Shortly after the public release of the new iPhone 7 last Friday, people wanted to know how durable the new smartphone is. Thanks to Youtube, some people spent some cash on testing the new smartphone's durability so that others would not have to try it out for themselves.
Youtuber JerryRigEverything tested the phone for scratch resistance and bendability. Those who purchased the phone will be glad to know that it fared quite well, but it still is not indestructible.
The team tested the new iPhone 7's scratch resistance using everyday things found in the average iPhone user's pockets. They used keys, but found that it is key-scratch-resistant. Coins were also tried on the screen, to no avail.
A utility knife, however, was able to scratch the phone's beautiful face. The mineral test pick, which is a level 6 on the Mohs hardness scale (a scale that describes the hardness of a certain mineral), was successfully able to put a scratch on the phone's front screen and iSight camera cover. Although Apple claims that the camera cover is made of Sapphire, which is a level 9 on the Mohs scale, the level 6 pick was able to damage it.
JerryRigEverything also tested the bending resistance of the phone. Thankfully, the phone is bend-resistant, but the bending test did affect the water-resistant adhesive, so it is best not put your iPhone 7 in your back pocket.
TabTimes, on the other hand, subjected the iPhone to drop tests. Both the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus were dropped from over seven feet high and suffered no cracks, only scratches, and a few scuffs.
Despite the apparent durability of Apple's new smartphone, one common complaint about it, however, is the fact that it now has a solid-state home button that utilizes the touch ID sensor, instead of a physical button that moves as one presses it, 9to5mac reported. The new home button requires a user's skin or some capacitive surface to respond, which might be a problem during winter when gloves are usually worn.