iPhone stress test: how did it do?

The Internets are a cruel place when it comes to first generation uber-hyped gear. So goes the iPhone stress test conducted by PC World. Now, how do you think that 3.5-inch sheet of glass stacked onto a slim 11.6-mm chassis held up? Well, in tests which found the iPhone in a 30 to 40 rep shake 'n bake with a bag full of key chains; on the business end of a deliberate cold-steel scratch attempt on the display; and dropped to concrete at heights (note plural) of up to about 6-feet, it came away with just a few scuffs along the metal edge. Right, no damage to the display. Be sure to check all the behind-split-finger gore in their video.

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[(Unverified) Posted Jun 30th 2007 6:40AM]

very interesting....i'm glad apple made sure that the screen couldn't be easily damaged

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 30th 2007 11:01AM]

When the iPod Video and Nano came out, I saw people keep them in their back pockets and sit down on the subway. You would hear a large crack and watch them take the device out and see the glass cracked.

This will happen with the iPhone too.

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 30th 2007 3:51PM]

Dude Mark, that's because the people you saw were probably very obese... by 100+ pounds!!!! Glass doesn't crack that easily, why don't you try to sit down on an iPod sized piece of glass on a subway seat. Oh that's right, I'm sorry, you'll jump through the roof if it breaks as a result of the glass going into your rear end. Thus, I conclude you are lying, because if people actually sat down on their iPods and they broke, your city would have a major subway train derailment problem. Plus, I'm in the subway sitting on my iPod which is in my back pocket right now and I can assure you that it hasn't broken, nor have I gone through the roof.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 1st 2007 8:29PM]

Why would you put it in your back pocket anyway? If I need to, I only put my ipod in my front pocket.

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 30th 2007 11:47AM]

Yes! I'm glad I didn't get ripped off and buy a case for it. I left the clear plastic screen protector it comes with on but after seeing this video, I definitely won't be buying a case.

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 30th 2007 2:55PM]

@Mark..
yes its true alot of people have cracked their screens.. but ive my ipod nano first gen since release and I always keep it in my back pocket, the screen is fine! Then again im not fat.