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Drop Test: Apple iPhone 5s vs. Samsung Galaxy S5 vs. HTC One (M8) [Video]

Drop Test: Apple iPhone 5s vs. Samsung Galaxy S5 vs. HTC One (M8) [Video]

Posted April 4, 2014 at 4:33pm by
TechSmartt has posted a new drop test video comparing the Apple iPhone 5s, Samsung Galaxy S5 and HTC One (M8).

The end-all-be-all of drop test videos for 2014. The three biggest smartphones on the market are put up to the test. Which one lasts the longest? Watch the full video to find out!


Take a look below!


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AaronL
AaronL - April 8, 2014 at 9:04am
The bottom line is, sometimes you have to go with what the public wants rather than your own dream and visions.
Mike Power
Mike Power - April 7, 2014 at 9:45pm
Glad nokia is not in this category.
AaronL
AaronL - April 7, 2014 at 8:07pm
In the words of Jim Bowen, "Super, Smashing, Great!"
Tanya Kolosick
Tanya Kolosick - April 7, 2014 at 7:56pm
This is a great test I still hate the iphone lol
Mike Power
Mike Power - April 7, 2014 at 11:56pm
We think alike. like u already.
Jeff Goodall
Jeff Goodall - April 7, 2014 at 1:14am
Thank you for your drop test video. I've done similar "tests" on more than one occasion!
Jeff Goodall
Jeff Goodall - April 7, 2014 at 1:14am
Thank you for your drop test video. I've done similar "tests" on more than one occasion!
Jeff Goodall
Jeff Goodall - April 7, 2014 at 1:14am
Thank you for your drop test video. I've done similar "tests" on more than one occasion!
Jeff Goodall
Jeff Goodall - April 7, 2014 at 1:14am
Thank you for your drop test video. I've done similar "tests" on more than one occasion!
Jeff Goodall
Jeff Goodall - April 7, 2014 at 1:14am
Thank you for your drop test video. I've done similar "tests" on more than one occasion!
ShadowOne
ShadowOne - April 6, 2014 at 11:38pm
People really should stop these silly drop tests. We all know what the phones are going to look like after seeing friends dropping their phones, by accident, over the last few years.
Bill Brasky
Bill Brasky - April 6, 2014 at 2:48pm
I took one for the team and decided to click on this link but I still only made it 5 minutes into this crappy video... I want my 5 minutes back...
Realistic
Realistic - April 6, 2014 at 3:44am
Useless drop tests, my iphone 5s already fall twice to the concrete at a height of my head and with strong force and all it had was minor scratches to the bezel. It all depend on the way they land, so if yo want a real test, try something mechanical that ensures that the phones fall down equaly. Nough said!
gamerscul9870
gamerscul9870 - April 7, 2014 at 2:20am
Or in other words, the Nokia lumpia.
Mike Power
Mike Power - April 5, 2014 at 8:29pm
Got it- K stand gor K Y jelly. Waiting for you K
Mike Power
Mike Power - April 5, 2014 at 8:30pm
Got it- K stans for K Y jelly. Waiting for you K
gamerscul9870
gamerscul9870 - April 5, 2014 at 8:36pm
Said and done.
Mike Power
Mike Power - April 5, 2014 at 9:44pm
Now That makes me real happy now. K admiting to it.
Mike Power
Mike Power - April 5, 2014 at 7:47pm
Wow...Tell that to K and all the rest Mr AaronL, you my man are the only smart and honest person. K learn something from this.
Pedro Martínez
Pedro Martínez - April 5, 2014 at 1:15am
I dropped my iPhone a couple of times and it survived, Hehehe, lucky enough that the thing did not land screen down as in the tests in the video. Totally agree with the final thought of companies making better built and more resilliant smartphones :).
Steve
Steve - April 4, 2014 at 11:13pm
Bs test. Dropping one phone three times is not a scientifically valid design of experiments.
AaronL
AaronL - April 4, 2014 at 10:30pm
These tests make me laugh, as all it makes people want to do is not drop their phone. I dropped my older Galaxy S2 more than a few times and mainly Chrome around the side wore away. Either way, I'm not taking chances with my latest phone which came with a window case. There's a few funny videos on Youtube about this. One guy uses a jack hammer from 5ft. doing a vertical drop. The commentary is hilarious.
PaladinLV
PaladinLV - April 4, 2014 at 9:23pm
Completely WORTHLESS test. Notice how when the iPhone is dropped the operator moves his head forward and down, thereby adding force and acceleration. To be fair on the initial drop test, the Samsung was dropped from a higher position then the HTC. The ONLY way to perform a drop test is from a mechanical device (arm) preset to a specific height. That allows all drops to be the same without human interaction.
Dan
Dan - April 4, 2014 at 6:27pm
I love drop test. I hope my iPhone will never drop like one in the test
O well
O well - April 4, 2014 at 5:56pm
Y do you not give an iphone away as well as the other phones. Is it because apple will not give you a phone? They have nothing to prove.
gamerscul9870
gamerscul9870 - April 4, 2014 at 6:22pm
Not as much as you proved none.
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