Samsung Galaxy 3 and Samsung Galaxy Note 2 stress test
If you##Q##ve ever worried about totalling your treasured Samsung Galaxy S3 or your Samsung Galaxy Note 2 then you##Q##ll be pleased to know that your smartphone has been stress tested to destruction, and it wasn##Q##t all that easy to destroy it.
Samsung has just released a video showing the measures they take to check the devices##Q## durability so that when it hits your pocket, or the ground, or does a few spin cycles in the washing machine, it is as near indestructible as they can make it.
And Samsung really are on the button, with the smartphone buttons pressed thousands of times, the devices sprayed with water, and vicious attempts made to scratch the screens. The Gorilla Glass 2 screen on the S3 came out of the trial with flying colours.
We particularly liked the test where a model of someone##Q##s large rear was pretending to sit on the phone, in our experience that##Q##s a bruising encounter and something you only do once. The polycarbonate chassis on both devices barely flexed.
If you##Q##re really worried you might damage your phone then check out your household contents insurance to see if you are covered there before you opt for more expensive specialist insurance. These days most insurers do cover phones and laptops.
Samsung Galaxy 3 and Samsung Galaxy Note 2 stress test
The reality is that if you##Q##re sensible and buy a good quality case for either device, then even if you drop your smartphone on the corner, the case should be a reasonable shock absorber. These are large devices for smaller hands so it##Q##s not so easy to keep a good grip but the right case will make a difference. The reality is you##Q##re probably more likely to misplace the Note 2 SPen than you are to damage the phone. Here##Q##s a review of a case we checked out recently.
As for pressing all the keys thousands of times, here at Androidizen I think we must be carrying out our own tests, such are the number of phone calls we make!
