Samsung Galaxy S5 versus .50-caliber sniper rifle

posted by Maxwell R.

Apr 15, 2014, 10:50 PM

Samsung Galaxy S5 versus .50-caliber sniper rifle

The new Samsung Galaxy S5 is all that. It’s water resistant, dust resistant, and packs a whole lot of features created by Samsung to make its new flagship the all-in-one for everyone.

In what is almost becoming a rite of passage, Rick Ryan, the “tech assassin,” has the Galaxy S5 in his sights and he has brought the big gun to bear. The .50-caliber Barrett is a heavy hitting, yet precise tool, and one shot provides extraordinary results.

Of course, it really isn’t about the act of shooting the phone itself. In real-time, it all happens in the blink of an eye, and you can’t really tell what happened. One second it's there, the next, it's not. However, when things are put through the slow-motion treatment, the action Ryan puts together lets us see what happens to our favorite gadgets as they disintegrate.

The Galaxy S5 is one awesome device though, it also scored top marks in our battery endurance testing. It is also packing the latest in bio-metric goodness with a fingerprint sensor as well as heartbeat monitor. As you should already know, there is no heartbeat in the S5 after the shot is taken (that's actually the case with just about anything shot with a Barrett come to think of it).

source: RatedRR (YouTube)

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27. Milli74

Posts: 11; Member since: Apr 16, 2014

I recently in June the 3rd got early Father's Day gift Nexus 5 Brand New with 4.4.3 on board and being this my first Android phone after having iPhones of all generations including my iPhone 5S 32GB I can only say good things about android I knew that this phone Nexus has all specs of high end phone I'll be using this phone for a while it has 491 ppi display which I believe is higher then iPhones and the way everything works on it so damn quick and after Rooting it last night now I'm in total control of this GREAT and I believe average priced device, not like pure Android-Google experience wasn't enough for me but now customization of it is just awesome, I always knew Android was good OS but never thought that it could be this good, for other Android devices like my daughters 2 year old Samsung S3 that is now priced very decent still at around $350 new she loves it and wants the new S5 or note 4 which I will buy for her as soon as note 4 will be released. Having said that I now a android believer as I always thought they were just phone good enough for teens. What I was going to say is that there is a good Android devices especially new ones or something good like S3 and probably S4 it just on S4 things like air gesture and some other never usable things including a bloatware from Samsung and that Wiz crap unlike Nexus 5 is all great Android is a great platform that is reliable for any ages. Way to Go Android! And please allow root the devices like thru a person name George Hotz and all you have to do is go to a website towelroot.com and with in 5 minutes your devices will be rooted and it's not only for Samsung S5 it also goes for S4, Note 2 and 3 and few other phones including Nexus 5 and tablet Nexus 7 just go to the towelroot.com and all the information is there it took me about under 5 minutes to complete with a single download but before you doit make sure in your settings your device will allow you to install third party's apps so just put a check mark there it's very easy! Here is the site where it tells you step by step how to doit as well as all available devices that it will work on: Kidownloadblog.com/2014/06/16/geohot-makes-it-ra1n-on-android-... Enjoy guys!!!

posted on Jun 17, 2014, 6:54 PM 0

25. alcheng

Posts: 28; Member since: Nov 10, 2012

what a non-sense test, took a brand new phone and destroy it by a bullet. a smartphone is for communicating with others, not to be wasted by taking a bullet.

posted on Apr 16, 2014, 6:30 PM 0

22. linaresx

Posts: 101; Member since: Jun 13, 2013

Well there goes my idea of makeing a bullet proof vest out of S5s. Maybe dropping it on the cinder block first weakened it. It WAS only a .50 cal.

posted on Apr 16, 2014, 10:14 AM 0

21. vedraj

Posts: 77; Member since: Oct 04, 2013

Thank you for introducing me to this awesome channel

posted on Apr 16, 2014, 9:19 AM 0

19. ajac09

Posts: 1482; Member since: Sep 30, 2009

Waiting on more 20mm vs electronic videos lol

posted on Apr 16, 2014, 7:13 AM 0

15. anas214812

Posts: 4; Member since: Feb 26, 2014

I think may be after years mobile device has to do IQ test..

posted on Apr 16, 2014, 3:01 AM 0

14. StraightEdgeNexus

Posts: 3689; Member since: Feb 14, 2014

What a useless test. Dunno why people waste money.

posted on Apr 16, 2014, 2:11 AM 0

16. aksa123

Posts: 368; Member since: Jan 30, 2014

Drop test : pass Water test : pass .50 cal test : fail ----------------------- + Retard test : PASS !!! It's not a useless test bro. It shows that they're just retards. The next galaxy S6 will be IP9999-certified : .50 cal proof LOL.

posted on Apr 16, 2014, 3:46 AM 1

17. RandomUsername

Posts: 808; Member since: Oct 29, 2013

It actually failed the water test... So much for IP certification.

posted on Apr 16, 2014, 6:53 AM 0

20. tedkord

Posts: 17529; Member since: Jun 17, 2009

He said fail, but never showed if the phone functioned. Getting some in the back cover doesn't affect the device due to the deal around the battery. If the phone still worked, it passed.

posted on Apr 16, 2014, 8:20 AM 0

23. aksa123

Posts: 368; Member since: Jan 30, 2014

LOL, there's no way it'd function after getting shot like dat. It's just a phone, after all, not a kevlar.

posted on Apr 16, 2014, 10:33 AM 0

24. RuiBacelar

Posts: 153; Member since: Feb 25, 2014

'Merica!

posted on Apr 16, 2014, 11:19 AM 0

13. StraightEdgeNexus

Posts: 3689; Member since: Feb 14, 2014

What a useless test. Dunno why people waste money.

posted on Apr 16, 2014, 2:09 AM 1

12. Milli74

Posts: 11; Member since: Apr 16, 2014

Any phone now days will end up in similar condition after that sweet shot

posted on Apr 16, 2014, 1:59 AM 0

4. alterecho

Posts: 1106; Member since: Feb 23, 2012

1. That was expected. More so since its a Samsung phone. 2. I imagined that bullet going through a human and that made me wince. 3. How the H does he have access to high calibre, military grade sniper rifle??

posted on Apr 15, 2014, 11:58 PM 0

5. Nikolas.Oliver

Posts: 1574; Member since: Jul 01, 2012

You can just buy it like going to the Walmart in the good ol' usa

posted on Apr 16, 2014, 12:28 AM 1

6. RaKithAPeiRiZ

Posts: 1488; Member since: Dec 29, 2011

nope , .50 cal rifles are not off the shelf , the semi automatic M82A1 requires a licence , you can only buy .22 and AR type rifles

posted on Apr 16, 2014, 12:47 AM 0

9. Amw86

Posts: 45; Member since: Oct 14, 2013

lol no, you literally can just go buy this off the shelf in the USA. As well as 5.56 and 7.62 rifles. No idea where you got your info. only if its locally restrained like say in California would it be a problem.

posted on Apr 16, 2014, 1:08 AM 1

10. alterecho

Posts: 1106; Member since: Feb 23, 2012

I thought you were kidding, untill i saw others' comments.

posted on Apr 16, 2014, 1:16 AM 0

8. Maxwell.R

Posts: 218; Member since: Sep 20, 2012

There are special dealer licenses you can get after an extremely thorough background check and a mile-high stack of paperwork, which then allow you to own and work on equipment that is not available to the public. Also, the Barrett rifle could be grandfathered as variants of it are still legal to own in California. He also has a demolition license which is why some of his stuff has explosives in it.