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The iPhone X is actually more durable than the iPhone 8

The iPhone X is actually more durable than the iPhone 8

Overall, it looks like the iPhone X is actually more durable than the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus.

And from head-height, the iPhone X's front finally got a crack, but it's not so drastic.

From chest-height, the iPhone X's back finally cracked, but the front was still fine.

iphone x drop test

Meanwhile, the iPhone 8 Plus' back shattered on the first waist-high drop.

Zack dropped the iPhone X twice from about waist-height, and it got a nick in the glass on the second drop.

iphone x drop test

The iPhone X survived two of Zack's knee-height drops, whereas the iPhone 8 Plus' back shattered on the second drop.

Zack from JerryRigEverythin dropped the iPhone X from knee-height, or about three feet, and it was "totally fine."

Dropped from about shoulder-height, the iPhone X's display finally succumbed.

It took three drops from about shoulder-height until the iPhone X's screen was totally shattered, and the bottom portion stopped responding to touch on the fifth drop. It meant that the iPhone X couldn't unlock with the "swipe up to unlock" gesture.

Dropped directly on its front from waist-height, the iPhone X screen gets more significant damage.

Dropped from waist-height on its bottom edge, it seems that the iPhone X's stainless steel frame is more durable than the iPhone 8's aluminum frame.

Still, it did way better than the iPhone 8 Plus in the same test.

In PhoneBuff's drop tests, the iPhone X didn't fare quite so well as EverythingApplePro's drop test. It showed a small crack on the back from a single waist-height drop, but the screen was fine.

The iPhone 8 he was testing didn't do well compared to the iPhone X.

Filip of EverythingApplePro had some pretty great things to say about the iPhone X's durability based off his drop tests.

During the drop-test video, Filip seemed pretty amazed by the iPhone X's durability, saying the "iPhone X seems to be one of the most durable phones I have ever tested on a drop, it's incredible." He believes the stainless steel frame on the iPhone X has something to do with its surprising durability.

And, of course, the glass on the iPhone X's front and back sustained no damage from a total of six drop tests from different angles; three from waist height, and three from head-height.

And even from head height, the iPhone X's front and back survived three falls from three different angles.

Both the front and the back of the iPhone X survived three drop tests from waist-height in the EverythingApplePro YouTube channel's drop test.

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