Apple Watch fails drop test:)

[Cleoriff]

I have no doubt this video has been doctored in some way. No matter ....it still made me laugh.

Sorry but it does look cheap plasticky rubbish..... even before it's dropped

[anticpated]

Eh OH! Again? Again?!

[Cleoriff]

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@anticpated wrote:

Eh OH! Again? Again?!

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[anticpated]

I did read that Sapphire Crystal Glass was slightly more reflective than standard display glass. Technology including mineral composition technology has come a long way.

[Anonymous]

Expensive gadgets are rarely designed so they can be dropped safely. That's why I always buy a decent case for my phone, which I have dropped a couple of times without any issues. I can't remember the last time I've dropped a watch though, as it's usually strapped to my wrist 

[viridis]

The galaxy S6 was.
Part of its qc was extensive drop and bend tests, they even stated so in the announcement.

[Anonymous]

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@viridis wrote:
The galaxy S6 was.
Part of itsqc was extensive drop and bend tests, they even stated so in the announcement.

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I can't get over the bend tests. Why are people surprised that you can't put them in your back pocket and basically sit on them? When you're spending five maybe six hundred pounds on a smartphone, surely you want to look after it 

Edit: They're all bending apparently, even HTC's latest offering. But read the last paragraph in this article. I rest my case (pun intended) 

[viridis]

Why crash cars for auto qc?
It's just part of making sure durability is not compromised for the sake of a few mm

[viridis]

The watch drop tests are to simulate that if your buckle or clasp breaks, the watch will not be damaged by the fall.
It failed.

[jonsie]

So a watch tells the time, wakes you up when you want, lights up at night if you wake in the early hours....same as a smart phone...

[viridis]

Pretty much mate yeah,
But for a week or so you get to be the coolest person your friends know and they will post pics of your wrist on faceache.
To some, that's worth far more than reason.