Member since: 17 Jan 2011)

so..... is it just me or do these "torture test" headlines always sound like the names of a german porn?

...just sayin'

posted on 10 Dec 2011, 20:27

25. sponhucom (Posts: 4; Member since: 09 Dec 2011)

-has anyone ever tried a jackhammer to these trials?.,

posted on 10 Dec 2011, 23:09

26. GeekMovement (unregistered)

he does everything so gently... like how he drops the keys..

nevertheless i do believe nokia lumia 800 is very sturdy after reading about the 2-3 story drop from the apt before. :p i want it.

posted on 12 Dec 2011, 01:39

27. vmaster (Posts: 31; Member since: 11 Dec 2011)

The key and the coins part is a joke. I don't know why he even bothered with those after trying to scratch it with a cork opener first. If that didn't scratch it I highly doubt coins or slightly dropping keys on it will scratch the screen. But point proven.