Electronics Apple Dangerously thin iPad Pro proves surprisingly robust in bend tests Apple avoids another bendgate controversy By Shawn Knight, May 16, 2024, 12:12 PM 10 comments
Apple Wearable Tech Durability tests prove Apple's Vision Pro is much sturdier than you might think Dropping it shouldn't cause too much damage By Rob Thubron, February 4, 2024, 7:45 AM 7 comments
Mobile Nokia's XR21 is a mid-range Android smartphone with crazy water resistance You also get a three year warranty By Shawn Knight, May 3, 2023, 12:27 PM
Apple Mobile Apple patent hints at foldable iPhone that automatically snaps shuts when dropped Thereby protecting the screen, in theory By Rob Thubron, March 20, 2023, 7:37 AM
Mobile Galaxy Z Fold 3 owners complain that the screens are cracking for no reason, just as warranties expire Not what you want to see in a device this expensive By Rob Thubron, February 16, 2023, 8:19 AM 16 comments
Apple Mobile Here's why you shouldn't sit on your 10th-gen Apple iPad The other iPads fared better By Rob Thubron, December 13, 2022, 10:41 AM
Mobile A Motorola Razr is reportedly "peeling apart" More questions raised over the durability of foldables By Rob Thubron, February 18, 2020, 7:37 AM 10 comments
Mobile Galaxy Z Flip test shows its 'Ultra Thin Glass' display is easily damaged No more durable than plastic By Rob Thubron, February 17, 2020, 5:20 AM
Mobile CNET's torture test of the Motorola Razr was flawed Far from a controlled experiment By Shawn Knight, February 8, 2020, 6:54 PM 21 comments
Mobile The hinge on Motorola's new Razr 'broke' after 27,000 folds in a durability test Full disclosure: The bot doing the folding might have been at fault By Cal Jeffrey, February 7, 2020, 1:25 PM 20 comments
Mobile Electronics Samsung's rugged Galaxy Tab Active Pro hits the US starting at $600 Can standup to tough outside use and weather By Cal Jeffrey, October 30, 2019, 3:22 PM
Apple Mobile iPhone 11 durability tests prove glass still breaks like glass Scratch it, drop it, dunk it, bend it By Shawn Knight, September 23, 2019, 3:16 PM 22 comments
Apple Hardware Apple acknowledges that new iPad Pros are prone to bending, says it's not a defect Wait, what? By Rob Thubron, December 20, 2018, 5:25 AM 15 comments
Hardware Apple Apple's shiny new iPad Pro has set a new low for durability You can crack it open with your bare hands By Isaiah Mayersen, November 17, 2018, 8:52 AM 37 comments
Mobile Apple Video: iPhones survive falls from plane and 450-foot swing ride Don't try this yourself By Rob Thubron, July 16, 2018, 9:40 AM
Mobile Diamonds could be key to indestructible smartphone displays The first diamond-strengthened smartphone will hit the market in 2019 By Shawn Knight, February 5, 2018, 4:00 PM 10 comments
Apple iPhone X drop tests reveal poor durability, labeled as 'most breakable' iPhone ever Glass still breaks when you drop it By William Gayde, November 7, 2017, 7:51 AM 22 comments
Mobile Google Stress tests show the Pixel 2 scratches easily and is overly fragile Seems cases are a must for this second-gen phone By Cal Jeffrey, October 20, 2017, 3:08 PM 9 comments
Mobile Apple Users have spent $14 billion repairing iPhones since 2007 No wonder Apple was so reluctant to allow third-party repairs By Cal Jeffrey, June 27, 2017, 1:30 PM 7 comments
Gaming The Web Watch as this Nintendo Switch continues to function as a waterjet carves away at it By Shawn Knight, March 6, 2017, 3:30 PM 13 comments
Mobile Apple iPhone 7 durability put to the test By Shawn Knight, September 16, 2016, 5:15 PM 7 comments
Mobile Apple After putting the iPhone SE through hell, torture test concludes it has some growing up to do By Shawn Knight, April 4, 2016, 10:30 AM
Mobile SquareTrade breakability testing: Galaxy S7 / Edge are water resistant, durability still suspect By Shawn Knight, March 14, 2016, 7:30 AM
Apple The Web Watch as an iMac with Retina 5K display squares off against an anti-tank cannon By Shawn Knight, September 22, 2015, 11:45 AM 14 comments