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iPhone 5s vs. Dirt, Concrete, Water, 50 Cal Bullets [Video]

iPhone 5s vs. Dirt, Concrete, Water, 50 Cal Bullets [Video]

Posted September 23, 2013 at 7:00pm by
RatedRR puts the iPhone 5s through a Slow-Mo Torture Test, subjecting it to dirt, concrete, water, and 50 cal bullets.

Take a look below...


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Thatwasintense!!!!
Thatwasintense!!!! - September 26, 2013 at 2:00pm
Looks like Apple really did fix the anodized color problem they had with the iPhone 5
Steve
Steve - September 25, 2013 at 3:15pm
AppleCare covers the bullet right. No... Ah crap!!
gamerscul9870
gamerscul9870 - September 25, 2013 at 11:50pm
Exactly, why bullet to the iPhone?
MrTheGuy02
MrTheGuy02 - September 25, 2013 at 7:26am
I find the drop tests relevant, but not the 50 cal. test. iPhones aren't designed to stop bullets. They aren't nokia phones.
Mr_F
Mr_F - September 24, 2013 at 12:01am
Now thats a total waste, destroying good phone while many ppl having a hard time getting one..
phil me
phil me - September 24, 2013 at 5:33am
that's not what apple think
AppleGuy299
AppleGuy299 - September 23, 2013 at 10:05pm
Call the iPhone Abuse Hotline!!!
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Simon
Simon - September 23, 2013 at 8:57pm
Pointless destruction of a perfectly good phone.
Kourosh
Kourosh - September 23, 2013 at 8:47pm
I really thought it will survive the 50 caliber bullet :p
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TheRealNoGoodNick
TheRealNoGoodNick - September 23, 2013 at 8:54pm
If iPhone 6 was made with steel, everything!
MrTheGuy02
MrTheGuy02 - September 25, 2013 at 7:24am
If the iPhone 6 was made with nokia material*
gamerscul9870
gamerscul9870 - September 23, 2013 at 8:27pm
Too much replays on bullets and it looked more like a commercial!
Yaqoob AlGopang
Yaqoob AlGopang - September 23, 2013 at 7:40pm
Lovely enjoyed it
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