iPhone 4S vs. Samsung Galaxy S II Drop Test

**K007** · 10-23-11, 01:11 AM

Surprised how well the GS2 handled...the front is bullet proof!

Dr.Nick · 10-28-11, 01:47 PM

Gorilla glass is one of the best things to happen to phones in a long time. Its amazing what it can withstand

**nekrosoft13** · 10-30-11, 12:55 AM

wow, look how cheaply constructed the iphone is

not suprised.

**crainger** · 11-05-11, 10:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nekrosoft13

wow, look how cheaply constructed the iphone is

not suprised.

Not cheaply made, just a poor choice of materials for clumsy users. Having held most smartphones that have come out in recent years iPhone is always one of the best feeling, most solid phones along side Samsung. HTC however...

**Airbrushkid** · 11-06-11, 01:29 AM

Let me drop your head from that height and lets see what happens. Be honest here if you don't take better care of your stuff then maybe you should have a these problems. I've never drop any of my phones or anything. It cost me money so I take better care of my stuff.

**crainger** · 11-06-11, 01:58 AM

IMHO the biggest problem is scratching and Gorilla Glass isn't scratch proof. :

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**FastRedPonyCar** · 11-08-11, 12:23 PM

My wife just got an iphone 4. we literally ordered an otterbox the same day.

It's easy to say "well just don't drop the phone and this wont' happen" but it's much easier said than done and almost every one of my friends with an iphone and no case has some sort of damage or cracks in it.

I've got an otterbox for my HTC glacier and it's survived some truly horrific falls with only some minor scratches to the back hard plastic casing of the otterbox. The top/bottom/edges have the inner rubber sleeve of the otterbox protecting them and they're spotless.

Best $40 I ever spent for that.

My old mytouch 3G though was a TANK. No case or cover for it and it got dropped more times than I could count. Scratched up a bit but that phone took beating after beating and never once had a problem. Still have it as a backup.

**crainger** · 11-08-11, 12:54 PM

Butterfingers.

I have Bodyguardz on my phone. They aren't take cheap, but last a long time, and make the phone 100% scratch proof. They offer no shock prevention, but they are so slim I can put the phone in a cheap puffy leather case for when I go hiking etc.

10-23-11, 01:11 AM	#1
K007 Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Australia, Sydney Posts: 9,405	iPhone 4S vs. Samsung Galaxy S II Drop Test Surprised how well the GS2 handled...the front is bullet proof!

10-28-11, 01:47 PM	#2
Dr.Nick Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,044	Re: iPhone 4S vs. Samsung Galaxy S II Drop Test Gorilla glass is one of the best things to happen to phones in a long time. Its amazing what it can withstand __________________ i7 920@4.03\|asus p6t7ws\|6gb ocz\|gtx580oc sli\|x-fi fatality\|x25m+12tb\|enermax 1kw\|dell u3011 & 2405fpw

10-30-11, 12:55 AM	#3
nekrosoft13 I'm Geralt Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Chicagoland, once a year in Poland Posts: 24,364	Re: iPhone 4S vs. Samsung Galaxy S II Drop Test wow, look how cheaply constructed the iphone is not suprised. __________________ Windows 8 the next big failure, right after Windows ME

11-06-11, 01:29 AM	#5
Airbrushkid Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,413	Re: iPhone 4S vs. Samsung Galaxy S II Drop Test Let me drop your head from that height and lets see what happens. Be honest here if you don't take better care of your stuff then maybe you should have a these problems. I've never drop any of my phones or anything. It cost me money so I take better care of my stuff. __________________ Intel Q9550 l eVGA NForce 780i SLI FTW l 2 Palit GTX 560 Ti 2 GB SLI l Corsair Dominator 8 gig PC2-8500 l 2 - Intel X-25M 80 gb SSD Raid 0 l WD 1 -2TB & 2 -1TB l On board sound l Antec TruePower Quattro TPQ-1200 1200W l Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit l 3 X Dell E248WFP 24" Monitors

11-06-11, 01:58 AM	#6
crainger Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Coffs Harbour, NSW, Australia Posts: 29,535	Re: iPhone 4S vs. Samsung Galaxy S II Drop Test IMHO the biggest problem is scratching and Gorilla Glass isn't scratch proof. ::

11-08-11, 12:23 PM	#7
FastRedPonyCar Resident Tire Destroyer Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Montgomery, AL Posts: 3,007	Re: iPhone 4S vs. Samsung Galaxy S II Drop Test My wife just got an iphone 4. we literally ordered an otterbox the same day. It's easy to say "well just don't drop the phone and this wont' happen" but it's much easier said than done and almost every one of my friends with an iphone and no case has some sort of damage or cracks in it. I've got an otterbox for my HTC glacier and it's survived some truly horrific falls with only some minor scratches to the back hard plastic casing of the otterbox. The top/bottom/edges have the inner rubber sleeve of the otterbox protecting them and they're spotless. Best $40 I ever spent for that. My old mytouch 3G though was a TANK. No case or cover for it and it got dropped more times than I could count. Scratched up a bit but that phone took beating after beating and never once had a problem. Still have it as a backup. __________________ - Desktop - Core I7 D0 revision 920 @ 3.75 ghz - XSPC Rasa 750 RS240 H2o Cooling - EVGA GTX 680 @1325mhz - ASUS P6T Deluxe - 128 gig Crucial RealSSD C300 - 150 gig Velociraptor +2.75 Terrabytes of WD Sata 3.0 storage - 12 Gigs Mushkin DDR3 1600 - 910 watt PC P&C PSU - Saffire Pro 40 firewire audio interface w/ Adam A7 studio monitors - Corsair Obsidian 650D case - Win 7 Pro x64 - PCBank 2700 27" LED - Laptop - MSI 16F2-012 - i7 2630QM - GTX570m @ 750Mhz - 8 gigs HyperX 1866 - 120 gig OCZ Vertex 3 SSD- 750 gig Scorpio Black - BluRay - 95% Gamut Screen - IC Diamond goop

11-08-11, 12:54 PM	#8
crainger Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Coffs Harbour, NSW, Australia Posts: 29,535	Re: iPhone 4S vs. Samsung Galaxy S II Drop Test Butterfingers. I have Bodyguardz on my phone. They aren't take cheap, but last a long time, and make the phone 100% scratch proof. They offer no shock prevention, but they are so slim I can put the phone in a cheap puffy leather case for when I go hiking etc.